Ford Audio-Video Systems Interview Questions
& Process

The hiring process felt quite drawn out with many steps that seemed unnecessary. It started with a standard application and a few initial questions. After a few days, I received a quiz featuring logic puzzles, which I found to be more like childhood brain teasers than indicators of job performance. About a week later, there was a request for a video screening. I provided my availability, and the recruiter scheduled a Microsoft Teams meeting a day or two after. Before the interview, I was given a form to complete. This form asked questions similar to the initial application and also to my resume. During the screening, the questions were standard, focusing on my experience, and also touched on the form I had just filled out, which made me wonder if they had reviewed it beforehand. Overall, it was a very repetitive experience that could be streamlined to be more efficient and respectful of applicants' time.

The initial phase involved a personality test and a basic problem-solving assessment. The HR screener sent five emails after I gave my availability for a 30-minute call. One email had a link to a Word document for me to complete beforehand, but it wouldn't open on my iPad. The other four were calendar invites for the same time, which was strange. I didn't finish the document before the call. The screener was fine with this and asked me to complete it afterward, stating we'd review it during the interview. He also asked me to hold all my questions until the end, and mentioned the interview was being recorded. He asked me specific questions about exact dates of past jobs and my responsibilities in those roles. After the interview, he mentioned that if I were selected, I'd need to spend two months in the field learning from installers before potentially becoming a project manager, a role I've held for 20 years. He then said he'd send a list of tools I'd need to buy myself for this field training, even though I already own them. He later sent a message saying they were proceeding with candidates who had more experience. This process felt very similar to an interview I had with them in 1993. They have a very rigid interview process. I'm not sure it's a fun place to work.

So, for the interview process, they first made me do a Wonderlic assessment. Then, for the on-site part, I had to take the Wonderlic again but this time it was proctored, plus a math test without a calculator (basic stuff like multiplication and division), a grammar test, and then a one-minute speed test for both my keyboard typing and my 10-key numpad typing. They said these could have been done remotely, which was weird given the job. After all that, I went upstairs to a conference room. Two team leads were there in person, and I also joined a call with a higher-up who’s in charge of IT infrastructure.

The interview process was straightforward and followed a typical structure. Before the main interview, there were some online assessments. I received ample information beforehand to prepare for the discussions. The interviewers were very accommodating. It felt like a structured process, which was efficient for both me and the company.