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Assessing the Effects of Higher-Education Factors on the Job Satisfaction of Engineering Graduates in Korea

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  • Jiyoung Yoon

    (Innovation Center for Engineering Education, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 01811, Korea)

  • Soojung Park

    (Innovation Center for Engineering Education, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea)

  • Dae-Jin Kim

    (Innovation Center for Engineering Education, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea)

Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between the influential factors related to higher education and job satisfaction of engineering graduates in Korea. The education factors considered in this study can be categorized into three groups: those related to personal information, satisfaction with higher-education quality, and participation in career development programs. The Graduates Occupational Mobility Survey data collected in 2016 and provided by the Korea Employment Information Service were used to evaluate the job satisfaction of Korean engineering graduates, which was in turn analyzed using the hierarchical multiple regression approach. The verification of the statistical analysis results indicates the importance of school location and high satisfaction with overall school quality in determining the job satisfaction of engineering graduates in Korea. It also reveals that internship is more efficient in enhancing job satisfaction than relatively short-term programs such as interviews, resume coaching, and job camps.

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  • Jiyoung Yoon & Soojung Park & Dae-Jin Kim, 2020. "Assessing the Effects of Higher-Education Factors on the Job Satisfaction of Engineering Graduates in Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-10, April.
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