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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate differences in the desire to find a job according to the general characteristics of job seekers. A survey was carried out on study subjects who were job seekers living in O city. The SPSS Program was utilized as the analysis method to carry out a frequency analysis, reliability analysis, and correlation analysis. Study results revealed that firstly, material support was strongest among the social support perceived by job seekers, while informational support, emotional support, and evaluative support followed with a level a little higher than average. Moreover, the desire to find a job showed to be a little stronger than average. Secondly, it was shown that emotional support and informational support had a strong positive correlation among the social support perceived by job seekers. The relationship between social support and the desire to find a job was shown to have a weak positive correlation. Thirdly, it was shown that the desire to find a job of job seekers in the middle school graduate or less group and high school graduate group were different at an average level according to the statistical significance level. The significance of this study is to provide baseline data for developing job application support programs for job seekers in the employment service area by revealing differences in the desire to find a job according to the general characteristics of job seekers.