Process
Bad experience. I went through no less than 5 interviews with them... for nothing!
- 1st interview: HR, nothing to report.
- 2nd interview: Technical with a replacement (the regular person being on paternity leave). Very easy questions, to the point that I ended up asking at the end when the technical interview would really start.
- 3rd interview: Final "HR", nothing to report.
- 4th interview (additional): Coffee with the team at headquarters. Additional interview, not originally planned, nothing to report.
- 5th interview (additional): One interview too many, notified 30 minutes prior. With someone supposed to be on paternity leave who asked technical questions when technical questions had already been covered in the second stage. Everything was good for the rest of the team except for this person who had a "doubt", hence no offer.
It's scandalous to have 5 interviews for nothing. It shows a lack of seriousness and respect towards candidates!
Especially when you add surprise interviews at the last minute with someone who isn't supposed to be working at that time!
Questions
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Rakuten's interview process for their Développeur Logiciels roles in Paris is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Rakuten's Software Developer interview process in Paris.
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5.0
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QA Engineer • Former Employee
Paris, France
January 6, 2025
Pros: Proximity
Restaurant tickets
Afterworks
Rakuten Coupons
Cons: I see no inconvenience.
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4.0
Overall good experience
Frontend developer intern • Former Employee
Paris, France
November 23, 2023
Pros: Learned a lot technically.
Very welcoming team.
Very interesting project.
Cons: No cons that I remember.
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