TRACER STUDY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GRADUATES OF CAPITOL UNIVERSITY 2008-2010

A Research Paper
Presented to
The Faculty of the College of Business Administration
Capitol University
Cagayan de Oro City

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In Partial Fulfilment
Of the Requirements for the Course ED12
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
PROF. CECILLE C. DEUDA
(Professor)

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By:
Arbuis, Arra Jynne S.
Camero, Jeffrey Lou Q.
Linogao, Rosario R.
Toñacao, Cejane B.

OCTOBER 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
Title Page i
Acknowledgement ii
ABSTRACT iii
List of Tables
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1 Introduction 1 1.1 Conceptual Framework 3 1.2 Statement of the problem 4 1.3 Scope and Limitation 5 1.4 Significance of the study 6 1.5 Definition of terms 6 2 Review of Related Literature 9 3 Research Design and Methodology 12 3.1 Research Design 12 3.2 Methodology 12 3.2.1 Respondents of the study 12 3.2.2 Research Instruments Used 13 3.2.3 Statistical Treatment 14 4 Presentation, Interpretation, and Analysis of data 15 5 Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation 30
BIBLOGRAPHY 34
APPENDICES
Appendix A Survey Questionnaire
Appendix B Letters Appendix C Capitol University Alumni Directory of the College of Commerce 2009 and 2010 Appendix D Curriculum Vitae

LIST OF TABLES 4.1.1 Current Geographic Location 16 4.1.2 Civil Status 16 4.1.3 Sex 17 4.1.4 Age Group 18 4.2.1 Course Major 18 4.2.2 Year of Graduation 19 4.3.1 Employment 20 4.3.2 Company Employed 21 4.3.3 Nature of Industry 22 4.3.4 Entry Level Skills 23 4.4.1 Length of Stay 23 4.4.2 Means of finding the first job 24 4.4.3 Reason for accepting the first job 25 4.4.4 Monthly Earning from the first job 25 4.4.5 Time Interval before landing the first job 26 4.4.6 Relation of first job to the course taken In college 27 4.4.7 Reason for staying in the first job 28 4.4.8 Reason for changing the first job 29

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This tracer study is dedicated to the almighty God for guiding the student researchers all throughout the phase of the study and to their family and friends who have given all their support financially and morally. The researchers would like to thank the support and advice of their research advisor Professor Aldrich Palarca, who has been constantly boosting their confidence since the making of this study. Special thanks to Prof. Noel C. Alegre of CUREXO-IDS for the idea of making a tracer study. And to their Ed12 instructor-in-charge, Prof. Cecille C. Deuda for the constant advise and encouragement since day 1 of their course. To the panel members: Dr. Elizabeth E. Figueroa, Dr. Felixberto C. Condeza, and Engr. Marcel L. Budlong, for their valuable comments and suggestions. To all the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 graduates of Business Administration of Capitol University for their willingness and cooperation in answering the questionnaires and help in finding their batchmates.

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ABSTRACT

This is a tracer study of the graduates of the College of Business Administration for the school year 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.The present profile of the graduates, educational background, nature of employment and employment history were sought in this research study. There were 90 graduates that serve as respondents in the study out of the expected two hundred seventy nine (279). A survey questionnaire was used to gather the required data.
Results have shown that the graduates are predominantly female, single, in their 20’s and residents of Cagayan de Oro City. The skills they acquired from Capitol University which they find more relevant in their employment are the communication and management skills. Almost 100% of the respondents are employed and their jobs are mostly related to their course taken in college. They landed in their jobs in less than Six (6) months and mostly stayed in their first jobs for more than a year. Most of them (32%) got their job by personal application and some (24%) by referral. They accepted their job for experience. Most of the respondents changed their job because of low salary and few sustained because of compensation and benefits. The average salary among the respondents ranges from six to ten thousand a month. Most employed respondents are in the Management and Entrepreneurship majors. The study concludes that Capitol University Business administration graduates are competent by way of employment. Almost all of the respondents are employed and their job is related in their field of specification. Usually they find jobs because they are absorbed by their employers of the on-the-job trainings. This is an implication of an effective Capitol University Business Administration curriculum. iv Based on the findings, it is proposed that more trainings and seminars be conducted by the college to enhance more the knowledge and skills of the students for an even competent graduate.

Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION

The goal of Capitol University as an educational institution is to give quality education to mould its students to become globally competitive, and to develop their intellectual, professional, and technical skills. Capitol University also desires that students are able to apply and share their knowledge and skills by serving others.
The College of Business Administration of Capitol University aims to inculcate to its students the necessary skills and knowledge that they can use in their future endeavour. The business world is on the lookout for young people who are ready for innovation and who are prepared to face the battle of surviving the challenges of the economic society. In connection with these goals, the necessity to discover the location and what has been going on with the lives of the alumni of Capitol University’s College of Business Administration is a tool that would determine whether what they learned in school has assisted them in their present career.
The goal of this tracer study is to examine the career patterns of the graduates to administer a support of assessment to the existing curriculum of Capitol University. This study helps to answer the goals of theuniversity whether their alumni has used their learning and has been fully equipped to face the reality of the business world.This research also wishes to find certain recommendations such as skills and other additional insights from the respondents that would help the college to instil to the new generation of business students.
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This tracer study is the fourth and the latest of the tracer studies conducted by each department or college of the university. The study focuses on the graduates of inclusive school years 2008 to 2009 and 2009 to 2010.

THE FRAMEWORK The framework of the study was based on the framework formulated by the Capitol University Research and Extension Office-Institute for Development Studies (CUREXO-IDS), in consultation with the research officers from the various colleges of the university (CUREXO-IDS # 30 F.C PAUROM). The framework focuses on four areas: (1) Personal Information includes present address, age, sex, and civil status;(2) Educational Attainment refers to course major, entry level skills, and year of graduation; (3) Employment profile like the present occupation, name of the company, nature of industry, place/area of work, skills and competencies acquired from the college, and whether the respondent is unemployed; (4) First Job of the Respondents in their first job after college, time span stayed in the first job, means of finding the first job, time interval before landing into the first job, relation of the course taken in college to the first job, reasons for changing job, reasons for accepting the first job, reasons for staying in the first job, and their monthly earning. The framework is presented in figure 1. Present address, age, sex, civil status
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Personal Information

Course major, entry level skills, year of graduation

Educational Attainment

(1)Employed: Present occupation, name of company, nature of industry, place/area of work, skills and competencies acquired from the college; (2) Unemployed

Employment Profile

First job after college, time span stayed in the first job, means of finding the first job, time interval before landing the first job, relatedness of the course taken in college to the first job, reasons for accepting the first job, reason for staying in the first job, reason for changing jobs, monthly earning

First job of the respondent

Figure 1 Conceptual Framework.

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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The main objective of this tracer study is to determine the career patterns of the Business Administration graduates of Capitol University specifically; the study aims to answer the following: Profile of the respondent in terms of: 1.1 present address 1.2 civil status 1.3 sex 1.4 age 1. Educational background of the respondent in terms of: 2.5 Course major 2.6 year graduated 2. Employment profile of the respondents in terms of:
3.1 employed
3.1.1 Present occupation
3.1.2 Name of the Company
3.1.3 Nature of Industry
3.1.4 Company Address
3.1.5 Skills and competencies acquired from Capitol University relevant to the present job
3.1.5.1 Communication skills
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3.1.5.2 Organizational skills
3.1.5.3 Managerial skills
3.1.5.4 Research skills 3.2 unemployed 3. First job of the respondent in terms of: 4.7 first job after college 4.8 time span stayed in the first job 4.9 means of finding the first job 4.10 Reasons for accepting the first job 4.11 Monthly earning from the first job 4.12 time interval before landing into the first job 4.13 relation of the course taken in college to the first job 4.14 Reason for staying in the first job 4.15 reasons for changing the first job

