OK for 2 years only as a first (sales) job - Sales Engineer Keyence Employee Review

3.0
Jan 4, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Good Salary Good Sales training Products are very interesting Companies will want to recruit you They have a very good CRM.

Cons

Micro-Management is not productive in long term. Top-down management. Too many metrics (many people cheat to get the numbers right, which creates a very toxic atmosphere). No real career opportunities (You will do the same job for 10 years even if you get promoted, you'll just have more useless meetings) 1 day you are a hero, the next day you are persona non grata. Managers are pure ex-sales guys, whatever their background, most of them have never attended a Business course/school or so, many but not all lack knowledge except from the products and the sales style of Keyence. The turnover is crazy, I saw 10 people leave with 5 burnouts while I was there...

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5.0
May 19, 2026
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Pros

Great training program, and good mix of roles. You wear a lot of hats at this job which prepares you well for your career. Business and technically focused, and a real product expert type of role.

Cons

Its a tough job and a lot of work and long hours. You need to deal with customers constantly through a lot of virtual support.

1.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Hybrid schedule after 90 days, 40 hour work weeks.

Cons

Extremely boring, extremely repetitive, low growth, low pay, no learning.

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