I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at VMware (Cork) in Nov 2016
Interview
First stage - phone screen. All other stages - interviews with senior recruiters from multiple locations (done by phone). Most of interviewers are friendly and asking specific competency based questions (e.g.sources for finding new candidates). Last stage - personal interview in the office. The process might take too long, be ready for that.