The job-hunting season kicked off this month for university students due to graduate next spring, and companies are offering services to assist them while promoting their businesses at the same time.

A cosmetics maker is offering a grooming and appearance seminar to give advice to male students, while a retailer is holding a fitting event for suits that can be worn by sexual-minority students.

In early March, Mandom Corp., a maker of hair and skin care products and deodorants, held a seminar on the campus of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Chiba Prefecture to offer male students tips on their appearance.