I majored in industrial design and the large automotive companies and several makers begin recruitment during our 3rd years summer holidays. They call it intern

I majored in industrial design and the large automotive companies and several makers begin recruitment during our 3rd years summer holidays. They call it internships or summer workshops, but having attended those gives you a leg up in the process. I attended the Honda’s winter internship/official recruitment and the summer participants were on very friendly terms with the recruiting staff. Not HR, but regular employees roped in to interview and judge their worthiness.