I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Riot Games
Interview
It consists of a total of three rounds interview. First two are phone interview, where I got ask questions such as what are the games that you mostly play and also the past game-related experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Choose one random character and the designers just came up with new spells and abilities for you to translate it
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Riot Games (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2019
Interview
The HR did not tell me it a contractor role until very last minute. Yep, that's how frustrating it gets.
I've gone through five rounds of interviews: two Skills Reviews, in my case, conference interpretation tests; the other three were personality tests conducted by current team members. The difficulty was average.
What really pissed me off is that I've made it clear I was looking for a full-time position at the begining. I was assured it was a FTP. However, the HR did not mention anything about the contractor thing. After 6 weeks and 5 interviews, I was told I got an offer, and was sent to talk to the same HR about more details. Before I started, he made a big announcement, "to make it clear, this is a contractor role, you are not going to sign with Riot Games, but another company called XXX". I was shocked, he apologized, as if it was a careless mistake. But why did he make such an announcement before I brought up anything? He explained Riot Games do not hire translators internally because they don't have a career path for them (which contradicted with what he said on Day 1 when I asked about the career path). Also, instead of getting a compensation package, translators will be paid by hourly rate (which translates into: no paid vacation, no unlimited PTO, different medical insurance plans).
Good job making a potential employee feeling unfairly treated!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your favorite game to your friends in 2 minutes.