Araullo University

Chapter I
The Problem and Related Studies
Introduction
Accounting Technology course was a promising course
wherein the students are prepared to be responsive to the
global market by providing technical skills and competencies
in the areas of accounting and finance. This course aimed to
support the professional accountants in a business where
there

was

records

and

accounting

need

for

financial
technology

systematic

processing.
program

keeping

The

was

of

counting

objective

to

produced

of

the

highly

qualified and competent graduates that are highly employable

after graduation. The accounting technology profession was
distinguished by certain characteristics, including mastery
of particular intellectual skill, acquired by training and
education. This career might bring us to a higher standard
or

status

of

living

for

us

to

be

able

to

earn

the

opportunity abroad and earn dollars. Therefore, theres a

need to make a tracer study of the accounting technology
graduates not only to locate them but more importantly to
find out the employment status of the graduates as well as
their achievements on their job.

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tracer

study

targets

people

who

completed

their

courses and then traces where they are living and working,
whether they have reached their goals and became successful.
The current tracer study will cover the period of S.Y.
2014-2015. This study aimed to: investigate the transition
process from higher education to work; analyze the type of
work they have, satisfaction regarding their job position,
job security and the type of work; find out what factors are
important for professional success of graduates taking into
account

personal

factors

like

demographics,

work,

motivations, acquired qualification during course of study

and labor market conditions and evaluate on the basis of the
experience of graduates and if recognitions during the time
of their school took an account in finding a job.
The

sudden

graduates,

employment

competitive.
Araullo

rise

In

line

University

in

number

of

opportunities
with

to

the

educate

Accounting
for

mission

Technology

students

became

of

the

PHINMA

responsible

and

committed

citizens.
The university evaluates the means on how its graduates
shall fare with their employment scene after the training.
It

is

in

conducted.

this

respect

and

context

that

the

study

was

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Review of Related Literature of Studies

Foreign Literature
There were factors that influences the work choice of a
person addressed by multiple career development theories.
These
type,

are

Skills

Life

and

roles,

ability,
previous

Interest

and

experiences,

personality,
culture

and

families. (Onlinecollege.org, 2011)

The qualifications for accounting technician, obtained
through the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and
the Association of Chartered of Certified Accountants (ACCA)
are recognized globally, which means that work abroad is a
possibility. (AGCAS Editors,2016) Both qualifications were
widely recognized by employers and professional bodies, and
were often used as an alternative route to qualified as a
Chartered Accountant(CA).
Demographic

questions

about

gender,

civil

status,

income and more gained understanding about educational needs

and ensure school programs. It also gives a lot of great
information about certain populations (Survey Monkey, 2016)
Local Literature

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The internship program provides greater opportunity for

the

students

to

practice

what

they

have

learned

from

theories and principles. The application of their knowledge

and acquired skills would be better utilized and enhanced
through experiencing different scenarios in the actual work
environment with professionals from the same field and other
disciplines. The cognitive ability of the students could be
enhanced together with the affective domain to participate
in the diverse workforce and work as a team. (Felicen,
Ylagan & Buted, 2014).
From the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 2015
reported by Lisa Grace S. Bersales in the PS website dated
June 19, 2015, there were 6.4% or 2.679 million unemployed
graduates, while the others numbering to 7.451 million or
17.8% are underemployment. Among the unemployed, the age
group 15 to 24 years compromised 50.4% while the age group
25 to 34, 30.1%. By educational attainment, 22.2% of the
unemployed

were

college

graduates,

12.6%

were

college

undergraduates, and 33.3% were high school graduates. For

several decades, studies about college graduates revealed
that

the

graduates
market.

Philippine
more

than

educational
what

could

be

system

was

absorbed

by

producing
the

job

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Student

organizations

were

contributed

to

the

attainment of institutional goals. Being self-reliant and

economic

productive

member

of

the

community

is

mostly

achieved among the institutional goals as incorporated in

the

specific

goals

of

the

organizations

(Garcia

and

Innovation

and

Bay,2011)
Foreign Study
According

to

Ministry

of

Business,

Employment, 2016. The outlook for a career in accounting is

good, and should remain so because of growing demand for
accounting services.
In

Australia

and

New

Zealand

this

career

usually

requires a degree, but your job prospects are better with

membership

of

(CA)

Chartered

Accountants.

