I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Rakuten (Pune) in Oct 2012
Interview
Very poor.
They took an online technical test. You could choose either Java / PHP
I gave both thinking this would increase my chances.
I was shortlisted for PI
Personal interview was very lame.
They asked me what projects have I done, how many people worked on them, how much time did it take to complete them, and what was my role.
A 10 minute interview asking nothing sensible.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokio) in Mar 2008
Interview
Very long processes with multiple interviews and not alot of transparency, but they were very supportive and eager throughout the entire process. Took almost 3 months though.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten in Oct 2012
Interview
I was contacted through LinkedIn and the company seemed very interested in me. That said, after failing to call me for the first phone interview, I needed to prompt them to reschedule. Shortly before the second, they requested a reschedule for the next day, which I agreed to, but I never heard from them for the second interview. After having been forgotten twice for phone interviews, I chose not to follow up again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no interview questions as I was never called for my scheduled interviews.