EMPLOYABILITY OF BS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

OF CvSU-CARMONA 2017-2018

INTRODUCTION

Spending more than fifteen years in the center of learning seems quite challenging. All of

us needs to go to school to learn how to give value, to be able to do many things, to read,

to write, to perform, to criticize and to solve mathematical operations which is very

important in our daily lives. After graduating in college, others may think that it is easy in

the outside of institute but it is only the beginning of the hardships.

Higher education are responsible in producing employable standards and to meet

the requirements for graduates ensuring them to have the ability to gain and maintain

employment that will help them in pursuing their precious dreams which they build while

spending a lot of days and time going to school.

Employability talks about a person who has a set of skills, knowledge that they

possess in their field of career and understanding in acquiring a job. It is to involve or to

use a person service to perform a work in exchange for salary. Refozar, Velasquez &

Luistro (2017) the graduates are considered as the ultimate products of higher education

who will serve the large part in our community by providing their great knowledge and

idea which they gain in institute. Managing and developing one’s employability is

responsible in every individual. The employability has become a global buzz-word:

instructors in higher education are increasingly being called to produce a highly

employable students who will help to contribute to the financial capital of the country’s

economy. By identifying gaps on the work values of the graduates could also provide an

idea on how teachers will combine their lesson and being an asset in the organization.

Being a highly qualified technical or professional skills would provide better opportunities

to be employed in the local community and abroad.

Buama (2018) stated that the higher education is universally recognized as a

fundamental building block for human development and a powerful driver for the

development of individuals which can help the society in improving health, gender

equality, peace, and stability. Tertiary education systems are generally too small to meet

the demands of rapid growth of economies. It also stated the three distinct national goals.

First, it aims to educate the youth to become more active and productive part of society.

Second, to meet and match industry demand with a competent and globally competitive

workforce. And lastly, continuing effort to reach global education standards, through

increasing the quality of human capital and productivity vis-à-vis national and economic

progress.

Over the last decade those concerned with education and employment have

been increasingly looking for an evidence that will be helpful on how they will improve

the levels of educational characteristic attainment of individuals performances in the

labour market. Enhancing the short and long-term employability potential of graduates.

The employers has surprisingly knowledge of what to expect from fresh graduates. Melink

& Pavlin (2012).

Statement of the Problem

This study aimed to know the current employment status of the Bachelor of Science

in Business Management graduates of the Cavite State University-Carmona Campus of

Batch 2017-2018.

Specifically, this study sought to answer the following problems:

1. What is the demographic profile of graduates in terms of;

1.1 age;

1.2 sex;

1.3 present position;

1.4 length of employment; and

1.5 monthly salary?

2. What is the current data of the respondents;

2.1 waiting time prior to employment;

2.2 job description;

2.3 reasons for staying in their job;

2.4 reasons of changing job;

2.5 period of staying in their first job; and

2.6 employment status?

3. What is the sector of employment of the graduates relative to the following

aspects;

3.1 private;
 3.2 public; and

3.3 government;

4. What is the respondent employment condition and their field of expertise and

position handled.

Objectives of the Study

Generally, this study aimed to determine the current employment status of the Bachelor of

Science in Business Management graduates of the Cavite State University-Carmona

Branch of Batch 2017-2018.

Specifically, this study aimed to determine the:

1. The demographic profile of graduates in terms of;

1.1 age;

1.2 sex;

1.3 present position;

1.4 length of employment; and

1.5 monthly salary;

2. The current data of the respondents;

2.1 waiting time prior to employment;

2.2 job description;

2.3 reasons for staying in their job;

2.4 reasons of changing job;

2.5 period of staying in their first job; and

2.6 employment status?

 3. The sector of employment of the graduates relative to the following aspects;

3.1 private;

3.2 public; and

3.3 government;

4. The respondent employment condition and their field of expertise and position

handled;

Conceptual Framework of the study

INPUT

Demographic profile of graduates

in terms of;
 Age;
 Sex; PROCESS
 Present position; OUTPUT
 Length of employment;
 The Current
and  Distribution of Online
 Monthly salary;
Employment Status of
Current data of the Questionnaire (Google
respondents; Bachelor of Science in
Forms)
 Waiting time prior to Business Management
employment;  Facebook Messaging
 Job description;
 Reasons for staying in
Students of Cavite
 Statistical Treatment of
their job;
 Reasons of changing job; State University
 period of staying in their
Data
First job; and Carmona-Campus
 Employment status;  Interpretation and
Batch 2017-2018
Sector of employement of the Analysis
graduates relative to the
following aspects;
 Enhanced BSBM

 Private; Curriculum
 Public; and
 Government;  Career Development
The respondent employment
Seminar
condition and their field of
expertise and position handled;
Framework of the Study (Fig. 1) The INPUT consist Demographic profile, age, sex,

present position, length of employment, and monthly salary. The PROCESS consists of the

data gathering tool to distribute the online Google Forms questionnaire by Facebook

Messaging. After the distribution is the statistical treatment of data and the interpretation

and analysis of the collected data. Lastly OUTPUT is the current employment status of the

Bachelor of Science in Business Management Graduates of the Cavite State University

Carmona-Campus Batch 2017 to 2018, Enhanced BSBM Curriculum, Career Development

Seminar.