Becoming

one

requires work experience and some further study. Accounting

software

has

yet

to

impact

on

demand

for

experienced

chartered accountants with well-developed skills.

According to Harald Schomburg (2011), tracer study was
defined as study to trace graduates of higher education
institute.

Graduate

Surveys,

Alumni

Researches,

Graduate career tracking or Follow-up Study are other

term for it. Instead of just evaluating length of study,

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length of thesis writing time, GPA, and waiting time until

first

job

obtained,

this

study

will

also

assess

the

availability and quality of graduates. It traces in what

field the graduates work -match/mismatch, graduates first
income-one of indicator of graduates quality, and the most
important: stakeholder perception about the graduates. It
also traces what competencies graduates use most in their
workforce so it can provide information for evaluation of
higher education (curriculum improvement, for instance). We
can

say

that

keyword

of

the

result

of

this

study

was

benchmarking according the needs of the universities not

rankings
(Dr. Jinnet Fowles, 2012) The two main objectives of
this study are to: 1) provide an electronic and physical
data base of all researches and studies conducted in Tongan
education in the last 5 years, and; 2) provide data on the
employability and experiences of the graduates of the Tonga
Institute of Education (TIOE) and the Tonga Institute of
Higher Education (TIHE) that have graduated in the last five
years (2007 2011).
The study showed that graduates of both TIOE and TIHE
have very high employability status. Data has also shown
that graduates from both institutions spend minimal time in

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trying to find employment. Almost half the graduates from

TIOE

and

two-thirds

of

the

graduates

from

TIHE

find

employment within 3 months and one-fifth from TIOE and onethirds from TIHE found employment in less than 5 months.
Most graduates from both institutions were happy with their
jobs but need improvement in their skills.
A database had also been put together as reference
point for Tongan students, teachers and interested persons
recording studies and researches that are related to Tongan
education. This database can be updated regularly to help
anybody but especially the students at both TIOE and TIHE.
We

examined

the

relationship

of

several

respondent

characteristics to other variables. These characteristics

included: gender, age (condensed into three categories),
year of graduation, qualification (certificate or diploma),
and

whether

or

not

the

respondent

had

been

in

paid

employment before entering TIHE.A key question posed in the

questionnaire is whether or not the respondent is currently
in paid work. Graduates who received a certificate (rather
than a diploma) were less likely to be currently paid (53%
vs. 86% respectively).
On the "Number of employed and unemployed", (Diestro,
2013), most of the graduates were employed on the course

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they finished while those who did not land a job mentioned
the following reasons: busy as housewives and some pursue to
higher studies (Masteral and Doctorate).

Local Study
According to, Levy (2011) the following is based on the
findings of her tracer study on the employment status of the
graduates of Polytechnic University of the Philippines-QC
(PUPQC) S.Y 2004-2005 that (1)The Government especially the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) should pursue all the
graduates to take professional examinations for them to be
able to land an eligible type of job and to heighten its
mandate

to

regulate

and

supervise

the

practice

of

the

professionals who constitute the highly skilled manpower of

the country and for the Department of Labor in Employment
(DOLE) in strengthening their mandates and coordination of
their response to critical issues in Philippine Employment
and

Job

Markets;

Philippines

(2)

Quezon

The

City,

Polytechnic

University

Administrative

of

the

Officials

to

organize seminars, symposium, lectures and trainings to the

graduating students of the university focusing in finding
jobs

after

departments

college
of

the

and

through

government

and

channeling
other

to

other

companies

for

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helping the graduates finding their jobs after graduation;

(3) The parents should fully support their children from
studying in their bachelors degree up to finding their
careers after graduation; (4) The graduates should aim for
reaching higher job position in their respective jobs, for
them to be able to be honored that they are competing in the
world of professionals with excellence; and (5). The future
researchers of the same study should have all the drive to
trace the graduates in timely and systematically manner for
them to arrive in a very satisfactory result.
In

the

Accounting

Philippines,

Technician

is

one
to

of
pass

the

qualifications

the

exam

to

for

become

Certified Cost Accounting Technician (CAT). Civil Service

Examination are conferred a civil service eligibility, a
basic

requirement

for

entrance

to

government

service.

