비서울소재 대학생의 초기 경력탐색과 괜찮은 일자리로의 진입과정

Abstract

이 연구는 비서울 소재 대졸자의 초기 경력탐색과 괜찮은 일자리 진입과정 사례를 분석하여 그들의 특별한 경험과정을 내부적 요인, 외부적 요인 등을 총체적으로 탐색하고 성공요인과 과정을 밝혀내는데 있다. 연구방법은 근거이론이며, 연구 참여자는 2013년과 2014년에 졸업한 비서울 소재 대졸자로 괜찮은 일자리에 입직한 15명을 선정하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 비서울 소재 대졸자의 초기 경력탐색 과정은 ‘꿈 태동기’, ‘흥미 잠복기’, ‘현실 변혁기’, ‘진로 몰입기’ 네 단계인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 참여자들은 대학입학 전까지 다양한 꿈을 탐색하고 대학입학 후에는 꿈을 이루기 위한 준비보다 새로운 환경에 적응하는 과정을 거쳤다. 참여자들은 진로 몰입기 시점이 되어서야 변화의 필요성을 인식하고 실천하는 전환 과정을 겪었다. 둘째, 참여자의 괜찮은 일자리에 진입과정은 ‘목표 설정기’, ‘취업 준비기’, ‘일자리 접촉기’ 세단계의 준비 과정을 거쳐 ‘괜찮은 일자리 안착기’에 들어서는 것으로 나타났다. 대부분의 참여자들은 취업을 준비하는 과정에서 도움을 받을 수 있는 다양한 물리적 자원과 심리적 자원을 확보하였다. 마지막으로 참여자들이 괜찮은 일자리에 입직할 수 있었던 주요 요인은 ‘차별화된 스펙 쌓기’, ‘도전과 좌절 그리고 성찰을 통한 재도전’, ‘꿈-흥미와 적성-능력-일이 연계된 괜찮은 일자리 진입 성공’이라는 범주로 도출되었다. 이 연구결과를 바탕으로 비서울 소재 대학생들에게 적합한 경력개발 프로그램 설계 및 프로그램 효과성 측정이 후속 연구로 이루어 질 필요가 있음을 시사한다.

The purpose of this study is to inquire into the internal/external factors in their special experiential process comprehensively and make it clear their success factors & process by analyzing the early career formation of graduates of colleges located in the regions other than Seoul, and the case of the entry process into a decent job. With the research method based on the grounded theory, this study selected 15 graduates who were graduates of colleges(in 2013, and 2014) located in the regions other than Seoul, and found a decent job as the research participants. The research results are as follows: First, it was found that the early career formation process of the graduates of colleges located in the regions other than Seoul consisted of 4 phases, i.e. ‘the beginning period of dreams’, ‘interest latency’, ‘reality transformational period’ and ‘career commitment period.’ The research results indicated that the research participants had searched diverse dreams before they entered college, and went through the process of adapting themselves to new environment rather than preparation for achieving their dreams. Also, participants didn’t perceive the necessity of a change and undergo the transitional process of practice until the time for career commitment period came. Second, the participants’ entry process into a decent job was found to enter ‘the safe settlement period’ through the three-phased preparatory process, i..e. ‘ goal-setting period’, ‘preparatory period for employment’, and ‘job contact period.’ In addition, it was found that most of the participants managed to secure diverse physical resources and psychological resources which made it possible for them to get help in the process of preparing for their employment. Lastly, the major factors leading them into finding a decent job were deducted as the categories like ‘differentiated specification building’, ‘re-challenge through challenges, frustration and introspection’, and ‘success in the entry into a decent job in connection with dream-interest and aptitude-ability-work.’ With the core category as the center, the study confirmed the relevancy between continuously appearing categories; as a result, it was classified as three sorts of types, i.e. ‘goal-archiving type’, ‘interest commitment type’, and ‘basic faithfulness type.’ On the basis of these research results, this study implies that there is the necessity of career development program design suited for students of colleges located in the regions other than Seoul, and program effectiveness measurement as a follow-up research.