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
Jul 14, 2017

Technician Intern

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great pay - The culture is very friendly and accepting

Cons

- Demanding job but rewarding

4.0
Jul 13, 2017

Sales Specialist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Keyence does hire great people, from the top down I have a deep respect for everyone I worked with. I also thoroughly enjoyed the Monday and Friday office days with my co-workers. Keyence has a strategy for success that seems unmatched in the industry, making sales here relatively easy at many accounts. Keyence formula is great products + rapid and aggressive direct marketing/sales.

Cons

Individual results may vary. Japanese work culture still dictates many day to day metrics with which you'll be ranked. Burnout isn't uncommon due to some of the rigid standards you're held to, including: phone calls made/minutes, sales calls per week/month, variable strategy emphasis (target customer contact etc).

1.0
Jul 6, 2017

Terrible Company

Recommend
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Pros

The money, if you want more than £30k early in your career you will get it here if you can last more than 2 years.

Cons

Everything except the money. I would not work for this company again in my career for no amount of money. I "got out" just in time. They work you on a Monday on the phones like a sweat shop (Credit car centre) 8:30am to 5:00pm (Clocking in card and you have to justify your toilet and coffee breaks). Then they work you on the road doing ridiculous hours (You have to "arrive" at your customers before 8:30am even if they are 200 miles away and leave your last customer after 5pm) with unrealistic targets. Then your back in the office (Again, even if it is 200 miles from your house) on a Friday again 8:30am to 5:00pm. If you do hit target, they will find some fault to belittle you - for example "You have not sent enough brochures out this month" or "Even though you doubled your turnover, your call rate is less than last month - sort it out". Never happy and always demanding. I have been in the industry with 3 similar companies now for over 15 years so I am not just "bitter" I talk from experience.

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