Learning in school isnt enough, we should be practical and

dont stop learning. (K.B. BS Accounting Technology; 2014).
PUP said that those who do not wanted to take the
pressure of BSA program and do not want to take the CPA
board exam, the said program(BSAT) was only to equipped the
students

with

Accounting

(pinoyexchange.com)

Education

and

work

abroad.

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Conceptual Framework

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1. General Profile:
1.1 Gender
1.2 Civil Status
1.3Current Address
2. Educational Background:
2.1 Highest Educational
Attainment
3. Employment Data:
3.1 Employed/ Unemployed
3.1.1 Reason/s for not yet
unemployed
3.1.1 Present Employment Status
3.1.2 Present Occupation
3.1.3 Place or Area of work
3.1.4 Waiting Time for the
Graduate to Land on their First Job
3.1.5 Job level position
3.1.6 Initial Gross Monthly
Earnings

Figure 1 Conceptual Framework

Employment
Status of
the
Graduates

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Figure 1 shows the Conceptual Framework of the study.

It consists of three parts. The first part was the General
profiles

of

the

respondents

including

the

gender,

civil

status and current address determining the whereabouts; The

second

part

was

the

Educational

Profiles

concerning

the

highest educational attainment of the respondents. The Third

part

was

the

employment

data

consisting

of

the

present

employment, reason/s for unemployment, present employment

status, present occupation, place or area of work, waiting
time for the graduates to land on their first job, job level
position and initial gross monthly earning.
These variables would determine the employment status
of the graduates.

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Statement of the Problem

The study aims to determine the employment status of
the

graduates

of

Bachelor

of

Science

in

Accounting

Technology at PHINMA - Araullo University from School Year

2014

to

2015.

Specifically,

it

sought

to

answer

the

following:
1. What is the general profile of BS Accounting Technology
graduates batch 2014 - 2015 in terms of;
1.1 Gender;
1.2 Civil status;
1.3 Current Address;
2. What is the Highest Education attained by the graduates?
3. What is the employment data of the graduates in terms of
the following:
3.1 Employed/ Unemployed
3.1.1 Presently Employed
3.1.2 Reason/s for Unemployment
3.1.3 Present Employment Status
3.1.4 Present Occupation
3.1.5 Place or Area of Work

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3.1.6 Waiting Time for the Graduate to Land on

their First Job
3.1.7 Job level position
3.1.8 Initial Gross Monthly Earning
Significance of the Study
The

study

Accounting
University

regarding

Technology
Batch

2014

the

employment

Graduates
-

2015

of
were

status
PHINMA

important

of

B.S.

Araullo
to

the

following:
School - It will be an important material for them, to
detect the reason why many BSAT graduates are unemployed and
know the different problems they experienced in attaining
the employment. This will be a good material to evaluate the
schools quality of education and attaining and determining
its goals in giving a quality of education necessary for the
employment of the graduates.
Accounting

Technology

Students

The

result

of

the

study will serve as their inspiration in attaining their

goals in life, to lessen the experiences they will attain
based on the experiences of the graduates in seeking for
their future employment.

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Graduates - This will serve as their voice in giving

all their experiences, their hardship on finding a job, so
that readers and future teachers will be guided in seeking
better alternatives in minimizing the problems they will
face in their employment.
Future Researchers - The data in the study will serve
as their future reference when they conduct a similar study.
Scope and Limitation
This tracer extends to the graduates who finished their
course from April 2015 and October 2015 at the PHINMA
Araullo University. The researches delimit the program of
concerns into Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology.
Areas

being

considered

for

every

graduates

were

their

personal qualities, academic factor and employment factors.

The

focus

contentions

of
of

the

investigation

tracing

the

is

graduates

centered
employment

on
and

the
on

whether their acquired skills and competencies during their

college were significant and relevant to their occupations
upon employment.

