Vault Releases New Employee Surveys on Ford Motor

NEW YORK--Nov. 2, 20042, 2004--New York research firm Vault (web site at Vault.com) has just published new employee surveys on auto & truck giant Ford Motor - providing "insider" information on corporate culture, compensation and hiring practices.

To see surveys excerpts, click here:

http://www.vault.com/go/to.jsp?place=31657

Vault's employee surveys are designed to give investors and jobseekers insight into Ford - and for job seekers, the edge in this tough recruiting climate.

As for culture and working hours, a product design engineer says, "Enormous cubicle environment, hierarchical structure. Change is the single constant, business approaches & structures seem to be in constant motion. Hours - 40 to 65 hours a week depending on the phase of product development of the vehicle program. Alternative work schedules are often an option (i.e. four 10 hour days or 9 hour days with every other Friday off). Some people job share at the supervisory level."

As to compensation, a senior financial analyst writes, "Recent MBA graduate with 5+ years (in a field other than Finance) - $70,500 base, $5,000 signing bonus, $1,000 new car purchase voucher, excellent benefits, especially medical. You pay nothing for you or your dependents, only deductibles and drug co-pays. Other benefits: flex plan, dental, vision, life, disability, tuition, performance bonuses."

To see more excerpts from the surveys, click here:

http://www.vault.com/go/to.jsp?place=31657

To fill out a survey on Ford (or another public company), click here:

http://www.vault.com/go/to.jsp?place=31317

Neither Vault nor its employee surveys are endorsed by or affiliated with Ford.

ABOUT VAULT Inc:

Vault, Inc. is the leading media company focused on careers. Vault's primary offering is its web site, www.vault.com, which features "insider" workplace information on over 5,000 companies, expert career articles on more than 70 industries, and an industry-focused job board. Offline, Vault offers the Vault Career Library, a series of more than 100 nationally distributed career-focused print books.