SCOPE AND LIMITATION The respondents of this Business Administration tracer study is limited to the graduates of batch 2009 and 2010 only. Business Administration graduates other than the school years mentioned are already beyond the scope of this study.
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY The importance of this study is to recognize the situation of the alumni of Capitol University specifically the College of Business Administration for the batches 2009 and 2010, to know whether the ideas they learned from the institution were utilized in their current occupation and/or their work experiences, to contribute to the Capitol University’s administration for their assessment to the alumni through gathering recommendations from the respondents in implementing improvisation to academic areas, and for the good of the future enrolees of Capitol University particularly the Business Administration.
This study will also serve as reference for future studies and will hope to inspire the faculty in upgrading their techniques in their areas of specialization by advancing academically to prepare students to actively participate in competing globally.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Alumni – the graduate of Capitol University
Assessment – the evaluation of a graduate’s achievement on Business Administration course
Communication skills – Knowledge acquired from Capitol University such as proficiency in English speaking and writing skills
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Course Major – major taken in the College of Business Administration i.e. Management entrepreneurship, Banking & Finance, Management Accounting, and Customs
Degree – the Business Administration course in general
Employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary;
Managerial Skills - Knowledge acquired from Capitol University such as financial management, organizational management, and marketing management
Research Skills - Knowledge acquired from Capitol University such as to do research
Syllabus – the outline or other brief statement of the main points of the subjects of the majors of Business Administration, the contents of the curriculum of the College of Business Administration
Technical Skills - knowledge acquired from Capitol University such as the ability to use the computer
Tracer Study – the research designed to measure the relevance of vocational training. This provides information for programmatic changes and review of training curricula.
Salary - monthly income from the first job
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Snowball — techniques where respondents are asked to refer the researchers to their co-batches to the other respondents
Unemployed - willing to work but unable to find work (F.C. Paurom)

Chapter 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE According to Escalante, Jr. et al (2005, Tracer study of the Capitol University graduates p. 36), majority responded from the year 2000-present, which may indicate that fresh graduates are staying in the vicinity of Capitol University aside from the fact that the research location is concentrated mainly in the neighboring areas of the school, where the instruments were distributed and retrieved primarily by CU Commerce students. Observed was a consistent double-digit decrease of graduates for each year-period backward from year 2000-present, which is indicative that graduates move farther to other places as years pass by after graduation. From their study, it may also reflect in the next tracer studies that fresh graduates only may be able to respond since fresh graduates apply for jobs around the city. 9
According to Mzwandile and Ocholla, a tracer study is a graduate or alumni survey that attempts to trace the activities of the graduates or previous students of an educational institution (Millington, n.d.).
Lutwana and Kigongo-Bukenya (2004) conducted a study on the appropriateness of the EASLIS (East Africa School of Library and Information Science) curriculum to professional practice in Library and Information Science field in Uganda. The purpose of the study was to establish where graduates worked, what they did, and whether their education met employers’ expectations. It further identified areas of curriculum revision. The study revealed that most graduates were employed in academic institutions, government departments, banks and NGO’s libraries, where they performed various professional activities. The study also revealed that employers complained about the lack of practical skills among the graduates, citing specialization through electives as inadequate. (Mzwandile and Ocholla)
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Kaijage (n.d.) conducted a tracer study on the skills and knowledge of B.Com graduates of the University of Dar es Salaam. The study concluded that the knowledge and skills that the graduates obtained from the university were relevant to their jobs. But it also suggested that changes should be made to the programme. There are also many other tracer studies conducted all over the Africa and the rest of the world. (Mzwandile and Ocholla)
The following statements are taken from http://selams.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/142/: According to Kumar (1991, as cited in Zainab, A. N., Edzan, N. N., &Rahman, S S.A, 2004), tracer studies are recommended to be carried at least a year after students have graduated. While, Loughbridge (1990, as cited in Zainab, A. N., Edzan, N. N., &Rahman, S. S. A, 2004) emphasized that in an ideal situation, the target graduates should not be too long on the job so as to achieve an effective tracer feedback since it is often difficult to remember courses taken up to 10 years previously.
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Besides, reasons such as those who have changed addresses, changed jobs or gone overseas may make it difficult in tracing the graduates as explained by Zainab, A. N., Edzan, N. N., &Rahman, S. S. A. (2004) in their research. Furthermore, they said that a number of those located or reached were not willing to participate. Moreover, Wylie (2003) posited that the skills organizations look for in job applicants, including recent college graduates, differ from position to position. He said that technical skills or what some would call quantitative skills are a concern or must be viewed with concern. However, interpersonal skills (or qualitative skills) are of primary importance. And finally, communication skills, to round off the top three categories of what one should look for when recruiting graduates.

