Expat for 1 year at Rakuten
Expat for 1 year at Rakuten
- Free lunch at the cafeteria.
- Work from home during Covid offered more flexibility, though this is slowly stopping.
- Work was not overly demanding.
- I was never asked to work overtime and could almost always leave comfortably at 5:30 PM.
- Difficult to get promoted.
- English level is often low for non-native speakers.
- Lots of time wasted on documentation and unnecessary meetings.
- The "Back to Office" campaign after Covid was managed poorly.
- Mandatory Monday morning all-hands meeting for full-time employees.
- Foreign and Japanese teams seem segregated, but perhaps this is for the best.
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Software Engineer
They first have a Skype meeting with you to tell you information about the company and if you also want to ask about it. Then they arrange a meeting place and time and tell you a general idea of what to expect. They were pretty accommodating and help
Software Engineer
A staged process where they give an assessment, and then interview shortlisted individuals based on that assessment. The assessment uses a website called Codility to test your knowledge and skills.
Software Engineer
The online test did not get there. The test was very easy, but I had not studied that part. That's why I could not complete it. You should focus more on Big O notation. Make sure you write efficient questions.
Software Engineer
United KingdomMarch 6, 2014They first have a Skype meeting with you to tell you information about the company and if you also want to ask about it. Then they arrange a meeting place and time and tell you a general idea of what to expect. They were pretty accommodating and help
Software Engineer
SingaporeMay 22, 2024A staged process where they give an assessment, and then interview shortlisted individuals based on that assessment. The assessment uses a website called Codility to test your knowledge and skills.
Software Engineer
Tokyo, JapanApril 1, 2016The online test did not get there. The test was very easy, but I had not studied that part. That's why I could not complete it. You should focus more on Big O notation. Make sure you write efficient questions.
