Product design
Typical job profiles
Useful online resources
Creative Choices - resource for those wanting to work in a creative career. Jobs, advice, blogs.
Directory of design consultants
Glasgow School of Art careers blog
How to switch your career to product design - blog post from Dropbox
Inside the world's greatest design organisation - blog post about product design at Apple
Pinso product design showcase - although a bit older, this showcase demonstrates the range of potential markets
See also our pages on engineering specialisms and 3-D design
Job sites and specialist recruiters
i4 product design - product design company based in Edinburgh
Talent cupboard - for freelancing opportunities
Wide Blue - product design company
Also check individual companies, for example
Networking
Advice on preparing online portfolio CVs
Creative careers guide (University of Portsmouth)
CV Portfolios (University of Kent)
How to write a portfolio career CV (Guardian)
Professional bodies
British Industrial Design Association