Chapter 3
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design The design for this tracer study is qualitative and made use of survey questionnaire to collect data. Qualitative data is extremely varied in nature. It includes virtually any information that can be captured that is not numerical in nature (socialresearchmethods.net). The survey questionnaire includes the respondent’s personal profile, educational attainment, employment profile, and career pattern in terms of first employment and subsequent jobs. The questionnaire is based on the theoretical framework of the study and from other existing tracer studies in the university which are managed by the Capitol University Research and Extension Office-Institute for Development Studies (CUREXO-IDS).

3.2 Methodology 3.2.1 Respondents of the study There are a total of Two Hundred Seventy Nine (279) Business Administration graduates from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 based from the Capitol University Year Books and the list of Business Administration graduates of Capitol University in the inclusive years of 2009 and 2010 which was provided by the Capitol University Alumni Association. A minimum of 90 or 32% is the target number of respondents to be traced for this study.
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3.2.2 Research Instruments Used The study used survey questionnaire and Interview method. This study used stratified sampling wherein the student researchers looked-up the list of graduates from the Capitol University Yearbooks from School Years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 and the Alumni list from CUAA. The student researchers chose the graduates whom they are familiar with and those that are residing in Cagayan de Oro City and are then interviewed personally. The student researchers kept the e-mail addresses of graduates residing from far places so they will be looked up through electronic means like social networking sites, Yahoo mail, Google mail, and the like. This tracer study also made use of the snowball, semi-structured interview technique. The snowball research technique is considered fitting to this proposed study because it enables the researchers to begin the interview process with the already identified Capitol University (CU) graduates. Some identified graduates offered to help locate the other graduates to be interviewed and some referred their other batch mates. 140
3.2.3 Statistical Treatment Basic methods such as descriptive statistics and percentage are used in this tracer study. Frequency distribution is also used in this study which shows a summarized grouping of data divided into mutually exclusive classes and the number of occurrences in a class. Frequency distributions are used in this study since it can be used for both qualitative and quantitative data.

Chapter 4
PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION, AND ANALYSIS OF DATA This chapter shows all the data in tabular form with their corresponding analysis. The data analysis are findings from the survey questionnaires gathered from the Sixty-Five (65) graduates from Capitol University of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, formerly known as Bachelor of Science in Commerce, who were traced, Thirty-Seven (37) graduates who were traced but were not able to respond and the other One hundred Seventy Seven (177) graduates who were not traced. There are a total of One Hundred Two (102) students who graduated with Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Capitol University from the inclusive years of 2009 and 2010 who served as respondents of this study.

Present Address Table 4.1.1.Show that 11.5% of the total respondents from 2009 and 9.7% from 2010 are staying in Cagayan de Oro City while 1.8% from both years are staying within the municipalities of Misamis Oriental. And the remaining 13.3% of the total respondents were not able to respond through email or were not able to return the questionnaires.
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The majority of the respondents who are staying within Misamis Oriental including Cagayan de Oro City imply that they are currently working and/or settling with their families around the area. Some of those who were not able to respond through email went to foreign countries or to other regions within the Philippines to find job opportunities outside Misamis Oriental or outside the Philippines.
Table 4.1.1.Distribution of Respondents by Current Geographic Location LOCATION | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Bukidnon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Cagayan de Oro | 31 | 11.1 | 28 | 10.0 | Misamis Oriental | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.1 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.6 | 107 | 38.4 |

