Technical Sales applicants have rated the interview process at Keyence with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Sales roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 43 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Keyence overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Keyence as a Technical Sales according to 43 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 16%
One on one interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 5%
Other: 3%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Keyence (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2018
Interview
Somewhat of a lengthy interview process. Included a written exam, automated video interview, followed by in-person interview. Required a decent amount of preparation but was not "difficult" from a technical standpoint.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scenario type questions. Asked to "sell" an item to them.
Brief phone call, then a zoom interview with hiring manager, then an in person interview with included sales pitch role-play. They give plenty of info about the role-play in advance.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Keyence in Feb 2026
Interview
There were three interviews, initial Talent Acquisition, phone screen (to confirm location preferences and answer questions), then final sales role-play/behavioral interview. There was also a prep session before the final interview where they talk more about the company and you have time to ask questions on the role-play.
Actually it was around 4-5 rounds , they generally assess your communication and creativity. So , we can expect less technical questions . Gd round was quite easy and topics will be very simple