Comprehensive Business Course

Wide-ranging opportunities for career development

We are seeking to fill positions across all of Rakuten Group’s 70+ services, including internet services, FinTech, digital content, and telecommunications. The variety of possible paths to career development, including becoming a professional in a specific industry or a specific profession, are endless.

Initial assignments are decided after onboarding training, with consideration given to each individual's aptitudes and preferences.
To gain insight into how Rakuten Group operates and to deepen your understanding of the business, it is common to start by engaging with one of the core businesses through interactions with business partners.
Subsequent career opportunities extend across a wide range of businesses and roles within the Rakuten Group.
We support career development by valuing each individual's strengths and aspirations.

Job Categories

  • Sales Consulting
  • Planning
  • Marketing
  • Creative
  • Corporate (Human Resources, General Affairs, Legal Affairs, Accounting, Finance), etc.

Applicants seeking broad, company-wide exposure and a career not confined to a specific business or function are encouraged to apply for the Comprehensive Business Course.

Work Conditions

Eligible Applicants

  • Those who meet any of the following criteria
    ・Able to join us in October 2026. (expected to graduate from a domestic or overseas university or graduate school by September 30, 2026)
    ・Able to join us in April 2027. (expected to graduate from a domestic or overseas university or graduate school by March 31, 2027)
    *New graduates and recent graduates are both eligible. Applicants with less than three years of work experience are accepted.
  • Applicants must have business-level or higher proficiency in Japanese.

Job Description

  • Immediately after hiring
    General business (training) in Group Human Resources Supervisory Department
  • Scope of Change
    All assignments and duties as stipulated by the company based on the letter of appointment etc.
    (Employees may be transferred in accordance with the secondment rules, and in such cases, duties will be assigned by the seconded company.)

Work Location

  • Immediately after hiring
    Head Office in Tokyo (Rakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1, Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo) or other branches
  • Scope of Change
    There is a possibility of being transferred to other locations throughout Japan and overseas.
    *In cases where work from home (WFH) is permitted, employees can work from locations approved by the company.
    *Smoking indoors at Rakuten Crimson House is prohibited as part of passive smoking countermeasures.
    (This may vary depending on working location.)

Working Hours

Working hours: 7.5 hours per day (9:00–17:30) with a 1-hour break.

On days with a Rakuten Group morning meeting: 8:00–16:30 with a 1-hour break.

Flextime system : Start and end times are determined by employees; the above fixed hours do not apply.

*The company may exclude flextime when deemed inappropriate for business operations.


  • Flexible time: 7:00–11:00 and 15:00–20:00 / Core time: 11:00–15:00.
  • On days with a Rakuten Group morning meeting: Flexible time 7:00–8:00 and 12:00–20:00 / Core time 8:00–12:00
  • Break: When daily working hours exceed 6 hours, a 1-hour break must be taken during core time.
    *Flextime does not apply during the new graduate training period.
    *Overtime work, holiday work, and staggered working hours may be instructed or approved.
    *When work is performed on a holiday, a substitute holiday will, in principle, be designated within the same week.

Days off /
Leave /
Leaves of absence

<Days off>
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays (Dec 30–Jan 3).

<Leave>
Annual paid leave, special leave, leave related to measures for maternal health management, menstrual leave, and summer leave (up to 3 days between July and September).

<Leaves of absence>
Prenatal and postnatal leave, childcare leave, and family-care leave.

Salary

Monthly salary: JPY 350,000 for bachelor’s degree holders; JPY 360,000 for master’s degree holders.
Salaries include a fixed overtime allowance for 40 hours per month. Overtime in excess of 40 hours is paid separately.
Example breakdown (JPY 350,000): Base salary JPY 265,823 + fixed overtime allowance (40 hrs) JPY 84,177.

Pay Raise

We conduct salary reviews in January and July based on performance evaluations.

Bonus

Bonuses are paid in June and December based on company performance and individual performance.

Insurance

Health Insurance, Employees’ Pension Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance, Employment Insurance, and Workers’ Accident Compensation Insurance.

Benefits

Cafeteria (breakfast, lunch, and dinner are generally free of charge), gym (paid), Company dormitory (admission subject to certain eligibility criteria), etc. See details here

Other Benefits

Commuting allowance (up to JPY 50,000 per month), employee shareholding plan, stock options, retirement benefit plan, etc.

Interview/Selection Process

01

Personal Page Registration

02

・Application Form Submission
・Web Test
・Academic Records Submission*1

03

Online Interview*1~*3
(2–3 months)

04

Offer Notification*4
(No earlier than April)

*1 Academic Records may be reviewed during the selection process.
*2 If your TOEIC score is below 800, you may be asked to take the TOEIC test during the selection process.
*3 The interview format may change depending on circumstances. For course-based recruitment, the selection steps may vary.
*4 Prospective employees must obtain a TOEIC score of 800 (or an equivalent qualification) before joining the company. We recommend starting preparations early to meet this requirement.

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