Civil Status Presented in table 4.1.2 is the 51.0% or half of the respondents who are still single. This may indicate that companies consider in their requirements for applicants to be single. Only 12.0% of the respondents are married and are currently working. The 36.0% of respondents held no response.
Table 4.1.2.Distribution of Respondents by Civil Status CIVIL STATUS | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Single | 27 | 9.7 | 25 | 9.0 | Married | 6 | 2.2 | 6 | 2.2 | Widow | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.7 | 107 | 38.5 |
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Sex Majority of the respondents who have found jobs immediately and are still currently working are females with 70.8% from the total respondents, while there is only 29.2% of the males or less than a half of the population of the females who are currently working. This may indicate that companies prefer female employees than male employees. A large number of the female population of respondents are tellers, and are part of the accounting and management staff. Most of the males are collectors, sales agents, and are assigned to field works.
Table 4.1.3.Distribution of Respondents by Sex SEX | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Female | 21 | 7.5 | 24 | 8.6 | Male | 12 | 4.3 | 8 | 2.9 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.6 | 107 | 38.4 |

Present Age Table 4.1.4 shows that 41.0% of the respondents are aged 20-25, and then followed by 22.0% of respondents who belong to the age group of 26-30 and only 1.0% of the respondents who are aged 31-35. This data indicates that the respondents were able to graduate on time and have found jobs immediately and it may also indicate that most jobs do not hire graduates who are aged 31-35.

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Table 4.1.4.Distribution of Respondents by Age Group AGE GROUP | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | 20-25 | 18 | 6.5 | 26 | 9.3 | 26-30 | 14 | 5.0 | 6 | 2.2 | 31-35 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.7 | 107 | 38.4 |

Course Major The data in table 4.2.1 tells that most of the graduates have preferred Management and Entrepreneurship as course major with 33.3% of them, and then followed by 19.6% of respondents who had Banking & Finance, then 9.8% who took up Management Accounting, and only 1.0% who chose Customs as course major. This indicates that there are a lot of Management & Entrepreneurship graduates who were able to work due to the fact that there are more graduates who took up this course major.
Table 4.2.1.Distribution of Respondents by Course Major COURSE MAJOR | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Banking & Finance | 9 | 3.2 | 11 | 3.9 | Customs | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Management Accounting | 6 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.4 | Management & Entrepreneurship | 17 | 6.1 | 17 | 6.1 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.7 | 107 | 38.3 |

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Year of Graduation The data in table 4.2.2 show a close number of respondents from the two inclusive years with only 0.98% comparative degree. There are 32.4% of graduates from the year 2009 that were traced and 31.4% from the year 2010. This indicates that almost all of the graduates were able to find jobs immediately after graduation. Some of the remaining 36.3% of respondents who held no response were traced from their workplaces but were not able to return their respective questionnaires due to busy work schedules. Table 4.2.2.Distribution of Respondents by Year of Graduation YEAR | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | 2009 | 33 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11.5 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.6 | 107 | 38.4 | Employment From the data in table 4.3.1, it tells that majority of the respondents are employed with 63.7% from the total number of respondents while only 2.0% are unemployed. This may mean that there is great opportunity for work for Capitol University graduates and that there is great rate of Employment around Misamis Oriental.

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Table 4.3.1.Distribution of Respondents by Employment EMPLOYMENT STATUS | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Employed | 33 | 11.8 | 30 | 10.8 | Unemployed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.6 | 107 | 38.4 |

Name of Company Employed Table 4.3.2 shows that the graduates are spread throughout the companies in Misamis Oriental. This indicates that the graduates did not apply in companies by group and have rather applied from their opted company individually. Majority of the respondents are hired in companies like banks, pawnshops, and trading/marketing companies. The sequence of the companies in the table is arranged by their natures of industry with correspondence to table 4.3.3.

