KRIVET 한국직업능력연구원 국무총리 산하 정부출연 연구기관

지방대학생들이 취업 시 중요하게 고려하는 요소는 ‘적성(24.9%)’과 ‘직업 안정성(24.7%)’이며, 대학 졸업 후 가장 취업하고 싶은 곳은 ‘정부부처·공공기관(32.6%)’임. 반면, 중소기업에 취업하고 싶어하는 지방대생은 10.6%에 불과함.
중소기업에 대한 지방대학생의 호감도는 5점 만점에 3.37점으로 정부부처·공공기관 4.23점, 대기업 4.16점, 외국계기업4.0점보다 크게 낮음. 항목별 호감도는 대기업을 100점으로 할 때 ‘직장의 복리후생(58.0점)’, ‘직장의 사회적 평판(58.4점)’, ‘임금(61.2점)’이 대기업에 비해 크게 낮음.
재학 중인 대학 소재지의 중소기업에 취업을 고려했던 지방대학생은 44.1%이나, 실제 지역 내 중소기업에 취업하기 위해 구직활동을 한 비율은 31.4%임.
지역 내 중소기업에 대한 인지도는 5점 만점에 2.16점으로 낮고, 지역 내 중소기업 취업을 고려한 적이 있는 지방대학생의 인지도도 2.30점으로 나타남.
지역 내 중소기업에 취업할 의사가 없는 이유로는 ‘수도권 기업이 더 희망적임’이 27.6%로 가장 높게 나타남. 그 다음으로 ‘낮은 복리후생 수준(14.1%)’, ‘기대에 못 미치는 임금 수준(13.3%)’, ‘지역 내 중소기업 정보 부족(12.0%)’ 순임.

The most important factors considered by Suburban university students when seeking for a job were identified to be aptitude (24.9%) and job security (24.7%). The most preferred employers were government agencies or public organizations (32.6%), and only 10.6% of students preferred to enter a small and medium sized company. 
Suburban university students’ preference for small and medium sized companies is 3.37 on a 5 point scale, which is very low compared to government offices or public organizations with 4.23, large companies 4.16, and multi-national companies 4.0. In terms of preference by category with conglomerates rated 100 points, small and medium sized companies scored very low points in “work benefits”(58.0 points),”social reputation”(58.4), and ”wage”(61.2). 
44.1% of students considered getting a job in small and medium sized companies near their university, but 31.4% of students actually tried to get a job at a local small and medium sized company. 
Awareness of small and medium-sized companies located in the region turned out to be low 2.16 points out of a 5 point scale, and the same awareness by the local university students who have considered getting a job at a local small and medium sized company was also low at 2.30. 
As the reason for why the students don’t want to work at a small and medium sized company in the region, “companies in the metropolitan area are more hopeful” scored the highest points with 27.6%. It was followed by “Low benefit level (14.1%)”, “Low wage (13.3%)”, and ’‘Lack of information about small and medium-sized companies in the region” (12.0%).