A Research on the Influencing Factors of Industrial Designers’ Potential Traits on Career Planning

Industrial designers often play an important role in the development of new products for the company and create huge economic benefits for the company. Industrial designers need to spend a huge amount of time and expense in the learning and training process, as well as purchasing expensive personal equipment for professional skills training, but the salary of the employment environment is not high. Therefore, this research uses the in-depth interview method to interview two industrial designers who have been employed in the workplace for more than five years to understand their growth background and analyze their career satisfaction. It is found that the growth stages of industrial designers can be roughly divided into three periods; the first is the period of interest germination, the second is the period of career enlightenment, and the third is the period of ideal realization. The training process of industrial designers takes a lot of time, spirit, financial resources, and material resources, but it is not proportional to their social status and salary income. Supporting industrial designers to continue to work hard in the workplace, the main reason can be found in industry Designers have four characteristics: the discoverer of the problem, the solver of the problem, the inspirer of fashion, and the builder of a better society. Through this research, it can be found that students who possess the characteristics of industrial designers during their study period should receive professional training early to avoid wasting educational resources.