Influence of Support for Career Development Intelligence Building for College Graduates on their Job Performance: The Case of South Korea

This study conducted to identify the influence of support for career development intelligence building for college graduates, who are early career employees, and to prove the mediating effect of learning transfer and self-esteem. An analysis was conducted using the Graduate Occupational Mobility Survey panel data from the Korea Employment Information Service. The data analysis was conducted using the SPSS21.0, AMOS22.0, and PROCESS macro programs. The findings are as follows. The influence of support for career development intelligence building on learning transfer is significantly positive, as is the influence of learning transfer on self-esteem. In addition, self-esteem had a significantly positive influence on job performance. However, the relationship between learning transfer and job performance was negative, and the relationship between support for career development intelligence building and self-esteem was insignificant. Lastly, the PROCESS macro analysis showed a mediating effect of learning transfer and self-esteem between support for career development intelligence building and job performance. Thus, it is suggested that support for career development intelligence building for early career employees should precede the development of specific programs to increase their self-esteem and enhance their job performance.