I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Keyence (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2018
Interview
They send you a technical test and then they send you a personality test. If you score well on these you are invited to a phone interview and then an in person interview or career day in chicago area.
One round of online preliminary interview to have a virtual screening to review the candidate's background, qualifications and general fits into the position. Then proceed to next round on-site interview which involve 2 managers from the management office.
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.