I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Rakuten (Singapore) in Jan 2017
Interview
There are 3 interviews all together, I was invited for the 1st and 2nd interview over Skype. In the first interview, questions were pretty easy and basic. The interview was very friendly as well. I was invited to the 2nd interview on the day itself after my 1st interview. During the 2nd interview, I was interviewed by 2 person, there were a lot more questions as compared to my 1st session. At the end of the interview, I asked if they were happy with my answers to their questions and they said yes. However I did not get invited to the next stage.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
How do you motivate your team when they are demotivated by stress?
The whole recruitment process was straightforward and fast, there were level of interviews. First was HR interview, then a user interview, and finally the final interview. The whole interview process took about 1 month from scheduling, but was about 2 months from application.
Referred by Rakuten employee and got up to 3 positions to apply. After HR checked your resume and fit, totally 3 interviews came: hiring manager, team leader & senior manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of project have you ever led? Scale and responsibility ?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokyo) in Dec 2025
Interview
One interview with 2 members of the team. The questions were related to the job scope and background to understand if both my background and personality could be a good fit for the role
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a difficult time you had to face in your current role and how did you react to it