Jiselle R. de La Cruz

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A Survey on

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTANCY

GRADUATES BATCH 2012,

TRACER STUDY

I. SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

1. Name:______________________________________________________

2. Maiden Name (if Married):______________________________________

3. Home Address:_____________________________________________

4. E-mail Address:______________________________________________

5. Contact Number:____________________

6. Sex: Male Female

7. Civil Status: Single Married

8. Age:__________

II. EDUCATIONAL PROFILE

1. Month Graduated in College:

May December

Jiselle De La Cruz

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8. Co-Curricular Activities during College Days:

Organization Position Activities

9. RANKING OF CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Please rank (i.e. first, second...) knowledge, skills, and values developed

by you in your curricular and co-curricular activities.

_____ Goal Setting/Visioning

_____ Human Relation Skills (understanding and helping people)

_____ Leadership Skills

_____ Oral Communication Skills/Public Speaking

_____ Organizing/Coordinating/Monitoring/ and Networking Skills

_____ Patriotism/Nationalism

_____ Time Scheduling/Prioritizing Tasks

_____ Understanding how a government office operates

_____ Understanding/Awareness of current national issues

_____ Writing Skills

_____ Self-confidence

_____ Spiritual Values

_____ Technical Skills

10. Reason/s for taking the Accounting Degree: (You may check more than

one answer.)

1

2

3

4

5

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Good grades in the subject are

Good grades in High School

Influence of parents/relatives

Peer Influence

Inspired by a role model

Strong passion for the profession

Prospect for immediate employment

Status or prestige of the profession

Availability of course offering in chosen institution

Prospect of career development

Affordable for the family

Prospect of attractive compensation

No particular choice, no better idea

Others (Please specify):__________________________________

11. POST-GRADUATE STUDIES: Please list down advance studies you

enrolled in or you have taken after College .

Course Institution Units

Earned

Period Covered

12. What made you pursue advanced studies?

For promotion

For professional development


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13. TRAINING: Please list down all professional or work-related training

program/s you have attended after College.

Title of Training Duration Institution/Organizer

III. EMPLOYMENT PROFILE

A. Present Employment

1. Present Employment Status:

Regular/Permanent Self-employed

Temporary Freelance

Casual Unemployed

Contractual Never employed

2. If Unemployed or Never Employed please identify the reason/s why

you are not (yet) employed. (You may check more than one

answer.)

No job opportunity Health-related reasons

Family concern Advance or further studies

Other Reasons (Please specify): ___________________________

3. Position/Job Title:

Auditor Financial Accountant

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Budget Officer General Clerk

Accounting Supervisor Manager

Cost Accountant Professor


4. Tenure of Employment:

Less than 6 months

Six months to one year

One year and beyond

5. Type of Employer:

Private

Government

NGO’s

6. Name of Company (Present):______________________________

Address:______________________________________________

7. Nature of Industry: (Please check.)

Academic Electronics/Electrical

Agriculture/Environmental Government

Banking/Finance Media Food & Drink

Chemicals Legal Services

Consultancy Construction/Engineering


8. Place/Area of work: Local International

9. Other Employment Record: (Please check one of the following.)

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BBSPI

Taguig

Shared Service

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Never been employed before

Resigned/Laid off/Separate from Previous Employment

B. Waiting Time

1. Your reasons for your difficulty in seeking your first job. (You may

check more than one box.)

Economic recession/No jobs available/No vacancies

There is a strong competition

Lack of work experience

Poor preparation/training in my field

Lack of professional requirements (e.g. board exams)

No personal connections/No strong referrals

Particular about jobs to take (e.g. jobs are not along my field of

training, salary is too low)


2. When did you get your first job?

Before graduation

After graduation

Less than six months

Six months to one year

More than one year

3. How many times did you apply before you finally got your first job?

Once

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Twice

Thrice

Others (Please specify):_____________________________

4. How did you find your FIRST JOB?

Through the newspaper ads Through friends

Through job ads posted in PUP As walk-in applicant

It’s the company that called me Job referral


5. How long did it take you to land into your FIRST JOB after College?

Less than a month 7 to 11 months

1 to 6 months 1 year to less than 2 years

6. How long have you stayed in your FIRST JOB?

Less than a month 7 to 11 months

1 to 6 months 1 year to less than 2 years

7. What is/are the reason/s for staying in your FIRST JOB? (You may

check more than one answer.)

Salaries and benefits Proximity to residence

Career challenge Related to special skills

Other Reasons (Please specify):____________________________

8. What is/are the reason/s for changing job? (You may check more

than one answer.)

