Thank you for sharing Andrea.
What you may want to try are accessible design competitions - what I mean by that are design competitions with open call briefs and not ones which require you to have a product currently on the market or in development.
These competitions can give potential employers an idea of how you work within the constraint of a brief. There are quite a few out there! You can start by looking at the Core calendar http://www.core77.com/calendar/.
Another great place to look especially if you’re interested in footwear or lifestyle design is http://www.mesh01.com/
And http://contestwatchers.com/
Hope this helps