High school graduates navigating the workplace in South Korea: challenges, strategies and the role of HRD

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Hyerim Cho, Stephanie Sisco
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Abstract

Purpose

Education-based discrimination has not received sufficient attention within the field of human resource development (HRD), which can provide practical interventions to help solve the hardships of high school graduate employees (HSGEs). This paper aims to bring this issue to the forefront by framing the current marginalization of South Korean HSGEs as an individual-level issue that has repercussions to early career development, and also as an organizational-level issue that has implications on workplace learning and development.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper used an integrative literature review method by analyzing studies that have focused on the challenges faced by HSGEs. The objective was to identify patterns of their experiences and call attention to strategies they utilize to cope with the marginality they face in the workforce. The Korea Citation Index (KCI), a database that manages Korean domestic journals, was used. In total, 187 articles were found, and 15 articles succinctly matched the research criteria.

Findings

HSGEs struggled with employment unreadiness and faced discrimination based on their academic background, young age and low-rank position within organizations. In turn, they were vulnerable to poor working conditions (e.g., high work intensity, long working hours, etc.). These challenges led HSGEs to pursue a college degree and/or engage in workplace learning.

Originality/value

The use of critical human resource development (CHRD) has typically been limited within a South Korean context. We deliberately applied a critical perspective to raise awareness about how contemporary forms of marginality have gone unchecked, specifically by interrogating the exclusion and disempowerment experienced by HSGEs.

高中毕业生在韩国职场的导航:挑战、战略和人力资源开发的作用
目的 在人力资源开发(HRD)领域,基于教育的歧视尚未得到足够的重视,而人力资源开发可以提供切实可行的干预措施,帮助解决高中毕业生雇员(HSGEs)的困境。本文旨在通过将韩国高中毕业生目前的边缘化问题归结为对早期职业发展有影响的个人层面问题,以及对工作场所学习和发展有影响的组织层面问题,从而将这一问题推向前台。目的是找出他们的经验模式,并呼吁人们关注他们为应对工作中面临的边缘化问题而采取的策略。研究使用了管理韩国国内期刊的数据库《韩国引文索引》(KCI)。研究结果显示,HSGEs 因其学历背景、年轻和在组织中的低级别职位而在就业准备不足和面临歧视的困境中挣扎。反过来,他们也容易受到恶劣工作条件(如工作强度大、工作时间长等)的影响。这些挑战促使 HSGEs 修读大学学位和/或参与职场学习。我们特意采用批判性视角来提高人们对当代边缘化形式如何不受控制的认识,特别是通过对 HSGEs 所经历的排斥和失权现象进行审视。
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