The position at LLE was advertised for a grant with definite research objective. I think I am pretty capable and I applied online. It took 2 months to get through the DOE censorship. I was invited to an on-site interview. The interview was okay. The interviewer promised to send decision in two weeks. However, 2 weeks past, no news. I waited for about 1 month and finally know that they are considering another candidate. To my surprise, they did not tell me anything until I asked. As it is consistently predicted, I was not told anything until the other candidate accepted the offer. In the end, they selected the person based on the need of so-called "pragmatic" research, which is not as advertised. Amazing! Anyway, the whole process took about 4+ months and it is a torture. Be aware of the internal politics and good luck!

Arrive day before the interview; next day meet in the morning with hiring group leader; give a talk to a group of 4-5 people; talk with different people; get a tour to a lab; the visit was paid by University except of air plane.