Greetings!

We are a group of four students from different programs in De La Salle

University-Manila, and we are currently taking up te course !ral "ommunication
#$dvanced Speec %S&''"!M() We will ave a panel discussion presentation and our
topic would *e a*out te issue of +employment discrimination+ on college graduates and
te comparison and contrast of graduates from te +,ig -+ universities %U&, $DMU,
DLSU . US/( and from scools *esides te +,ig -+) 0n line wit our topic, you ave
*een selected as a valued and knowledgea*le participant in tis pro1ect) "onfidentiality is
assured)
/ank you for willingness to participate in tis study) 0t is greatly appreciated)
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3) 4ame5 $l*ert 6irata de los Santos
7) $ge5 8-
9) Gender5 Male
-) "ompany5 6erde "ommunications and Marketing 0nc)
8) Wat are te particular skills or attri*utes tat you find in an applicant%at least -(:
Wat any e;ecutive will look for in an applicant varies from one 1o* re<uirement to
anoter) "ertain skills are necessary for certain positions wic you do not necessary
re<uire for in anoter position) =or e;ample, if you are looking for a candidate to go
up te corporate ladder in a*out 9-8 years, ten leadersip skills are important)
>owever, if you 1ust wis to fill up a position tat as no career pat in te
organi?ation, ten wat is more important is for tem to fulfill te present 1o*
re<uirement witout looking at is future in your company)
,e tat as it may, *elow are te general attri*utes tat 0 will look for in any applicant
for any position)
"ommunications skills) 0n any position, te a*ility to communicate is very
important) !ral and written communications skills) $t some point, tey will ave
to su*mit or deliver a report to upper management)
>onesty # trustwortiness) /ere are tecni<ues to determine tis during te
interview) 0f you can not trust a person, ten do not ire im)
&resenta*le) !ne need not dress e;pensively nor *e *orn wit a andsome face or
a se;y *ody to *e presenta*le) $ good interviewer can detect wo is naturally
presenta*le) Good grooming and good manners are very important during te
interview)
"ommon Sense) Unfortunately, 0 ave encountered applicants wo do not possess
common sense) ,asic reasoning or logic is important in order for a superior to
communicate wit a su*ordinate and vice versa)
@) Wat is#are te position#positions usually open for fres graduates in your
company: =res graduates can *e secretaries or assistants, tey can 1oin te marketing
or sales team or even te production team) 0 guess all entry level positions are
availa*le to all fres graduates)
A) 0s#are tere any course#s common to most graduates wo apply in your company:
0f yes, wat is it: 4one) 0 ave seen engineering graduates applying for sales
positions) !r a ,)S)Mat graduate wanting to *e a secretary)
B) Does your company ave any recruitment strategies for college students: 4one
wit tis present company *ut my some of my previous employer were actively
involved in campus recruitment)
C) 0n your opinion, wat could *e te reason#s wy graduates from te +,ig -
Universities+ %U&, $DMU, DLSU . US/( are +preferred+ *y some companies:
$gain, preference depends on te position tat needs to *e filled up) La Salle and
US/ are known to produce good graduates of communications arts, accountancy,
marketing and sciences) La Salle also as a good engineering program) 0 avoid iring
graduates from U& and $teneo) U& students always act as if tey are militants and
free tinkers) Let tem tink on teir own time) $teneans tend to attempt to
rationali?e everyting) ,y te time tey ave rationali?ed tings, te La Sallites ave
already finised te task) US/ students are also more in tune wit reality) ,ut if 0
need really intelligent people, 0 would prefer students of &amantasan ng Lungsod ng
Maynila) /ey are very *rainy)
3D) >ow do te applicantsE work performance from tese four universities fare from
tose wo ave graduated from oter scools: $re tere any significant similarities or
differences: Generally, it does not matter anymore after te first @ monts) 0 guess,
wat tey learned at ome would *e more important) /e values tat te parents
inculcated to tem early in life will *e teir ancor as tey make decisions *ot in life
and in te work environment) Four college will only get you inside te door) Wat
you do once inside depends on wat you are and wat you stand for) 6alues suc as
onesty, ard work, perseverance, integrity are not taugt in scool *ut *y your
parents, peers, coaces and teacers outside te walls of a classroom)
33) $side from te +,ig - Universities+, from wic scools does your applicants
usually come from: $lso, graduates from wic scools would *e igly-
commenda*le for work <uality and etics: &amantasan) $ssumption) University of
,aguio and oter government run universities outside manila)
37) Wat would *e te most common caracteristic#<uality do most U& graduates
from your company ave: Graduates from DLSU: Graduates from $DMU:
Graduates from US/: U& students are activist) $teneans are too pilosopical) US/
are creative) La Salle grads are *usiness-minded)
39) Gegardless of te scool were one comes from, wat would *e a scoolEs
contri*ution to an applicantEs competency:
>ow te scool pro1ects itself outside contri*utes to ow te company perceives its
graduates) 0ts all marketing and delivering a product promise)
3-) &lease rate te following categories%from 3-least important 3D-igest
importance(
$cademic performance 23D2222
';tra co-curriculars 228222
Leadersip 22C222
&unctuality 22B222
=le;i*ility 22-222
&ro*lem-solving skills 22A222
Good manners 22@222
$*ility to andle criticism 227222
Gesilience 23222
0nnovation 229222
15. In conclusion, what would be your own personal take on the
relevance of one's school to his/her employability and competence in
the workforce? Does it really matter?
It matters because when we sift through the job application forms and
resume, we also see what is in front of us. We only talk to the top 10 percent
before we move to the next 10. !ften times, the top 10 would come from
"a #alle, $teneo, %&, %#' and &amantasan.
hank you very much! "#