@Holdmetight: Thanks for the insight.
I am currently waiting for an interview date, having applied in June '09. However, I received an email yesterday from CX saying that because I'm travelling from Kenya, they'll try and slot me in to a schedule where stage 1a and 1b is approximately 5days apart, so I dont have to travel back and forth, as it is stage 1 is at my expense. I think CX is really very thoughtful in that respect, I'd have to say