Korean slang profile
커리어 쿠셔닝
keorieo kusyeoning
Preparing for one’s next career step while employed by updating resumes, networks, skills, and similar resources against job insecurity.
Preparing for one’s next career step while employed by updating resumes, networks, skills, and similar resources against job insecurity.
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01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
당장 퇴사하지 않더라도 커리어 쿠셔닝으로 이력서를 정리해 두고 있어.
Even though I’m not leaving right away, I’m updating my resume as 커리어 쿠셔닝.
02Documented history
- Publication-date metadata unverifiedHR Insight introduced the meaning and usage of 커리어 쿠셔닝.[1]
03Origin & word formation
HR Insight describes it as activity preparing for job insecurity while still employed. Who created it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning and usage were checked directly in the source. How the term was first coined and earlier evidence need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 번지는 ‘커리어 쿠셔닝’ 현상, 기업의 커리어 관리 방안은? (HR Insight)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026