I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Keyence (Itasca, IL) in Mar 2018
Interview
***Cut to Career Day***
KEYENCE flies you out, or in my case I was close enough to drive, to Itasca, Illinois.
You give a sales presentation over a KEYENCE product. They will try to stump you. If they do, reply with "I don't know, but I'll find out after this presentation".
Sales role play. I sold the more expensive tape. In the end, I didn't sell anything because I didn't want to budge from the price. I claimed that I couldn't justify lowering the price because of how much money this would save in the long term.
Actual interview was a breeze. If you have a suave personality, you'll do exceedingly well here. It is just a simple interview.
I personally didn't think I would get a call back because I felt that there were more qualified candidates but a week after career day I got a call that they would like to move forward with an offer. I got the offer the next day.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Keyence
Interview
The interview process starts with an informational session. After that, you complete a digital interview assessment, and only those who pass move on to a traditional Zoom interview. There are definitely a lot of stages you have to pass to get to the final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They may conduct a mock sales conversation where you will have to sell them something. Or they may ask you what you think will be the hardest part of the job.
Good practice for the job, multiple stages involving phone screening with HR, meeting with director, then mock presentation and interview with manager. Make sure to practice discovery questions for the mock presentations to help you understand client needs.
Very easy and typical 30-minute first round interview, and asked about five or six general Questions such as, "Introduce yourself, why Keyence, what makes you interested in this position and the like?
