I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Home Office (London, England) in Jan 2012
Interview
Compentency based application form and basic numeracy and verbal reasoning; economic assessment centre with short answer questions to test understanding of basic economics; a technical report about a contemporary issue in government (prepared) and a non-technical report describing concepts in plain English.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a situation when you have worked in a diverse team