성공의 사다리는 존재하는가? 스타트업 IT개발인력 노동시장의 이중구조에 대한 탐색적 연구

Amid the remarkable growth of startups, demand for IT development personnel is concentrated. However, although it is recognized that promotion and growth are possible by performance rather than personal background in general startups, a thorough double labor market can be expected in the startup IT development manpower market due to excessive dependence on high-end IT development personnel and the resulting concentrated labor demand. In other words, it can be expected that IT development personnel belonging to the secondary labor market for low-wage, unstable jobs will be very difficult to grow into the primary labor market. Therefore, this study aims to explore the existence of a dual labor market for start-up IT development personnel and present implications related to future start-up operation. To this end, interviews were conducted with six human resources executives and team leaders in major startups. As a result, first, it was confirmed that the primary labor market with relatively high wage levels and job stability was formed, centering on high-quality IT development personnel that create high value for companies. Second, it was confirmed that there were differences in the entering labor markets according to the characteristics of IT development personnel, and that movement between the primary and secondary labor markets was not free. Based on these research results, this study presented theoretical and practical implications and future research directions.