TOYOTA LOOKS FOR MORE FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS THAN HIGH GPA

“Those that participate in an SAE related-activity display passion for the automotive industry, and these candidates are ideal for our organization.”

MOMENTUM recently reached out to several automakers to see if they'd be willing to offer some insights into what they look for in college students as prospective employees. Toyota, which as of Feb. 5 had about 250 open “engineering and technical positions” at Toyota Technical Center (Toyota's engineering unit in the U.S.), was the first to respond. TTC currently employs about 1200 people overall but, per company policy, the engineering unit does not break that figure down by department.

Below is an email Q/A exchange between MOMENTUM and Amy Stone, Assistant Manager, Technical Administration & Planning Office, Toyota Technical Center.