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Thousands of female university students won’t even consider applying for a job in the automotive industry, according to the results of a recent survey carried out by Autocar. 05/05/2011 

The new research revealed that only 3.5% of female university students are aiming for a career in the motor industry and 61.5% will not consider the industry as a future career option at all.

The results were extremely different for male students, with 61% saying that they are very interested in the motor industry.

Autocar editor Chas Hallett commented on the results. ‘It’s disappointing to learn that so few female students are considering a career in the motor industry.’

Career prospects in the sector range from design through to showroom, including engineering-led roles, specialist marketing, public relations, sustainability, accounting, policy, human resources and customer-facing opportunities.

Autocar is launching a national competition to identify, support and develop top automotive talent of the future. The Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award is open to students from UK universities and invites applicants to use their expertise to write a 500-word proposal suggesting an improvement to benefit the automotive business. Ideas for proposals include a new invention, a legislative or corporate policy change or the adoption of a new convention. 

‘We really do want to encourage female students to put pen to paper and enter,’ said Chas. ‘It’s a great opportunity.’

The winner will receive a £7500 cash prize and one month’s work experience at each of the automotive organisations supporting the award.

For more information visit Autocar