Occupational Matching Of Junior College Graduates In Korean Labor Market

Abstract

This study aims to understand the supply and demand of Korea’s junior college graduates in the labor market and their job transfer pattern, thereby analyzing the behavior of young generation’s participation in the labor market. To this end, the study conducted an in-depth analysis into existing literatures and recent statistics. It also conducted surveys and held direct/telephone interviews with junior college graduates and corporate human resources managers who recruited these graduates and analyzed their job performances. The research includes junior college graduates’ economic activities, field of major, correlation between major and certificates obtained, correlation between work and major, terms of job-search and how much vocational education and training helped their transition from school to workplace and related job performance, and etc. Our survey shows that most junior college graduates are engaged in income-generating business.