Long and arduous. It took approximately 2 weeks for paperwork to go through as well as an additional week to perform necessary background checks and follow ups with referalls. Overall it took a substantial amount of time and I had to deal with three HR recruiters from Thermofisher before I even had an appointment to come and and speak with my what is now "boss". It just seemed like there were too many middle men and not enough useful people to help put me into contact with those that I actually needed to speak to. It was frustrating, but I will say that now that I am an employee here I do enjoy the job, people and benefits;