Hiring process took almost 5 months, contacted by a recruiter in December, went thru a Bennit test, HireView and finally a personality test. That process in itself took 3 months which is extremely long. From there I was offered to come to Chicago for their Super Day where I would have a product demo, sales role play and 30 minute interview. All of these are done in front of national department heads. The product for the demo is given to you with the email for your trip to Chicago, it is stressful but as long as you study the product and know how to rebuttal questions you should be fine. The sales role play was about getting a client to change from liquid white out to a white out tape pen. ALWAYS UPSELL. Don’t take no as an answer and negotiate, get them to buy the pen plus paper products. After these two events you have the interview, which is pretty standard. I was told I was too entrepreneurial because of my past ventures. At the end of the Super day they send u back in a taxi to the air port and tell you that response will be sent out over the next two weeks. This is where it went down hill for me:
I received an email from a Department head that’s office was near to my college. We chatted for about 30 minutes, with him asking if I was open to his location which I agreed and he said I would receive an email by the end of the week with a possible offer since I was a top candidate. GREAT! I wait till the following week, no response. I email the head and I email Keyence’s HR team. Another week passes by with no response, so I contact my recruiter. She informs me that Keyence no longer wants me at the one office and is searching around for the correct position for me based on data taken from my tests and interviews. (Apparently they score everything you do to identify what position fits best for you). Ok, so she also informs me I would hear back within the week from Keyence for a new location. Another week passes, I get a call from my recruiter saying that they haven’t gotten around to reviewing me but they are interested in finding the correct location and position for me. After all this, a week later I received an email stating they have decided to move on with other candidates.
It’s a great company, great products and great people, but there is no reason for this miscommunication between hr and a candidate. I felt lost after coming back from Chicago, no emails answered, one phone call that went no where even though I was told an offer was in the works.
