I have just been on interview (as described; informal chat about CRM, Company, HR stuff, very friendly indeed and lasted for an hour) and I was told that interviewing will be ongoing over the next few weeks and that we all know the outcome by letter before xmas (no SIM evaluation).
Apparently the letter will either say thanks but no thanks, congratulations with starting date in March OR with the offer to be kept in a holding pool.
Good luck to all