Job seekers are seen taking interviews at a job fair held at Busan City Hall on the 10th of last month. News1
, ‘ Kim (27), who postponed her college graduation once, is in a state of half-giving up on finding a job. This is because it is difficult to find a ‘decent’ job like in a large company. Although she applied every time a job announcement was posted last year, she could not even get an interview opportunity. After being rejected more than 20 times, her motivation disappeared. Kim said, “I graduated from a university in the metropolitan area, but I can’t just take any job,” while also stating, “I’m doing part-time tutoring, but I might end up doing only this.” ‘,
, ‘ A survey found that 6 out of 10 job seekers are in a state of ‘passive job searching,’ even though they are engaged in job-seeking activities without expecting much from employment. On the 9th, a survey conducted by the Korea Economic Association (KPEA) on 2,492 senior college students and graduates nationwide (including those who deferred or are scheduled to graduate) showed that 60.5% of job seekers were passive job seekers. ‘,
Reporter Kim Kyung-jin
, ‘ Among passive job seekers, 32.2% were ‘routine job seekers’ who browse job postings and apply for the experience without real preparation or plans. 21.5% engage in job-seeking ‘rarely’, and 6.8% are ‘resting.’ The most cited reason for being passive in job seeking was the need for ‘additional preparation due to lack of skills, techniques, and knowledge’ at 37.5%. This was followed by concerns that ‘even with job-seeking activities, a job would not be found’ (22%), ‘lack of jobs in major or field of interest’ (16.2%), and ‘lack of jobs with suitable wage levels and working conditions’ (13.6%). ‘,
, ‘ Four out of ten college students (37.1%) responded that the new graduate job market this year is “more difficult than last year.” This is 0.6 percentage points higher than the response a year ago (36.5%). 32.5% of respondents expect the job preparation period to take longer than a year. College students who are actively seeking jobs applied for an average of 13.4 job positions this year and passed the document screening an average of 2.6 times. ‘,
, ‘ Passive job seekers may give up on employment entirely after graduating from university. The number of young people not participating in job-seeking activities, while not attending school or having health issues, is on the rise. According to the National Data Office, as of October this year, the ‘resting’ population in their 20s and 30s is 736,000, the largest since related statistics were compiled in 2003. ‘,
, ‘ KPEA cited reasons such as ▶the reduction of quality jobs matching young people’s expectations ▶the increase in hiring experienced workers or occasional recruitment by companies ▶the accumulation of failure experiences leading to ‘learned helplessness.’ Lee Sang-ho, Director of Economic and Industrial Division at KPEA, stated, “Policies that could shrink youth employment, like extending retirement age, need to be approached with caution, and corporate vitality should be boosted through deregulation.”’,
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