Keyence reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,553 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

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67% positive business outlook

Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,553 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Keyence employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Dec 21, 2018

True Meritocracy

Recommend
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Pros

Amazing support and training from the start allows you to hit the ground running at Keyence. The company only promotes from within, meaning everyone you speak to was once doing your job. This creates a very open office environment. The products are truly market leading, which helps a lot with the sales aspect of the Job. Some people reviews complain about the number of KPI'S. In actual fact there are only a few, the rest are just indicators which highlight areas for improvement. If you are someone who wants to do well you will actually appreciate these. The bonus system is generous, and does not rely solely on sales or personal performance. This means that even if you miss your sales target but are working hard you will still be significantly rewarded. Also, there is little competitive nature to the bonus, individuals will get a higher bonus if the company as a whole performs well. This means people are actually benefit financially from helping their colleagues to do well. There is truly unlimited progression potential. You will never be at a point where you are waiting for an opening before being promoted. The company recognises potential and will go out of their way to provide opportunities to promote people if the deserve it. This means you can make decent money relatively quickly if you have the right work ethic.

Cons

The company is growing very quickly, which is great because it means smaller territories and less travel. But this also means a lot of new people are being hired. Some of these people do not always have the right mindset for technical sales, so will not make the most of the opportunity. Also, some are fresh from university, so Keyence is their first job. Some of these people flourish, whilst others are in over the heads as it can be an overwhelming first job.

5.0
Dec 4, 2018

Sales Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary to work for

Cons

Work load no life work

4.0
Nov 28, 2018

Sales

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative, people, equipment, location, ceo

Cons

Travel, pay, reputation, style, morals

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