Sales Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Keyence with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 267 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 Sales Engineer according to 267 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 16%
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 8%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Keyence (Heathrow, England) in Jan 2018
Interview
First video interview trough HireView.
Then a face-to-face interview with HR manager. At the beginning of that interview, they made me sit a 15 - 20 min physics/mechanics competency test (pretty easy for anyone with a mechanical engineering background). The questions are quite typical at this stage, mainly checking your skills, motivations and understanding of the job. They also ask for a role-play where you pretend to try to sell something to the interviewer. Its ok if you don't sell it to them, just remember to apply to SPIN sales method and be engaging)
Then a face-to-face interview with Managing Director. Pretty laid back; can ask you for role-play again. General questions about your motivations etc.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Keyence in Jun 2026
Interview
The interview process was undoubtedly hard. I was able to skip the HireVue/Technical Knowledge Test as I was referred by a recruiter. I had one traditional interview where I went through my resume and talked about my strengths, then I had the sales roleplay which I had never done but managed to complete with a lot of research and practice. They give you this info weeks before your final roleplay. After the roleplay I went into one more final behavioral interview where I felt like they were assessing my ability to think on my feet. They did not ask very traditional questions like why Keyence, they were higher level. They will ask you to evaluate your performance on the roleplay as well. Overall the interview process was hard but I feel like it matched the intensity of the expected performance in the position, and it did seem very efficient. I appreciated that they put so much work into finding the right candidate. I didn't feel like I did very good overall.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Keyence
Interview
My interview process consisted of two rounds. Was flown out to Chicago to role play one of their products. Thirty minutes of behavioral was pretty typical. The thirty minutes of technical role play was on the more difficult side - thought it went well but wasn't given an offer.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Keyence (Hanoi) in Apr 2026
Interview
In the initial round, i have quick interview with the HR staff, and a 30 minutues IQ test (the test was moderate level i think)
I think all people there all pass Round 1 tho