Keyence reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(221 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

48% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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4.0
Sep 28, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Get to see how things are created/manufactured. Sell innovative electronics that are a cut above the competition to Fortune 1000 customers. Freedom to set your own schedule

Cons

Although it's changing, Japanese headquarters still has too much influence on US operations

3.0
Sep 8, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Base Pay + Commission Good people to work with Positive changes aimed towards American Culture over last 2 years Innovative products Growing company Management is becoming better at listening to employees

Cons

Sometimes stress sales call/phone metrics over possible sales 2-3yr burnout expected MAG commission is low- 3-3.5% off of 36% effect which equates to ~1.25% of total sale Micromanagement- Need to realize some people sell differently and can be more successful without doing it the Keyence way Mandatory 7:30am-5pm hours whereas similar positions are 8:00am-4pm or no set hours at all for salesman Vacation is low-10 days of vacation starting (12days after 2 years) Some divisions could use a bump in mileage for having to driving SUVs/Trucks/Vans instead of fuel efficient cars

2.0
Jul 15, 2014

Sales Engineer

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Pros

Was my second job out of college. The pay was better then my first job.

Cons

Japanese work environment. If your manager is not Japanese then he is not your real manager with no real power in the organization. They micro manage everything and expect you to hit many intangible goals besides your numbers. If you hit all your goals its like an 80hr work week. Overall bad experience….job was way more stressful then at other companies that not only pay better but have much better culture and balance and even that’s not saying much but Keyence is that awful.

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