Hello from the Korean Youth Educational Development Institute (KYEDI).

The KYEDI research team has published a baseline report, ‘Early attrition among young workers and its relationship to growth mindset’, examining aptitude mismatch and early resignation from an educational perspective.

Young people are entering the labour market earlier, yet many choose an occupation without sufficient reflection on their aptitudes, values, or long-term direction — and increasingly leave within a short period, or return to exploring their options.

Rather than treating this as a matter of individual motivation or failure to adapt to an organisation, KYEDI approached it educationally: how objectively do young people understand their own aptitudes and capabilities, and how do they receive change and failure?

The study reviewed the main directions of OECD education policy and the German BvB (Berufsvorbereitende Bildungsmaßnahmen, career preparation measures) model, and on that basis analysed career choice and early attrition among young people in Korea.

It examined aptitude mismatch, insufficient self-understanding, and difficulty in career decision-making, alongside the question of how a growth mindset — the belief that one's abilities can change and grow through effort and experience — relates to career and workplace adaptation.