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Table 4.3.2.Distribution of Respondents by Company Employed NAME OF COMPANY | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | All Certified Equipment | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | BDO | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | CebuanaLhuillier | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | Coop Bank of Mis. Or. | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Davao Rosver Pawnshop | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | FICCO | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | First Valley Inc. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Goldtown | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Landbank | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | LBC | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | LCG | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.7 | L’oreal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | MASS-SPECC | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.4 | Money Gram | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Motormate | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Motorstar Cycle | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | New Simulator Control | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | NMC Lines | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Norkis | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | One Network Bank | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Oro Graphic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | Oro Integrated Coop Bank | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Pacific Meditarranean | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Philtown Hotel | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | RD Pawnshop | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Sanford Marketing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Sportshouse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Stronghold | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Sumisho | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.7 | Supervalue Inc. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | VIP Hotel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Western Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Win Grace Dormitory | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Carewell Bio-Medical | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | CUMC | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.4 | COWD | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Dept. Of Education | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | NSO | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Provincial Capitol | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | COC-PHINMA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Capitol University | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | CUBEd | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | KFC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Unemployed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.6 | 107 | 37.2 |

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Nature of Industry The natures of industry shown in table 4.3.3 are the types of industry of the companies where the graduates are mostly hired. There are 48.0% of respondents that are hired in manufacturing, trading, business, financial, banking, personal, and storage. The remaining percentage of respondents who are hired in Medical, Government, Education, and Food Management industries are also assigned in accounting and management areas.
Table 4.3.3.Distribution of Respondents by Nature of Industry NATURE OF INDUSTRY | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Manufacturing/Trading/Business/Financial/Banking/Personal | 26 | 9.3 | 27 | 9.7 | Medical/Health | 4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Government Services | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | Education | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | Food Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unemployed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.6 | 107 | 38.4 |

Entry Level Skills The entry level skills shown in table 4.3.4 are the types of skills that the graduates were able to learn from the subjects they have enrolled in Capitol University. Research skills have the lowest percentage since Research Methodology subject or Ed 12 is a new subject offered in the curriculum of the College of Business administration.

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Table 4.3.4.Distribution of Respondents by Entry Level Skills ENTRY LEVEL SKILL | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Communication Skill | 26 | 9.3 | 23 | 8.2 | Management Skill | 26 | 9.3 | 23 | 8.2 | Technical Skill | 16 | 5.7 | 16 | 5.7 | Research Skill | 10 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.6 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 |

Length of Stay The data in table 4.4.1 shows that 34.0% or majority of the respondents have stayed from their previous jobs in a span of 1 year and up before changing their previous jobs, and then followed by 18.0% who stayed from 1-6 months, then 9.0% who stayed from 7-12 months, and only 1.0% who stayed in less than one month. This is indicative to their reasons why they have stayed or changed their previous jobs in accordance to tables 4.4.7 and 4.4.8.
Table 4.4.1.Distribution of Respondents by response to “How long did you stay in your first job?” TIME INTERVAL | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Less than One month | 1 | 0.4 | 5 | 1.8 | 1-6 months | 6 | 2.2 | 23 | 8.2 | 7-12 months | 6 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 year and up | 20 | 7.2 | 1 | 0.4 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.8 | 106 | 38.4 |

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Means of finding the first job Table 4.4.2 shows that majority of the respondents have found their jobs by personal application. It shows that 31.0% of the respondents have struggled to find jobs by themselves while 24.0% of them were recommended by somebody or through referrals. The other 7.0% of the respondents were absorbed by the company they had their on-the-job-training and others had it through job fair, or worked in their family business
.Table 4.4.2.Distribution of Respondents by Means of Finding the First Job MEANS | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Recommended by Somebody | 17 | 6.1 | 6 | 2.2 | Personal Application | 15 | 5.4 | 20 | 7.2 | Others | 1 | 0.4 | 6 | 2.2 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.7 | 107 | 38.5 |

Reason for Accepting First Job Table 4.4.3 presents that majority, 43.0% of the respondents, took their first jobs for job experience and followed by 21.6% who took their jobs because they were related to the course they took in college which is Business Administration. And 3.9% said that they lacked options. This may indicate that the respondents did not take their first jobs seriously.

