I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokyo) in Mar 2022
Interview
CV > Interview 1 > Assignment> Interview 2. All are good but the final manager showed red tapes. He asked about my original country and if I can speak Chinese. He mentioned about stuffs which were not listed in the JD.
It honestly felt like they didn't even look at my portfolio or resume before the interview. Their questions felt a bit dismissive right off the bat.
I ended up passing, but I decided to pull out of the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Since your team is so small, how do you even know if this design is actually the right solution?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rakuten (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2022
Interview
The process was for 2 long months. I had 6 rounds of interview. I got call from recruiter saying I am selected and she will be sending my offer letter.
After 3 days she calls me and says I will have to attend another interview 7 th round? Worst part was that guy had not joined the company yet that was very disappointing.
Next day they called me and said I was not selected because they need more experience.
So I would never want to apply to Rakuten ever because the company does not value their words.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.Design process
Most of the questions relied on how and what I did in my previous company