I applied online through their career website by submitting my resume. A week later I was contacted by HR to schedule a flight out to interview. This phone call wasn't an interview or a phone screen. Set up travel with their coordinator, but because I was coming from the west coast I needed to stay an extra day to give me time after the interview to get to the airport. This extra day allowed me to get to know the surrounding area including Mystic, which was where the hotel I stayed at was located. They arranged the flight, rental car, and hotel. I submitted receipts for gas, airport parking and the $25 per diem for food that they allot via prepaid envelope to their accounting department. The actual interview: I was given two time choices, 11:30 or 12:30. Dress: Suit and tie. Progression of events were exactly as it was outlined. Check in, submit docs, already had clearance so waited for the rest of the group to get their temp clearance to go on the tour. The tour was ok. The interview was panel behavioral questions. Easy easy easy. Practice STAR but minus the T... Situation, Action, Results. My time was up quickly, when I got back to HR I had my offer waiting for me for the all the departments I was being considered for, it was up to me to choose where I wanted to go.

I received a phone call from EB HR about a month after I applied. They wanted to set up an on-site interview, but gave the option of doing a phone interview first. This is a little weird, since it seems like EB must waste money on candidates which aren't pre-screened, but the process seems to work for them. An outside travel agency helped me set up a rental car and lodging for the interview. Most candidates from greater distances will probably fly, which they also cover. My interview began at 8am, but they told me to arrive early to get my parking pass. One thing to note: as a visitor, you cannot bring any electronics (computers, phones, e-readers) onto the premises. So be prepared not to have your phone for a few hours. I sat around until about 9am, punctuated with a fact-checking session with an HR person. Then the candidates were rounded up and taken on a short tour of the shipyard and machine shop. Unfortunately, my tour guide was randomly chosen and knew very little about the shipyard. After the tour, I was told to take the 10am EB bus/shuttle across the river to the New London engineering office. I was met by my interviewer, who escorted me up to their section. I met with 4 engineers within the group and had a free lunch (within the EB building) with a 5th. My interview was done around 1pm, and I took the bus back to the first office to drop off my badge. I also had to get fingerprinted prior to leaving. The interview went extremely well, and I was told that I would hear back from HR soon. I did, got a good offer, and accepted.