I. Proficiency Level of Accountancy Graduates’ College-Acquired Skills.

Table 3.1 Proficiency Level of Accountancy Graduates’ Communication Skills

n= 50

Respondents
Communication Skills
Frequency Percentage

Excellent 37 74%

Average 11 22%

Fair 2 4%

Poor 0 0%

TOTAL 50 100%

Based on the table 3.1, most of the respondents had an Expert Communication Skill

Level with 37 respondents (74%), followed by an Average Communication Skill Level with 11

respondents (22%), Fair Communication Skill Level with 2 respondents (4%), and Poor

Communication Skill Level with 0 respondents (0%). It imparts that most of the respondents had

an Expert Communication Skill Level.

Strong communication skills help in all facets of life- from work to personal life and

everything in between. All transactions arise from a business point of view. Good

communication skills are necessary to make information more accurate and quicker for others

and for you (CFI Education, 2021).

 Weighte Ran
Excellent Average Fair Poor
  d Mean k
22 66 12 0
11 33 6 0 1.55 7
Ability to speak fluently % % % %
Ability to communicate in a 14 48 38 0
7 24 19 0 1.38 12
concise manner % % % %
36 44 20 0
18 22 10 0 1.58 4
Ability to speak persuasively % % % %
Ability to present ideas using
36 38 26 0
complementing tone, facial 18 19 13 0 1.55 7
% % % %
expressions, and gestures.
Ability to foster
28 48 24 0
communication with an 14 24 12 0 1.52 9
% % % %
engaging approach
Ability to maintain the 34 36 30 0
17 18 15 0 1.52 9
audience engagement % % % %
Ability to give empathy to the 28 58 14 0
14 29 7 0 1.57 6
audience % % % %
Ability to use cultural and
38 48 14 0
intercultural awareness in your 19 24 7 0 1.62 2
% % % %
communication ideas.
Ability to write well-crafted
30 56 14 0
texts for a variety of academic 15 28 7 0 1.58 4
% % % %
and professional purposes.
Ability to present academic
papers using appropriate tone, 20 62 18 0
10 31 9 0 1.51 11
style, conventions, and % % % %
reference styles.
Ability to listen attentively and 34 54 12 0
17 27 6 0 1.61 3
reflect on what you've heard % % % %
Ability to accept feedback in a 38 56 0
19 28 3 6% 0 1.66 1
professional manner. % % %
 Table 3.2 Proficiency Level of Accountancy Graduates’ Logical and Critical Thinking

n= 50

Respondents
Logical and Critical Thinking
Frequency Percentage

Excellent 38 76%

Average 10 20%

Fair 2 4%

Poor 0 0%

TOTAL 50 100%

With the presented data, Expert Logical and Critical Thinking Skill Level had the most

respondents of 38 (76%), followed by Average Logical and Critical Thinking Skill Level with 10

respondents (20%), Fair Logical and Critical Thinking Skill Level with 2 respondents (4%) and

Poor Logical and Critical Thinking Skill Level with the least respondents of 0 (0%). These

results indicate that most respondents had an Expert Logical and Critical Thinking Skill Level.

Hiring managers are increasingly seeking employees with strong critical thinking

abilities. While it is easy to list technical proficiencies on a resume, an aptitude for critical

thinking can be more challenging to convey. So, highlighting your critical thinking skills in your

job hunt process may help you win them over (Half, 2021).
 Excellen Weighte Ran
Average Fair Poor
  t d Mean k
Ability to perform basic
54 0
fundamental tasks in a 23 46% 27 0 0 0 1.73 1
% %
computer.
Ability to recognize an
44 18 0
electronic data processing 19 38% 22 9 0 1.6 9
% % %
system
Recognizes key features of
business programs such as 66 0
15 30% 33 2 4% 0 1.63 7
spreadsheets, database % %
presentations, and Quickbooks.
Ability to use Excel to create
48 0
basic formulas with business 24 48% 24 2 4% 0 1.72 2
% %
programs.
Capable of creating,
46 0
formatting, editing, and 23 46% 23 4 8% 0 1.69 4
% %
proofreading worksheets.
Ability to process large
amounts of data using 54 16 2
14 28% 27 8 1 1.54 11
spreadsheets and other % % %
business statistical software.
Compute accurately using
business programs such as 64 2
15 30% 32 2 4% 1 1.61 8
spreadsheets, database % %
presentations and Quickbooks
Familiar with the classes of
72 10 2
transaction input controls used 8 16% 36 5 1 1.51 12
% % %
by accounting applications.
Ability to create a presentation 42 0
25 50% 21 4 8% 0 1.71 3
to show financial data analysis % %
Ability to prepare financial
36 16 0
statements using technology as 24 48% 18 8 0 1.66 5
% % %
a business tool
Ability to analyze quantitative
52 0
financial data to draw 20 40% 26 4 8% 0 1.66 5
% %
conclusions
Ability to transfer data through 54 14 0
16 32% 27 7 0 1.59 10
computer networks. % % %
 Table 3.3 Proficiency Level of Accountancy Graduates’ Quantitative Reasoning and

Computer Literacy

n= 50

Quantitative Reasoning and Respondents

Computer Literacy Frequency Percentage

Excellent 29 58%

Average 19 38%

Fair 2 4%

Poor 0 0%

TOTAL 50 100%

As portrayed by the data, Expert Quantitative Reasoning and Computer Literacy Skill Level

had the most respondents of 29 (58%), followed by Average Quantitative Reasoning and

Computer Literacy Skill Level with 19 respondents (38%), Fair Quantitative Reasoning and

Computer Literacy Skills Level with 2 respondents (4%), and Poor Quantitative Reasoning and

Computer Literacy Skill Level with the least respondents of 0 (0%). These results suggest that

most respondents had an Expert Quantitative Reasoning and Computer Literacy Skill Level.
 Weighted
  Excellent Average Fair Poor Mean Rank
Perform analytical reviews
of financial results,
proposals, and plans 16 32% 31 62% 3 6% 0 0% 1.63 3
Enable to examine the
financial condition of a
company through financial
ratios 19 38% 27 54% 4 8% 0 0% 1.65 2
Enable to project the future
value and assess the
desirability of a company 9 18% 28 56% 13 26% 0 0% 1.46 12
Capable of applying
innovative solutions to
business problems. 8 16% 32 64% 10 20% 0 0% 1.48 11
Display a healthy dose of
skepticism 7 14% 35 70% 8 16% 0 0% 1.49 10
Generate and evaluate
options prior to making
decisions. 12 24% 31 62% 7 14% 0 0% 1.55 6
Able to evaluate evidences
and correct inferences 16 32% 30 60% 4 8% 0 0% 1.62 4
Diligent in seeking relevant
information 18 36% 31 62% 1 2% 0 0% 1.67 1
Exercise sound moral
judgment in all accounting
activities. 17 34% 28 56% 5 10% 0 0% 1.62 4
Able to identify the central
issues 9 18% 34 68% 7 14% 0 0% 1.52 9
Interpret whether
conclusions are warranted
on the basis of the data
given 11 22% 33 66% 6 12% 0 0% 1.55 6
Able to make best-practice
recommendations to the
management 11 22% 32 64% 7 14% 0 0% 1.54 8