Definition of Terms

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Job Markets - is not a physical place as much as a

concept demonstrating the competition and interplay between
different labor force.
Chartered Accountants - work in all fields of business
and

finance,

including

audit,

taxation,

financial

and

general management.
Accounting
business

and

Technology

financial

is

affiliated

accounting,

but

it

with

both

studies

these

topics at a less advanced level than a full business or

accounting program would.
Certified

Accounting

Technician

(CAT)

is

an

assessment that provides a strong foundation of knowledge in

finance and accounting knowledge that is needed to perform
on accounts-support role and that you are capable of working
at a technician level.
Internship

provides

greater

opportunity

for

the

students to practice what they have learned from theories

and principles. Applying their knowledge and acquired skills
to

utilize

and

enhance

their

knowledge

in

different

scenarios in the actual work environment with professionals

from the same field.

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Chapter II
Reasearch Methodology
Research Method
The researchers used a descriptive research design in
this study. (The Association for Educational Communications
and Technology, 2011) The term descriptive research refers
to the type of research question, design and data analysis
that will be applied to a given topic. It tells What is
while inferential statistics try to determine the cause and
effect.

It

also

attempts

at

establishing

some

type

of

comparison or contrast and tries to discover relationship

between non-manipulated variables.
Respondents of the study
The samples were identified using Total Sampling; It is
a type of sampling technique that involves examining the
entire population because the size of the population that
the

researcher

is

interested

was

very

small.

All

the

population will be qualified as a respondent.

Locale of the study

The study was conducted at Phinma - Araullo University,

Graduate School.

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Pamantasan ng Araullo (formerly Araullo law school) was

established in 1950. It is named after Hon. Manuel
Araullo, second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the Philippines. After that the PHINMA Groups entry
into

the

education

sector

began

when

it

acquired

Araullo University in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija in 2004.

Materials and Instruments
NUMBER OF
GRADUATES
April 2015
BS ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY
140
October 2015
BS ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY
27
Total
167
The primary instrument used by the researcher was a

SCHOOL YEAR GRADUATED

COURSE

survey questionnaire. The questionnaire was composed of 3

pages

consists

profile,

of

questions

educational

profile

regarding
of

the

the

demographic

respondents,

their

employment status and questions seeking their reason why

they

are

unemployed.

While

the

secondary

data

used

was

obtained from Center for Student Development and Leadership

in

PHINMA

Araullo

University.

The

type

questionnaire are checklists and fill-up form.

No. of BSAT Graduates

Data Collection

of

survey

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In the first phase of the study, names and contact

information of the graduates of April 2015 and October 2015
was obtained from the Center for Student Development and
Leadership. Total sampling was used.
Survey questionnaires was adapted from previous studies
to

get

the

specific

data

from

the

graduates.

The

questionnaires disseminated consists of five pages

Informed the other graduates through the use of mobile
phones, Facebook and E-mail.
Data Analysis
The total population is 167. The researchers used Total
Sampling to get the response rate of the respondents. All
the graduates of the Bachelor of Science and Accounting
Technology (BSAT) Batch 2014 2015 was a representative.

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PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

This chapter presents the essential data related to
general information, educational background and employment
status

of

the

respondents.

It

also

includes

the

presentation, analysis and interpretation of the gathered

data by the researchers.
A. General Information of the Respondents
Table 1: Gender of the Respondents

Male
Female
Total

Frequency

Percentage

(F)

(%)

21
96
117

17.95%
82.05%
100.00%

The Table 1 shows the gender percentage on the totality

of the respondents. Out of 117 respondents, 21 are male
(which

constitutes

constitutes

17.95%)

82.05%).

and

96

Generally,

are

female

Accounting

Technology

Graduates are dominated by female.

Table 2: Civil Status of the Respondents

Single

(which

Frequency

Percentage

115

98.29%

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Married
Total

2
117

1.71%
100.00%

Shown in Table 2 are the percentage of the Civil Status

of the respondents. Out of 117 respondents, 115 or 98.29%
are single and 2 or 1.71% are married. Most of the graduates
are still single.

