At my level, they have a lot of people check you out for cultural fit as well as competency. So that can take a while.
I'd like to do some international travel for my job again... someplace cool. These days, it's looking more likely if I do it will end up in a place like the Ukraine, etc. Which might be cool for Euro 2012. I figure I need to find a job to get me to Brazil for 2014.