Dear Amy,

I have finished my interview in Jan 2008 and so far nothing much happenned this despite my brother and wife working in hamad already. It really depends what post you are applying for and what nationality you are and whether you are a male or female.
My interview worked out 6months after my application and also only after repeated meetings with the head of department concerned by my folks.
The job offer comes to you approximately 3mnths after the interview if you are a doctor and may be in few weeks time if you are applying for a stafff nurse post. The credential checking is done after you are selected for interview and may take anywhere between 1 to 3 months.its better you take the forms from personnel dept yourself go toyour country and speed up the process of credentrial checking.

despite doing all this your appointment order might still take a while to reach you depending on the holidays etc

Anyways ...all the best