Employment Status of the Business Administration Graduates, Main Campus AY 2009-2010

Abstract

The study was focused on the determination of the employment status of the BSBA graduates of GSC  curricular program from 2009-2010. Specifically this study sought to answer the following questions: (a} What is the profile of the BSBA graduates?; (b) What is the educational background  of the graduates in terms of course, specialization and trainings/advance studies; (c) What is the employment data of the respondents in terms of their present employment status, reasons for being employed/underemployed, number of jobs entered prior to the present job, reasons for changing jobs, length of stay per job, position/s' in the previous/present job, salaries and wages and relevance of their curriculum to their jobs. The study made used of the descriptive research design. The data gathered was analyzed using frequency, mean, percentages and rank. The respondents of the study were the Business Administration graduates of Guimaras State College from AY 2008 -- 2010 and total enumeration was employed in the study. The instrument used was the standardized questionnaire formulated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Since this was already a standardized instrument, no validation and reliability testing was done. Results of the study showed that majority of the graduates of BSBA are female, single young with ages ranging from 20 to 26 years old and majored in Management Accounting. Majority of them were all bachelors' degree holders. Majority of the BSBA graduates for the two (2) batches were employed in private or local business firms and had a present employment status of casual and regular or permanent as service worker in shops or markets. Most of the respondents reasoned out career challenge as the main  reason of changing their jobs (32%). Their starting and current salaries and wages received monthly were still below the poverty income level based on the National Statistical and Coordinating Board within the range 5,000 to less than 10,000. Results further showed that majority of the employed BSBA graduates had applied their acquired knowledge and skills, abilities and competencies learned in their first job and for reasons in staying in their jobs.