I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Lockheed Martin (San Diego, CA) in Jun 2009
Interview
Never met anyone in person prior to the first day at work. Was intially contacted by email, then scheduled an interview by phone. The hiring process proceeded fairly quickly with a fingerprint and document check performed at the nearest Lockheed facility. After the interim clearance was granted, approx 3 weeks later, I was on a plane to a Florida military base for a one week training course. My first day of work was the very next Monday.