Table 3: Location of Residence

Local Country
Foreign Country
Total

Frequency
113
4
117

Percentage
96.58%
3.42%
100.00%

Table 3 shows the current location of the residence of

the respondents. Out of 117 respondents, 4 or 3.42% are now
in foreign countries. On the other hand, 113 or 96.58% are
still here in the Philippines.
B. Educational Background of the Respondents
Table 4: Highest Educational Attainment

BSAT
BSA
MPM
ABM
Total

Frequency
113
12
1
1
117

Percentage
86.32%
10.26%
0.85%
0.85%
100%

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Table 4 shows the highest Educational Attainment of the

Graduates. Out of 117 respondents, 104 or 86.32% did not
pursue further studies. Only 12 or 10.26% pursue their BS in
Accountancy, 2 or 1.71% pursue their Master in Business
Administration, 1 or 0.85% of them pursue Master in Public
Management

and

or

0.85%

pursue

Associate

in

Business

Management.

C. Employment Data
Table 5: Employed and Unemployed

Employed
Currently Unemployed
Never Employed
Total

Frequency
84
28
5
117

Percentage
71.80%
23.93%
4.27%
100.00%

The Table 5 shows How many are employed and unemployed

respondents. Out of 117 respondents, there are 84 or 71.80%
employed, 28 or 23.93% are currently not employed and 5 or

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4.27%

are

never

been

employed

after

they

graduated.

Therefore, most of the respondents already have their job.

Table 6: Reasons for being unemployed

Reviewing for CPA

Studying BS Accountancy
Find another job because

Frequency
12
3
3

Percentage
36.36%
9.09%
9.09%

of low salary
Health and Personal

9.09%

Concerns
No Answer
Total

12
33

36.36%
100%

Table 6 Shows the Reason/s for being unemployed. 12 or

36.36% said that they are reviewing for upcoming CPA Board
Examination. 3 or 9.09% are Studying for BS Accountancy. And
also 3 ore 9.09%, finding another job because their recent

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job has a low salary. 2 respondents are sick so they have to

resign. And only one decide to resign on her previous job
because she is caring her father who is sick. 12 or 36.36%
did not respond on this question.

Table 7: For Employed: Present Employment Status

Frequency
53

Percentage
63.10%

Technical or

24

28.57%

Supervisory
Managerial/

2.38%

Self Employed
Others: Client

1.19%

Relation Assistant
No Answer
Total

2
2
84

2.38%
2.38%
100.00%

Rank/Clerical
Professional,

Executive

Table 7 shows the Present Employment Status. Out of 84

employed respondents, 53 or 63.10% are Rank/Clerical. 24 or
28.57% of them are Professional, Technical or Supervisory.
Managerial/Executive, Others: Client Relation Assistant and

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No Answer has 2 respondents or 2.38%. And there is only 1

respondent specified that she is self-employed.

Table 8: Waiting Time for the Graduate to Land on their

First Job

Less than a week

Less than a month
Less than a year
One year
Total

Frequency
22
37
20
5
84

Percentage
26.19%
44.05%
23.81%
5.95%
100.00%

The Table 8 shows the Waiting time of the Graduate to

Land on their First Job. The biggest percentage of the
graduates with 37 respondents or 44.05%, land on their first
job in less than a month. Followed by less than a week, with
22

respondents

or

26.19%.

Less

than

year

has

20

respondents or 23.81%. Lastly the graduates who land on

their first job in one year has 5 respondents or 5.95%
percentages.

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Table 9: Present Occupation

Accountant
Accounting Analyst
Accounting Assistant
Accounting Clerk
Accounting Officer
Accounting Staff
Accounting Supervisory
Admin Assistant
Audit Associate
Auditor
Bookkeeper
Branch Policy Writer
Clerk
Client Relation Assistant
Customer Service Associate
Development Management Officer
FOREX Accountant
Instructor
Internal Audit Staff
Job Order
Junior Auditor
Loan Processor
Municipal Accountant
Night Auditor
Office Clerk and Sales Associate
Operations and Liquidity Associate
Part time Teacher and Manager
PhilHealth Clerk
Private Employee
Regular Associate
SB Clerk
Sales and Marketing Manager
Secretary/Administrative
Senior Head Office Accountant
No Answer
Total

