Technical 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 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Sales Engineer roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 119 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 Engineer according to 119 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
Personality test: 18%
Skills test: 14%
One on one interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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First contact by phone to agree on an in-depth interview
Afterwards, logic and math tests
Then two physical appointments in our offices. During these interviews, there were role plays to simulate a sales simulation
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself,
salary expectations,
Desire to evolve in an international context
Se divide en 4 pasos el proceso de postulación, en este momento tuve la primera fase, una inducción por parte de la empresa, el cual explicaban tanto la empresa como el puesto el cual se aplicó, así como una llamada de 5-10 minutos con una encargada de recursos humanos.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Keyence (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2026
Interview
It was difficult but if you study and know the product, you should do well. I ended up getting the job but it also depends on the location that you want to be in for the position.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Keyence (Boston, MA) in Nov 2025
Interview
There is a Half hour behavioral and a half hour sales roleplay. Roleplay requires studying of their product to then sell to person interviewing. Then there’s a behavioral portion reviewing your resume and prior employment experiences