Salaries and benefits Proximity to residence

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Career challenge


C. Job Congruence

1. In what field was your first job?

Accounting Applications

Auditing (audit clerks, audit assistant, etc.)

Financial Accounting (bookkeeper, accounting clerks)

Budgeting (budget clerks, budget assistant, etc.)

Education (accounting professor)

With immediate computer application

Computer applications after 6-12 months

No computer applications

Non-accounting related work

General clerical work

Entrepreneurship (own-business)

Marketing

Management


With immediate computer application

Computer applications after 6-12 months

No computer applications

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2. For those whose first job was non-accounting related, was your

degree in accounting a big factor in getting the job?

Yes

No

3. In your present job, what field are you in? (Several boxes may be

marked if holding or doing several jobs at the same time.)

Accounting Applications

Auditing

Budgeting/Finance

Computer

Cost accounting/Production

Education

Financial Accounting

Management Advisory Services

Taxation


Non-Accounting Applications

Computer

Entrepreneurship

General clerical work

Marketing

Management


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4. For those whose present job is in the area of accounting

application, where do you classify your work?

Public Accounting Government Accounting

Private Accounting Accounting Education

5. For those whose present job is in the area of non-accounting

applications, what are your reasons for taking the job that is not

related to accounting?

I could not get satisfactory job in my field of training; either

the pay is low or I do not like the job available.

My training is inadequate; I could not compete with the

graduates from other universities in the same field.

There was no opening in this field which I immediately

applied for; there are no job opportunities in my field.


6. A. Was the curriculum you had during college relevant to your

JOB?

Yes No

B. If YES, what competencies learned in college did you find most

useful in your JOB? (You may check more than one answer.)

Communication Skills

Human relation Skills

Problem-solving Skills

Critical thinking Skills

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Entrepreneurial Skills

Information Technology Skills

Other Skills (Please specify):_________________________

IV. PERCEPTIONS

A. Edge and Downside

In relation to your present work, what is/are your edge(s), if any, over

graduates from other Universities? (Please check the appropriate box

using the following rating scale.)

5 - Mostly Edge 2 – Downside

4 - Edge 1 - Mostly Downside

3 - Neutral

5 4 3 2 1

1. Ability to easily get along with people.

2. Ability to quickly adjust to working

environment.

3. Ability to maximize the proper use

of time.

4. Determination to achieve and excel

leadership quality and self-confidence.

5. Good human relations/

communication skills.

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6. Connection to higher level of

management.

7. Good application of knowledge

acquired.

8. Adequate technical skills and

experience.

B. College Related Factors

Please check the appropriate box using the following rating scale.

5 – Strongly Agree 2 – Disagree

4 – Agree 1 - Strongly Disagree

3 – Fairly Agree

5 4 3 2 1

1. The College Curriculum offered is

relevant enough to help me find a job.

2. My skills and the training program

I had are appropriate for my present job.

3. The college has competent

faculty members.

4. The school facilities (classrooms,

laboratories, library, comfort rooms, etc.)

are adequate and functional

V. OTHER CORRELATIVES

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A. Reason for not taking CPA Examination

1. What are your reasons for not taking the CPA Licensure

Examination?

Financial difficulties (e.g. can’t afford to pay the review expenses)

Emotional repercussions (e.g. worried of not being able to pass the

board exam, low self confidence)

Lack of proper training for the CPA Licensure Examination

Others, please specify:_________________________

2. Did you attempt to take the Certified Public Accountant Licensure

Examination?

Yes

Enrolled in the review school but did not take the exam

Had no plan to take the exam at all

3. (If Yes) How would you rate yourself in the CPA Licensure Exam?

Excellent Not so good

Very Good Bad

Good Very Bad

4. What are your reasons for giving yourself that “rating” in the exam?

Please rank the reasons that apply to you and use no. 1 for the

reasons that are most applicable.

_____ Good academic performance and training (e.g. subjects, teachers,

books, etc.)



_____ Competent CPA Review School (e.g. Review Training offered by

the School)

_____ Self-confidence and determination

_____ Pure luck, prayers

5. Is your being a Certified Public Accountant a big help/factor in your

career?

Yes, it helps me a lot

Not at all

B. What are your career plans?

To look for the new job in the country

To look for a new job abroad

To put up a business

To pursue higher education

To enroll in a different field of study

To take government exam

No plans yet

Others (Please specify):________________________________________To be an expert in my current job

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