What is the hiring process at Ford Motor Company?

Once your application is submitted, allow up to a week for it to be processed. If interested, anticipate an email from Ford Motor Company directing you to log into the career portal to complete your assessment tests.

The assessments vary depending on the job position, and whether it's an assembly line, supervisory, or engineering role. In general, all applicants are tested in different areas that may include: technical, numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, psychometric assessments, reading comprehension, basic mathematics, and physical dexterity.

Four Types of Assessment Tests at Ford Motor Company:

• "One Ford" Assessment: This is a behavioral psychometric test to determine how well a candidate fits into the company's work culture. The test looks for integrity, hard work, social skills, and the ability to do what is needed for the company to succeed.

• Verbal Reasoning Assessment: This test assesses how well one can understand text, ascertain the meaning, and infer how it applies to different situations.

• Numerical Reasoning Assessment: This focuses on a candidate's ability to draw inferences from numerical data and operations. The test assesses a candidate's aptitude for interpreting fundamental math, estimation problems, graphs, and charts.

• Spatial Reasoning Assessment: This test is typically for assembly line job seekers, and it tests their ability to perceive a three-dimensional object correctly when that object is partially obscured or rotated. The test is divided into three sections, each of which tests a different aspect of spatial reasoning.

  • The first section requires applicants to identify the answer choice that accurately represents an object after it has been rotated.

  • The second section requires them to identify the answer choice that most accurately represents an image of a silhouette or shadow provided

  • The third section instructs the applicant to determine which answer choice best matches an image provided.

• Reading Comprehension Assessment: Is designed to test an applicant's ability to read and understand text about safety information and manual instructions. Questions on this assessment may present text on safety notices and ask the applicant to identify information that is clearly stated in the given text.

• Basic Mathematics Assessment: This test is used for assembly line positions to assess the ability to carry out arithmetic manipulations. Questions may include simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, percentages and averages, and some word problems. All information necessary to solve the problem is provided in the text.

• Dexterity Assessment: The dexterity assessment aims to check an applicant's ability to perform manual tasks on an assembly line.

If you pass the assessment tests, the next step is the phone screening. Depending on the position you may have anywhere between one to three phone screenings with the HR recruiter and/or hiring manager. Anticipate basic questions about your resume and interest in working at Ford Motor Company.

Next is an in-person interview to determine the applicant's compatibility with Ford's work culture and vision, and to gain a broad picture of how well the applicant would fit the work environment of the company. Expect questions about your previous performance and possibly role-playing exercises with other applicants to solve an assigned issue.

Common Ford Motor Company interview questions:

• Tell me about a time when you disagreed with the actions or decisions of your manager or supervisor. How did you approach the situation? Was the situation resolved to your satisfaction or did nothing change?

• During your work experiences, tell me about a time when you demonstrated that you have the ability and desire to work effectively with your coworkers.

• What have you learned from your mistakes?

• What can you do for Ford Motor Company?

• What kind of car do you drive and why did you choose it?