Significance of the study

The study aimed to provide additional knowledge that will benefit the

following:

To the graduating students. This study may provide a detailed analysis of career

path that they will take. It will also enlighten their knowledge on which is the status of

employment in Bachelor of Science in Business Management.

To the faculty. This study may provide a reliable information on molding every

students into a globally competitive individuals.

To the future researchers. This study may help the researchers to enhance their

knowledge and they can use it as a reference.

To the Cavite State University Carmona-Campus. This study may provide the

significant source on making changes that will develop and improve the ability of every

students. And it will also provide information of the employability of the graduates.

Scope and Limitation

 The scope of this study will only focused on demographic profile and employment

profile of BS in Business Management major in Marketing and Human Resource

Management Graduates of CvSU-Carmona Campus Batch 2017-2018.

The researchers limited on its objectives and data that will be gather from BS in

Business Management major in Marketing and Human Resource Management Graduates

and the other course is not included.

Definition of Terms

For the purpose of understanding, the following terms are defined.

Age. It refers to the number of years that an individual is living.

Sex. It refers to the biological differences between male and female.

Present position. It refers to the current job role of the respondents into

organization

Length of employment. It refers to the numbers of years which an employee has

been employed to his/her employer providing his/her service in company.

Job description. It refers to the documentation of duties, tasks and responsibilities

of job.

Employment status. It refers to the documentation of duties, tasks and

responsibilities

Sector of employment. It refers to the employee distinction made between

businesses whether it is private, public and government.

Private. It refers to the part of national economy that is run by individuals

and companies profit is not under control of government.

Public. It refers to the part an economy and the profit is controlled by the

government.

Government. It refers to the general government that includes all

institution, state and local that is controlled by the government.

 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This section discussed various themes that are related in some way to the studies.

These prior studies helped in further understanding the study entitled,

“Employability of BS in Business Management of Cavite State University-Carmona

Campus”

Employability also determined as a collection of understandings, set of

achievements and personal traits that graduates should possess and more likely to achieve

and to success in the chosen employments. Employability benefits the graduates

themselves, the workforce, the society and the economy. Knight & Yorke (2003).

Romaniuk & Snart (2000) cited by Stokes (2013) stated that employability is a

multifaceted notion and the subject of debate in terms of what it is, how it is measured,

developed, and who is responsible for it. It is also defined as an individual’s long-term

abilty to produce a career and to succeed in labor market. It includes determining, attaining,

maintaining the skills to fulfil in work in order to obtain and retain. However the notion of

employability focus and weight placed on its innovative change. Giving emphasis on how

to prepared individuals in the fast facing economy and the world that is full of work and

increasing on globalization and technological changes, job insecurity and job displacement

while decreasing in economic expansion and job creation all at the same time.

Fulgence (2015) has conduct empirical studies about employability that

entrepreneurship education and ESDPs has high level of influence on both forms of

employment, graduates with higher level of employability, skills and competencies are
more likely and to engaged in entrepreneurial activities and meet the employers demands

in terms of productivity.

According to Saunders & Zuzel (2009) employability of the graduates is one of the

main key issue for Higher Education. This study shows a strong correlation between

employer and graduates perceptions of the relative priorities amongst employability skills.

Skills that the graduates should possess such as enthusiasm, dependability and team-

working higher than subject knowledge skill while commercial awareness, negotiation and

networking were given lowest priority. Having the expansion in HE and recent economic

downturn, there is intense competition for jobs in the graduate employment market.

Based on the study of Y.B. Datoseri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, as cited by Ramirez,

Cruz & Alcantara (2014), stated that the challenging economic situation means there is no

longer sufficient for a fresh graduate to have broad and wide knowledge in academic

subject, it is increasingly necessary for every students to gain skill which can enhance their

self as a part of competitive employment. However, the Higher Education Institutions must

be responsive to make innovative changes that will lead to better employability. Academic

Institution must tended to serve moral and intellectual development also the centers of

civilization with the fast rapid growth of economic development, giving more emphasis on

professional training that will be useful to graduates.

Higher education have been responsively producing graduates at a fairly fast rate,

although the technical expertise was not enough for educated graduates (Beretu 2018). The

findings was thousands of university graduates are not yet employed, or they end up in

industries and places which is not related in education that they’re taken up. Sadly some of

unemployed graduates owe money for the sake of their studies and no ability to repay.
Because of a stagnant economy growth it resulted to high level of unemployment and the

entrepreneurial activities have remained low and there are no expectations of a sudden turn

around for the economy.

Jackson (2013) examine the student perceptions of employability skill development

in business undergraduate programs are limited. Student buy-in is important to ensure

learners will engage with skill provision that is listed to express their idea and capabilities

coherently and to facilitate the skill they acquired to potential employer.