Employability of graduates of De La Salle University (DLSU) College of Business & Economics (CBE): A comparison of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) graduates and selected non-BSA graduates (academic years 2006 to 2010)

• Main Authors: Lim, Donald V., Mongaya, Angelo Ramil A., Mun, Jun Seung, Nicolas, Jose Christopher P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2011
• Subjects: College graduates > Employment > Philippines; Occupations > Philippines; Job hunting
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/14703
• Institution: De La Salle University

The purpose of this study is to compare accounting graduates and non-accounting graduates of the College of Business and Economics (CBE) at De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU) from academic years 2006 to 2010 in terms of employment rate, relatedness of their job to their attained degree, and the length of job search before they are employed. The study will then determine if there is a difference in the employability of accounting graduates compared to other selected graduates of DLSU-CBE and to find out other factors associated with the graduates' employability. Survey questionnaires were emailed to all 1,696 graduates of Accountancy, Management in Financial Institution, Business Management, and Marketing Management from school years 2006 to 2010. Of these graduates, 11 percent replied. Survey results showed that all CBE graduates, except for those pursuing further studies, have high employability. The average duration of job search is 1.33 months with slightly more than half of the graduates were either able to find a job or establish a business in less than a month. Most graduates found jobs using personal networks. Only a few benefitted from school-initiated activities such as job postings, job fairs, and referrals. While the Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) curriculum appears to be highly relevant to the current job market, some improvements are still needed for the Business Management (BMG) curriculum. The study recommends that the university should initiate a reassessment on the relevance of the BMG curriculum as well as its activities in assisting graduates during their job search.