Effects of pre-career educational activities on career success of student leaders

• Main Authors: Capinpin, Jacqueline N., Malagar, Nessa Rostia C., Ong, Christian Bernard, Tolentino, Trisia Ann Joyce
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Business Administration, Management, and Operations
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/17843
• Institution: De La Salle University

This research was done to examine how pre-career educational activities affect the career success of student leaders. Specifically, this paper intended to know whether the pre-career educational activities offered by DLSU are relevant and sufficient to the past student leader's present careers and to look into possible key improvements that DLSU can implement to enhance the current curriculum of the RVR-COB. The research's independent variables are pre-carrier educational activities particularly grades, academic awards received, and degree for the academic training while position held in organization, years of service, and leadership[ style are the components of the extra-curricular involvement. Career success was measured according to extrinsic and intrinsic factors specifically, in line with the respondents job position, salary, and job position. Data was gathered through purposive sampling wherein the main respondents are previous student leaders of College of Business and Economics from years 200 to 2009. A survey was administered to these student leaders and a focused group discussion was conducted to gather data. Also, the researchers conducted a series of interviews with present student leaders and professors. Quantitative data gathered were analyzed using regression while qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. Results of data analyzed showed that Academic Training regressors, College CGPA and Academic Awards Received, are directly related to the intrinsic perspective of one's career success. However, Academic Training and Extra-Curricular Involvements do not appear to affect the Total Job Satisfaction and that there is no relationship between academic training and career success, and extra-curricular involvement and career success. Nevertheless, researchers consolidated and summarized the results of the FGD and interviews results, in which improvements on the business curriculum must be made in terms of professors, teaching technique, applicant and exposure, subjects and courses offered, and schedule. Recommendations discussed were for the academe, human resource practitioners, students, and for future researchers.