Finance applicants have rated the interview process at Rakuten with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Finance roles take an average of 24 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 Finance according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Singapore) in Jan 2023
Interview
Interview with HR manager for about 30 min talking about background, experiences and fit. A lot of conversation on relocation and visa status. Then proceeded to interview with finance team
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about past experiences, relocation, and visa status.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Luxembourg)
Interview
Swift, but administrative way it can be improved. Technical interview was scheduled by HR. General behavioral related questions were asked also list of specific excel formulas, macros, pivot, SQL, etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you manage deadlines? What is your strategy to ensure it will be respected.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Paris) in Apr 2023
Interview
They did 2 interviews for this internship position one with the Finance manager and the other with the HR but I was ghosted afterwards
It was an internship position in Finance in Paris