Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Riot Games as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Admin and Recruiter rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Admin and Recruiter roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Riot Games takes an average of 45 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Recruiter had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Admin roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
During the quarantine year so all over Zoom. General screening interview, then it gets broken down into 5 more rounds from there each with its own topic that they let you know ahead of time (values, craft, etc.).
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It was very structured. There is a whole list of questions across a series of days it is difficult to remember things with particularity. I would say just be yourself and be honest in trying to connect with each interviewer. At the end of the day, I think they're just trying to make sure they 100% have the right fit not only for skills but personality-wise. You can tell the group is really passionate about what they do and where they work.
Very long process that totaled 7 interviews all with different people. Most interviews felt pretty dry as they read from a script of questions the entire time so I never felt like I actually got to know most of the people I spoke to. No feedback was able to be provided after the interview process.
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Most questions were hypothetical situations to see how you would react to certain workplace scenarios (describe a time where you worked with a difficult employee, describe a time where you overcame a challenge on a project, etc).
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Riot Games (Los Angeles, CA) in Feb 2021
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It was a decent interviewing experience. 95% of the questions come from their script (majority of which are behavioral based) and solely tie into Riot's Values and Craft (your skill). I got in through a referral. I connected with the HM (person I would be reporting into) for an introductory call, then came a phone interview w/a Sr. Recruiter, then virtual onsite with 5 individuals (1 hour each).
Intro call - pretty standard, think of it as a recruiter call to briefly go over your background, experiences, and for you to learn more about the position.
Video Phone Interview ( 1hr) - w/a Sr. Recruiter which focused on your "craft". Across the company, your "craft" is essentially how well do you do your job. They follow a script and ask you behavioral based questions. And why Riot? Luckily they removed that prior LoL gaming knowledge requirement.
Virtual Video Onsite - w/5 individuals ranging from peers, to leaders to your HM and finally the SLI (senior leader interviewer/hiring sponsor - who gives the final decision on your candidacy). Each person will have a focus: Riot Values (A - candidate experience/thrive together), Communication/Collaboration, Critical Thinking Problem Solving, Riot Values (B - Dare to Dream, Execute with Excellence, and Stay Hungry, Stay Humble [from what I know, this is usually conducted by the SLI so you'd have to do well in this interview]), and Craft again.
Questions came from their question bank/script and required you to answer in STAR format since it's all behavioral. The last Craft Interview threw me off because a lot of the questions tested my recruiting knowledge, which TBH any recruiter can look up online and know the answer - ex: what're some OOP languages?
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This is the final Craft interview I had..non behavioral questions -
What're some OOP languages?
Which countries have special visas that allow us to hire foreign nationals?
What're some web technologies?
Name some operating systems?
What's the difference between cloud storage vs. cloud computing?
What's the Australian visa called?
When can candidates apply for the H1B lottery?
What's the Singaporean/Chilean visa called?