I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokyo) in Feb 2011
Interview
1st stage is turning in your resume via email. 2nd stage is getting to talk to a representative over Skype (very general). 3rd stage is getting your own profile page where you have to fill out 3 short essay questions. 4th stage is the formal interview (4 interviews total.)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What can you tell us about the company that you have learned thus far?
Très bon entretien, à l’écoute. Le premier se fait avec la RH qui était très gentille et ouverte à la discussion (donne des conseils pour entretien 2). 2ème entretien avec le manager et pas de cas pratique
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pourquoi Rakuten et pas une autre boite de e-commerce ?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Rakuten (San Mateo, CA)
Interview
The entire process (3 rounds of video interviews) took 3.5 months, only for me to receive an auto-generated "position filled" letter. Ridiculous.
The recruiter couldn't email candidates, presumably only a handful, who made it to the third round? The recruiter was still with the company at that time, as far as I could tell.
Hiring freeze, maybe? Or some other corporate interference? Regardless, no excuses. I moved on long before I got the rejection letter.
Also, during one interview session, two people at two different scheduled times asked many of the same questions. Why not divide and conquer to cover the most ground?
To me this says "indifferent" and "uninterested." Initially I was very excited about the role/team/company but after two months I went to MEH.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your project management style; other typical, generic interview questions.
Video interview online, only one chance of recording, I’ll write down about more details after I taking it, thank you guys, hope you guys best luck in job hunting!!!!!!!!! Video interview online, only one chance of recording, I’ll write down about more details after I taking it, thank you guys, hope you guys best luck in job hunting!!!!!!!!!
