I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IMEC (Belgium) (Leuven) in Sep 2014
Interview
It took almost a month but really smooth. 2 interviews one on skype the other F2F.Going through the CV and then asking some questions about what you have done related to do vacancy. Asking if it is possible to present your thesis. And questions related to that
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Background check, technical questions are supporting this. Very simple. You have prove that you are confident about what you have educated for