How to get an internship in car design

Hi friends,

yesterday I have got an email from a design student asking me to write about how to get an internship in Car design.

It is a cool question to which it is not easy to answear, I'll try anyway according to my daily experience. Lets start saying that every car company has a method in selecting young talents, so what I am going to tell you is not a sort of universal way to do it. In general, where I work, we do receive by email or by traditional mail service portfolios and CVs with a presentation letter.
Those are the 3 important elements to have at a very high level, if I receive an internship request and the CV or motivation letter or (worst) the portfolio is not so good...well that is it, I stop having no interest to go on.

The CV
The CV must be good, very professional, precise without lies (we see them right away). The CV can have a nice editorial graphic same as your business card. The CV does not have to have your photo! For more info about CV read my article "To get a job start from a good CV"

The motivation or cover letter
The motivation letter is very important for some companies like french and american ones, it is a letter in which the candidate presents ...continue reading here