한국생산성학회

If one of the world’s major concerns is mentioned, it would be a solution to the youth unemplyment crisis. Even in our contry recently, youth unemployment has become a serious social problem and interest in job search behavior is increasing. The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze the effect of financial need and social support on job search behavior and the moderating effect of core self-evaluation between them. For the empirical analysis, we surveyed for senior students at university, the graduates, job applicants, and new employees within a year career. Total 400 questionnaires were distributed, 352 questionnaires were recalled. After the unfaithful responses wre removed, 190 questionnaires were used in analysis. As a result, financial need had a positive effect on job search behavior in unemployed job seekers group. But financial need had a negative effect on job search behavior in employed job seekers group. Financial need had more positive effect on job search behavior in unemployed job seekers group than employed job seekers group. These results can be inffered that, when unemployed job seekers experience the financial need, they try to find job. On the other side, employed job seekers will be less likely to search for jobs depending on various circumstances, even if their financial need increase. Social support had a negative effect on job search behavior in unemployed job seekers group, while in employed job seekers group, social support had a positive effect on job search behavior. Social support had more negative effect on job search behavior in unemployed job seekers group than employed job seekers group. It can be interpreted that the negative effects of social support have been greater than the positive effects of social support in the unemployed job seeker group. Core self-evaluation had any moderating effects. It could be inferred that sub-factor of the core self-evaluation did not directly affect the job search behavior, and futher study of the relationship between the sub-factor of the core self-evaluation is needed in the future. This study has theoretical and practical implications. First, study demonstrated that financial need is significant for job search behavior. Second, this study demonstrated the negative effects of social support in unemployed job seekers. The Practical implications are as follows the financial need in the job seekers group does not necessarily leda to an increase in job search behavior. And, excessive social support in unemployed job seekers suggests that it is harmful for job search behavior. Above all, youth unemployment leads to a decline in national productivity and competitiveness in that it does not properly utilize the contry’s core labor force, especially since the labor force of young people is the next-generation driving force that can determine the nation’s competitiveness in the future, and the research and pratical implications of job serch behavior of young people are meaningful.