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Table 4.4.3.Distribution of Respondents by Reason for Accepting the first Job REASON | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Job Experience | 22 | 7.9 | 23 | 8.2 | Related to Course taken in College | 11 | 3.9 | 11 | 3.9 | Lack of Options | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.4 | Others | 3 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.4 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 |

Monthly Earning from the first job The data in table 4.4.4 tells 36.3% of the respondents received a monthly salary from their previous jobs of P6,000-P10,000 which is way above minimum wage. This tells that majority of the respondents are earning more than what they need since most of them do not yet have their own families to support in accordance to table 4.1.2 wherein most of them are still single. There are 18.6% of the respondents who held their monthly salaries being confidential.
Table 4.4.4.Distribution of Respondents by monthly earnings MONTHLY EARNING (PESOS) | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Less than 5,000 | 1 | 0.4 | 6 | 2.2 | P6,000-P10,000 | 23 | 8.2 | 17 | 6.1 | P11,000-15,000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Confidential | 9 | 3.2 | 7 | 2.5 | Unemployed since graduation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.6 | 107 | 38.5 |

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Time interval before landing the first job Presented in table 4.4.5 is the 35.3% of respondents who waited for less than a month, followed by 16.7% who chose others which is more than a year, less than a month or right after graduation, and 7.8% of those who waited for 7-12 months. This may indicate that the respondents have found their job immediately which is in correspondence with table 4.4.1 wherein some of the respondents were absorbed by the company where they had their OJT’s or they were referred to by somebody.
Table 4.4.5.Distribution of Respondents by Response to “How long did it take you to land in your first job?” LENGTH OF TIME | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Less than 6 months | 19 | 6.8 | 10 | 3.6 | 7-12 months | 5 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.4 | others | 9 | 3.2 | 16 | 5.7 | Unemployed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.6 | 107 | 38.3 |

Relation of first job to the course taken in college Table 4.4.6 presents that 49.0% of the respondents have jobs that are related to the course they took in college while there is 13.0% whom jobs are not related to the course taken in college. This may not mean that their jobs are totally unrelated to the course they took in college but may be with the course major they chose. It may be that their course major is Banking & Finance but then they were assigned in manufacturing or trading industry.
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Table 4.4.6.Distribution of Respondents by the question “Is your first job related to the course you took in college?” RESPONSE | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Yes | 26 | 9.3 | 25 | 9.0 | No | 7 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.2 | Unemployed since graduation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 | TOTAL | 172 | 61.6 | 107 | 38.5 |

Reason for staying in the First Job In table 4.4.7, the data show that 21.6% of the respondents stayed in their first job because of the compensation and benefits, 5.9% stayed because their job offers fixed salary, 9.8% stayed because of a satisfactory human resource program of their organization, 4.9% stayed as an act of gratitude to the person who recommended them, 2.9% had other reasons, and 38.2% had not responded. This means that employees perform well and become loyal to their employers if they are given satisfactory privileges and equal treatment in the organization.

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Table 4.4.7.Distribution of Respondents by Reason for staying in the first job REASONS | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Compensation and Benefits | 11 | 3.9 | 11 | 3.9 | Fixed Salary | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.1 | Satisfactory Human Resource Programs | 4 | 1.4 | 6 | 2.2 | Act of Gratitude to the Person who Recommended | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.7 | Others | 1 | 0.4 | 17 | 6.1 | Unemployed since graduation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 |

Reason for changing the first job The data in table 4.4.8 show 17.6% of the respondents left their first jobs because of low salary, followed by 15.7% whose job expectations did not meet, then 7.8% who had other reasons, 5.9% who were unsatisfied with their job descriptions, 2.9% lacked skills that were needed in their previous job, 2.9% did not respond, and only 1.0% had a conflict with a co-worker. Majority of the respondents had several reasons for leaving their first jobs. This may indicate that the graduates were not able to adjust immediately to the nature of their jobs or they were still in the adjustment period and it may also indicate that they had less job experiences.

