JobKorea Surveys 'Job Change Experiences and Trends' Among Office Workers
Top Reason for Transfer Job Change: 'To Minimize Income Interruption Period'
[Asia Economy Culture Young Intern Reporter] A in their 20s, who changed jobs earlier this year, moved to another company while still employed. A said, "I took a test at another company while working and after passing, I told my current workplace that I would quit." Among office workers, so-called 'transfer job changes,' where employees look for a new job without quitting their current one and move immediately once a new job is secured, are becoming frequent.
Job platform 'JobKorea' released the results of a survey conducted on April 4th with 1,291 office workers about 'job change experiences and trends.' When asked, "What do you think about job hunting while still employed and moving immediately once a new job is secured (transfer job change)?" 51.0% of respondents answered "It is natural." One out of two office workers considers 'transfer job changes' natural. Another 47.1% answered "It can be understandable." Only 1.9% said it is "not desirable."
By age group, 54.0% of those in their 20s answered "It is natural," higher than those in their 30s (52.0%) and those 40 and older (48.6%). Among the MZ generation (born early 1980s to early 2000s), 51.5% answered "It is natural," higher than other generations of office workers (50.0%).
By job type, 61.9% of IT workers answered "It is natural." This was followed by sales (54.0%), professionals and others (52.0%), and office workers (46.4%) in order of the highest proportion answering "It is natural."
Similar responses appeared in the survey on actual job change experiences of office workers. Among those who answered they had changed jobs at least once since starting their career (90.1%), when asked about their resignation timing, 64.8% said they "conducted job hunting while still employed and resigned when the new company was confirmed," exceeding half. This response was 67.6% among workers in their 20s, 70.9% in their 30s, and 58.6% in those 40 and older, showing a high response rate above half across all age groups.
The reasons office workers gave for job hunting before resignation were ▲to minimize the period of income interruption (46.0%) ▲to conduct job hunting calmly without anxiety because they do not know when they will succeed (36.5%), in that order. Especially among workers in their 20s, 43.0% answered "to conduct job hunting without anxiety."
On the other hand, office workers who job hunt after resignation answered the reasons as ▲many restrictions on job hunting activities (resume revisions, interviews, etc.) while employed (51.1%) ▲to have more time to think about the work and career they want after resignation (20.8%) ▲confidence in being able to find the desired job at the desired time (13.4%), in that order.
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