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Achievement goal orientation and self-directed learning ability are important factors in efficient human resource management. As such, this study sought to empirically review what is the achievement goal orientation that affects career commitment of hotel employees, and how self-directed learning ability has a mediating effect on career commitment. Employees of five star, four star hotels in Seoul, area were used as subjects. Self-directed learning ability had a partially mediating effect on achievement goal orientation and career commitment. Self-directed learning ability had a partially mediating effect on achievement goal orientation and career commitment. Self-directed learning ability had a complete mediating effect on skilled approach and execution avoidance, as well as on career commitment, while self-directed learning ability had a partially mediating effect on execution approach and career commitment. Self-directed learning ability did not have a mediating effect on avoidance of mastry of skills and career commitment. The implications of these findings are as follows. A culture where learning motivation, efforts and improvement of individual competence are more strongly emphasized was correlated with a higher career commitment of employees. Achievement goal orientation occurs when a person’s goal is clear and the individual has a high interest in his task. Therefore, hotel corporations must ensure that their employees can clearly set their goals within the organization and take higher interest in them. Hotel corporations need to create an environment that helps promote self-directed learning ability of employees.