Frequency

Percentag

3
2
6
8
1
10
1
1
1
4
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
84

e
3.57%
2.38%
7.15%
9.52%
1.19%
11.90%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
4.76%
11.90%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
1.19%
16.67%
100.00%

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Table

shows

the

different

occupation

of

the

respondents. The biggest percentage is from the respondents

who did not answer this question with 14 or 16.67%. Most of
them

are

Bookkeepers

and

Accounting

Staffs

with

10

respondents each or 11.90% respectively, the next occupation

to dominate the 3rd largest number of respondents is the
Accounting

Clerk

with

respondents

or

9.52%,

then

Accounting Assistant with 6 respondents or 7.15%, next is

Auditor with 4 respondents or 4.76%, Accountant with 3 or
3.57%, Accounting Analyst with 2 or 2.38% and the rest of
the

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occupation

respectively.

These

has

respondent

are

Accounting

each

Officer,

or

1.19%

Accounting

Supervisory, Accounting Assistant, Audit Associate, Branch

Policy Writer, Clerk, Client Relation Assistant, Customer
Service

Associate,

Development

Management

Officer,

FOREX

Accountant, Instructor, Internal Audit Staff, Job Order,

Junior Auditor, Loan Processor, Municipal Accountant, Night
Auditor, Office Clerk and Sales Associate, Operations and
Liquidity Associate, Part Time Teacher/Manager, PhilHealth
Clerk,

Private

Employee,

Regular

Associate,

Sales

and

Marketing Manager, SB Clerk, Secretary/Administrative and

Senior Head Office Accountant.

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Table 10: Monthly Salary

Php 10,000 to less than Php 20,000

Php 20,000 to less than Php 30,000
Php 30,000 to less than Php 40,000
Php 40,000 and Above
Total

Frequency
74
6
3
1
84

Percentage
88.10%
7.14%
3.57%
1.19%
100.00%

The table 10 shows the Monthly Salary. Most of the

respondents has of Php 10,000 to less than Php 20,000 salary
with a number of 74 respondents or 88.10%. 6 or 7.14% of
them has Php 20,000 to less than 30,000 monthly salaries and
3 or 3.57% has Php 30,000 to less than Php 40,000. There is
only 1 graduate who have her salary of Php 40,000 and above.

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Table 11. Competencies acquired Relevant to their job

Frequency

Rank

Communication
Skills

69

Human Relation
Skills
Entrepreneurial
Skills
Information
Technology Skills
Problem-solving
Skills
Critical Thinking
Skills
No response

57

30

57

63

60

Table 11 shows the results of the survey conducted by

the researchers based on competencies acquired relevant to
their job. Most of graduates acquired communication skills
with 69 out of 84 respondents. 63 out of 84 respondents
acquired problem-solving skills. Critical Thinking skills is
in rank number 3 with 60 respondents. While human relation
skills and Information technology skills are both in the 4 th
place with 57 respondents. The entrepreneurial skills have
30

respondents

questions.

out

84.

And

did

not

respond

to

this

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Chapter IV
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary
This study will look mainly on the A Tracer Study
in

the

Employment

Status

of

Bachelor

of

Science

in

Accounting Technology Graduates, Batch 2014-2015 in PHINMAAraullo

University

which

is

composed

of

117

graduates;

researchers will seek graduates in the use of social media

such as Facebook, emails, and mobile phones to know their
current location.
This

study

used

descriptive

type

of

research

and

questionnaires will be the main tool in obtaining the data

needed in the study. This study will be conducted during the
year 2016-2017.
Specifically,

it

sought

to

answer

the

following

questions:
1. What is the general profile of BS Accounting Technology
graduates batch 2014 - 2015 in terms of;
1.1 Gender;
1.2 Civil status;

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1.3

Current Address;

2. What is the Highest Education attained by the graduates?

3. What is the employment data of the graduates in terms of
the following:
3.1 Employed
3.1.1 Presently Employed
3.1.2 Present Employment Status
3.1.3 Present Occupation
3.1.4 Place or Area of Work
3.1.5 Waiting Time for the Graduate to Land on
their First Job
3.1.6 Job level position
3.1.7 Initial Gross Monthly Earnings
3.2 Unemployed
3.2.1 Reason/s for not yet employed

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General Information of the Respondents

Majority of the respondents or 82.05% who participated
in this investigation are females while there are only 21 or
17.95% are male. Generally, Accounting Technology Graduates
are dominated by female. 115 or 98.29% of the respondents
were

single

while

on

the

contrary,

only

or

1.71%

of

graduates are married. In terms of their current location,

113 or 96.58% of the graduates are still in the Philippines
and 4 or 3.42% are already migrated on abroad.

