I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Luxembourg) in Jan 2019
Interview
I sent CV and cover letter application for the vacant advertised position via email, on-site interview with 2 managers, decision and offer letter within a week announced via phone call and email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Past experiences, challenge you had to overcome, future plans.
I was shortlisted for second interview a few days after my first interview. Everything was speedy at the beginning. I’ve followed up a few times a week after the second interview, ended up no response. I understand the HR might be busy and only responsible to contact those shortlisted candidates but it only take you a min to reply a follow up email.
If you are looking for a company that will ghosted you, pls go for RAKUTEN :)
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Rakuten
Interview
The interview was very simple. They only want to know how much skills you had before. If you have availability to do all the duties, they will hire you.
I applied online. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokyo) in Feb 2020
Interview
Fairly easy interview with 4 rounds of about 30 mins pers session. All interviews were online. First one was with HR, second one with the line manager, third one with the unit manager and forth one with the head of section.
Financial Controller applicants have rated the interview process at Rakuten with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Controller roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rakuten overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rakuten as a Financial Controller according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
Skills test: 33%
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