Republic of the Philippines

Commission on Higher Education

Urdaneta City University
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

EMPLOYMENT READINESS OF
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
STUDENTS IN A HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTION
JOHN CHRISTOPHER V. GARCES
Researcher
 Introduction
Employment Readiness is the state where the students
will be able:

• to function independently or with a little help

• to receive instruction with a level of difficulty or
engagement from a business

- (Ward, 2015)
As of July 2015, Philippine Statistics Office:
6 .5 % unemployment
21 % underemployment

National Statistics Office (2014)*

21.6 % of unemployed workers are college
graduates.

*excluding Eastern Visayas

 The Respondents

• Fourthyear BSBA students of

Urdaneta City University.
Academic year 2015 – 2016.
 Objectives of the Study
Assess the respondents based on:
• Self-sufficiency
• Soft Skills
• Understanding Stresses, and
Challenges attached to
employment.
 Methodology
Descriptive Research Method
Assessment Instrument
Five-point Likert’s Scale
Percentage
Average Weighted Mean
 Findings 1
a. 87.76 % of the respondents belonged to 19 - 22
years old
b. Three-fourths representing 70 or 71.47 composed of
female
c. Almost 97.96 % were still single.
 Findings 1
d. Activities undertaken
a. Academics.
OWM 3.93
Adequate
b. Extra-curricular Activities. OWM
3.35
Moderately Adequate
c. Linkages involvement.
OWM 3.75
Adequate
 Conclusion 1
Students of business administration are typically
young, female dominated and mostly single.
The academic activities and linkages are
adequate to augment employment readiness of
the respondent - business administration
students while moderately adequate when it
comes to extra-curricular activities.
 Problem 2
What is the level of employment readiness of
business administration students of Urdaneta
City University in the following areas:
a. self-sufficient for employment;
b. soft skill for performing the job; and
c. understanding particular stresses and
challenges?
 Findings 2
Levels of employment readiness in the different areas
are as follows:
a. Self-sufficiency.
OWM is 4.03
Ready
b. Soft Skills.
OWM 4.15
Ready
c. Understanding the Stresses or Challenges Attached
with Employment.
OWM 4.18
Ready
 Conclusion 2
The employment readiness level of the
respondents are ready to perform the
tasks and meet the challenges and stress
in the work place.
 Problem 3
Are there significant mean differences in the levels of
employment readiness of a business administration
students across the variable, age and sex?
 Findings 3
There is no significant difference between
the levels of employment readiness and
the profile variables, age and sex of the
respondents – Business Administration
students.
 Conclusion 3
The levels for employment readiness of
the respondents – Business
Administration students are the same
regardless of their age or sex.
 Problem 4
Are there significant relationship between the levels of
employment readiness of business administration
students and their profile variables, age and sex?
 Findings 4
There is no significant relationship in the
levels of employment readiness and the
profile variable – age while it shows that
there is a significant relationship
between the levels of employment
readiness and the profile variable – sex of
the respondents – Business
Administration students.
 Conclusion 4
The relationship in the levels for
employment readiness of the
respondents – Business
Administration students and
profile variable only differs in
terms of sex.
 Problem 5
What are the problems
encountered by the university in
the preparation of business
administration students for
employment readiness?
 Findings 5
Problems encountered in the preparation of the respondents for employment
readiness
a. extra-curricular: “moderately encountered”
 joining talent related activities 3.36 (chorale, drama, etc.)
 dealing personal issues 3.24 (inactive participation, tardiness, absenteeism,
etc.)
 school events 3.22 (buwan ng wika, department day, etc.)
 workshops 3.19 (mentorship, group workshops, etc.)
 field trips 3.10
 talents outside university 2.92
 school paper 2.83 (newspapers, university scribe, etc.)
 Findings 5
Problems encountered in the preparation of the
respondents for employment readiness
b. Linkages involvement: “moderately encountered”
 collaboration with other HEI’s 3.36
 exchange students inside and outside university 3.05
 parent coordination 2.86
 Conclusion 5
There are problems encountered by the
respondents – Business Administration
students in their preparation for employment
on their personal basis and on the part of the
university. However, all these problems are just
minimal in nature.
Recommendation 1

The University should undertake

regular evaluation on academic,
extra-curricular and linkages to
determine areas for improvement.
Recommendation 2
The respondent – Business
Administration students should effort to
make themselves very ready for
employment.
The business administration students
should endeavor to enhance their readiness
for employment by attending fora or
symposiums designed to enhance their
employment readiness.
 Recommendation 3
The University should endeavor to
forge linkages with firms with high
potential of recruiting and absorbing
new employees.
Other studies should be undertaken
on employment readiness pf graduating
students using other variables and wider
venue.