Educational Background of the Respondents

Based on the findings, 117 respondents, 101 or 86.32%
of the graduates did not pursue further studies. Only 12 or
10.26% who pursue their BS in Accountancy, 2 or 1.71% pursue
their Master in Business Administration, 1 or 0.85% of them
pursue Master in Public Management and 1 or 0.85% pursue
Associate in Business Management. Twelve (12) respondents
stated that they graduated in both the course of Bachelor of
Science in Accounting Technology and Bachelor of Science in
Accountancy making them a double degree holder.

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Employment Data of the Respondents

The findings revealed that 71.80% of the respondents
are currently employed, 23.93% are not employed now and
4.27% are never employed. The primary reasons of the 12 or
36.36%
because

of

the

they

respondents
are

who

reviewing

for

are
the

not

yet

employed

upcoming

CPA

is

board

examination.
Out of 84 employed respondents, 53 or 63.10% of them
are in the position of Rank/Clerical and another big percent
is

Professional

Technical

or

Supervisory

with

the

total

percent of 28.57 or 24 respondents. The biggest percentages

of the graduates which is 37 or 44.05% land on their first
job in less than a month. Another chunk of graduates has
10,000 to less than 20,000 salaries with a number of 74
respondents out of 84 with 88.10%. While there is only one
graduate who has the highest salary with 40,000 and above.
Based

on

the

graduates

answer

in

number

15,

most

acquired skills in the workforce is communication skills

which is answered by 69 out of 84 respondents. And the least
skills that the respondents didnt find useful in their
workforce

is

entrepreneurial

skills

with

30

out

of

84

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respondents.

As

to

the

present

occupation

of

employed

respondents, majority are Accounting staff and bookkeeper

which are both comprised of 11.90%.

Conclusions:
On the light of the findings of the study, researchers
conclude the following:
1. The findings reveal that the General Information of the
respondents were mostly female, single and living in
the Philippines.
2. Generally, the Accounting Technology graduates did not
pursue further studies because most of them are tied
with their work.
3. However,

there

are

BSAT

graduates

who

are

not

yet

employed when the survey was administered. The reason

why they are still not employed is the fact that they
are reviewing for Examination for CPA licensure.
4. Based on the findings of the employed respondents they
are

mostly

working

in

the

Philippines

and

the

respondents who work abroad are basically who have the

highest monthly salary.
5. The respondents of Rank/Clerical find their job in just
less than a week has 15 respondents and 19 respondents

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from less than a month. All in all, it takes almost a

month for all Rank/Clerical respondents to find a job.
6. Only few respondents chose to work abroad. Because of
the

higher

salary

offered

rather

than

here

in

the

Philippines.

Recommendation:
Based on the result of findings and conclusions of
the research, the following recommendations were formulated:
1. The

University

students

to

should

focus

prepare

in

all

finding

the

job

graduating
before

the

graduation, by the help of our Center for Student

Development and Leadership.
2. Graduates should take professional examinations like
Certified

Accounting

employability
license

that

abroad
can

Technician

or

Civil

easily

for

Service

help

them

higher

to

have

find

work

especially in the government. Its better for the

graduates

to

pursue

further

study

for

promotion

opportunities.
3. All the BS Accounting Technology Students should be
given seminars and trainings to enhance or train

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them

to

become

equipped

for

any

Job

Position

available for application.

4. The Placement Officer of PHINMA - Araullo University
should be proactive in terms of partnering with a
lot

of

institutions

for

the

possible

employment

opportunities of the graduates.

5. Classroom Management must apply different competency
skills to hone the students in terms of Information
Technology Skills and Human Relation Skills.