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KMID : 1145120170150010033
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Asian Journal of Beauty and Cosmetology
2017 Volume.15 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.43
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Work Experience and Satisfaction among Beauty Graduates in Foreign Countries
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Jung Eun-Young
Park Mi-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the status of beauty graduates working in foreign countries and identify the factors affecting the satisfaction/dissatisfaction with regards to their work experiences in foreign countries.
Methods: Target population of the study was beauty graduates from four Korean universities who are currently employed or have worked in foreign countries at least once. The response rate was 70%, and 40 completed survey questionnaires were included in the final analysis.
Results: The majority of respondents were women (92.5%) aged less than 29 years (85.0%). Of these, 70.0% were skincare specialists and 22.5% were hair specialists, most of whom (92.5%) worked in Australia and New Zealand. The main motivation was to experience foreign cultures (82.5%) and 80.0% went out through their university support programs. Of the respondents, 82.5% worked at shops owned by Koreans and 55.0% worked from six months to one year and 27.5% worked over one year by the time of the survey. Furthermore, 42.5% of the respondents received pre-job training for six months or less and 35.0% received it for less than three months. Respondents agreed that their training period was appropriate. The majority (85.0%) of respondents participated in some sort of language training and 75.0% said that their language training was most helpful. Foreign cultural experience and improvement in language skills were the factors that affected their satisfaction the most with regards to their work experiences in foreign countries. In contrast, dissatisfaction factors comprised the lack of welfare, including accommodation issues and low salary.
Conclusion: The findings of this study are expected to be used as a basis to develop student training programs for those who wish to work in foreign countries.
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KEYWORD
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Beauty graduates, Foreign work experience, Pre-job training, Satisfaction, Language training
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