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Table 4.4.8.Distribution of Respondents by Reason for changing the first job REASON | 2009 | 2010 | | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FREQUENCY | PERCENT | Job Expectation did not meet | 11 | 3.9 | 6 | 2.6 | Lack of skills needed for the previous job | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.4 | Unsatisfied with Job description | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.1 | Low Salary | 10 | 3.6 | 7 | 2.5 | Conflict with a co-worker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | Others | 5 | 1.8 | 20 | 7.2 | Unemployed since graduation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | No Response | 19 | 6.8 | 18 | 6.5 | Not Traced | 120 | 43.0 | 57 | 20.4 |

Chapter 5
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

Summary The Capitol University graduates of the college of Business Administration batches 2008-2009 with thirty two (32) respondents and 2009-2010 with twenty seven (27) respondents, who contributed in this tracer study out of Two hundred seventy nine (279) graduates, who resides in Cagayan de Oro as well as places within Misamis Oriental where Capitol University is situated, are predominantly female, single and working in banks and cooperatives. They took Business Administration for the reason that this course offers a wide job opportunity that gives them assurance for employment. The skills and competencies they acquired from Capitol University which relates to their present job and is useful to their workplace are predominantly communication and management skills. The technical and research skills are poor in application in the previous curriculum of Business Administration. Most of the respondents stay for work in a short span of time and change their jobs for the reason that they have not met their job expectations and low salary. The most popular reason for accepting the job is for experience and relation to the course taken in college that will help them to enhance their knowledge and skills.
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They find their job by referral and personal application during school job fair held at Capitol University while some are absorbed after their on-the-job-training course. To those who stayed in their first jobs, their reason for staying are the compensation and benefits that their employers are offering. Moreover, almost all of the respondents traced are employed. Majority of the employed respondents are females, single, and in their 20’s. Predominantly, the graduates who are currently employed have responded that their present jobs are related with the course and course major that they took in college particularly with the entry level skills that they have acquired from Capitol University.

Conclusion All the programs from the Business Administration Department of Capitol University have been proven efficient since only a minority of the group of graduates are not employed. The graduates have used all the skills that they have acquired from their respective course majors in their fields of work. Therefore, the effort from the faculty of the Department of Business Administration was not put to waste. Although majority of the respondents suggested the department to conduct more trainings and seminars and educational tours for the current students who are enrolled in the department. The implication of this fact is that the respondents themselves were not able to experience sufficient number of trainings and seminars and educational tours in their time of study and thus they want to help the future products of the College of Business Administration of Capitol University to be prepared in full combat with the real business world. Also extracted from the findings of this study is that the graduates were not fully trained in terms of technical skills. Basically, most of them do not have enough knowledge on how to use computers and other advanced instruments of technology. Therefore, it is a must that there shall be more computer programs added in the curriculum of the college.
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Recommendation Based from the findings of this study, the respondents who were able to return the questionnaires had given a number of suggestions. Most of the respondents recommended that the College of Business Administration should conduct more trainings and seminars and educational tours for the students to prepare them to what the business world really is like. One particular respondent suggested having team building activities so that students will be able to develop interpersonal skill because these are needed in business organizations. There shall also be more English subjects to develop the communication skills of the students. Companies prefer applicants who are proficient in English and Communication. Proficiency in English and Communication also helps in advancing job position. Two of the respondents suggested adding another course major like Management Accounting since companies prefer applicants who graduated from this course major. Majority of the respondents also suggested that there shall be more accounting subjects that will focus more in actual problems rather than theories. In relation to this, the respondents have also suggested that minor subjects must be lessened. Another respondent suggested that on-the-job trainings must be related to the course. One respondent who graduated as a Student Assistant suggested that the college should offer off-semester subjects to cater students who are also Student Assistants.
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