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Introduction
This is the first part of Chapter 1 and it contains of the rationale and
of the problems, significance of the study, scope and delimitation of the study,
with good background and skilled person that can be an asset to the company.
Employers are critical when selecting the best employees for the
what is it now in this world of globalization, employers are challenge to get the
best applicants that will keep survive the companies in this global market place.
Choosing the best graduates can also affect what universities or business
schools they have graduated. If the school is known to produce graduates who
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are ethical and responsible to become a leader and good employee. This can
also affect the credentials of the graduates if the schools created the best
graduates that would fit the choice of the employers. Also, the basis of the
employers on business graduates, are their past employment. But for fresh
For addition, in finding the right candidate for the position, a job analysis
employer to determine the right person for the specified job, which includes
Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine what are the employer’s
Theoretical Framework
business graduates, for they already have acquired some abilities and skills,
both soft and hard skill which could be a solid understanding into their
learnings on how business world works. This for the employers, will be an
advantage for the business graduates as it demonstrates that they have what it
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The Human Capital Theory of Becker (1964), as cited by Ross (2015) in
an article entitle “What is Human Capital and how is it used?”, in which he said
relates to training and in hiring process. The theory refers to aggregate stock of
of the employers.
qualities and skills that a business graduates must possess in order to prove
employer are a guide for them to be able to select the best candidates for the
position.
has been one of the subject of the employer in hiring and selecting an employee.
It is one of the most important factor that business graduates need to possess
best employees that can be the greatest asset of a firm. Mostly employers
looking for business graduates are with strong business acumen, good
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INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT
Statement of
communication the
abilities. On the other hand, employers tend to hire employees
Problem
What is the profile of
who have greater opportunities in career progression, and who are dedicated to
the respondents as to;
Form of business
Size training and skills development for being ambitious with clear potential
of the enterprise
Business type
Years of operation
What is the preferred
source of recruitment
and selection of
business graduates in
terms of:
Internal sources
External sources
What is the degree of
importance of preferred
skills and qualities of Descriptive
business graduates as
to: Research
General skills Method Using
Personal qualities Survey
Specialized skills Questionnaire
Determine the
Employer’s Preferences
in Hiring Business
Graduates
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Figure 1.
Research Paradigm
The Conceptual Framework
The research paradigm shows the input or information needed for the
study which are the profile of the respondents: forms of business, size of the
sources and external sources and the degree of importance of preferred skills
and qualities business graduates as to: general skills, personal qualities and
specialized skills. The paradigm also shows the process or the method the
researchers will be doing to gather the information and the expected output of
the study. The method the researchers will be using is the descriptive research
method using survey questionnaire and the expected outcome would determine
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Significance of the Study
The result of this research study would hopefully be beneficial for the
Employers, this study could help the employers to select the best
what are the preferences that an employers of the company find for and to
student to gain more knowledge on how employers recruits and selects best
This study is about the employer’s preferences in hiring business graduates and
it will focus on the employers in their respective companies. It will also be based
on the certain standards placed down by the research such that the
respondents have meaning for the data collected. The researchers delimiting the
study within the area of Dagupan City. The study will be conducted by the
Definition of Terms
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Organization, a social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a
need or to pursue collective goals, but in this study, companies that need
recruiting employees with good background and skilled person that can be an
Employer, a person or institution that hires employees, but in this study, is the
person that is responsible in hiring business graduates that will fit for the
Applicant, a person who applies for something, especially a job, but in this
study, is the business graduate who will be the one of the focus of this study.
Recruitment, a process of finding and hiring the best qualified candidate for a
job opening, but in this study, it is the method to find business graduates and
what skills, qualities and abilities they need to be qualified for the position.
and government worldwide, but in this study, it is the reason why employer
need to be competitive and must have strategic plan when finding business
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Job Analysis, process of gathering and analyzing information about the content
and the human requirements of job as well as which job to be perform, but in
this study, this is one of employer’s tool in finding and selecting a business
graduates that has ability, skills and qualities for the position needed for the
company.
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Chapter 2
information in building the foundation of the study which are gathered from
Foreign Literature
assessing performance is focused on the present it will tell you how well a new
business graduates can perform the role today. In his study, he mentioned that
the ability to be successful in a role that goes beyond the business graduates
current responsibilities and also potential is all about what’s ahead and how
the persons or the business graduates soon will perform the knowledge or the
Mary Scott (2019), the founder of the Scott Resources Group, a research
and consulting company in West Hartford, which also cited Hirsch, coined out
that companies that plan to convert interns into the full time employees need to
bring the same rigorous criteria to their hiring of interns as they do in hiring
new graduates for entry level positions. Both employers and business graduates
Employers Want from Business Graduates”, stated technical skills can be learn
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on the job or in school, but the soft skills are more challenging to get right.
Future employees need to have both technical and soft skills to get their
that their employability rises when they have completed an internship or work
involved in the student competitions, or give all of their time, energy and also
their effort. Employers wants work ready graduates who have the basic people
Alex Vanover ( 2016) ,in his article about employer’s choice, whether they
shows risks and potential to be qualified for the position they are applying for,
The study written by Lizzi Hart (2019) that through the ten reasons why
you should hire a recent graduate the first was they’re keen to learn and
progress in order to do this you need to show your working hard as a business
graduate you need to impress employers than ever before, next they will take a
lower salary, because competitive salary for a graduate within the business
area or industry will be enough for them, they have different outlook, they’re
willing to adopt because this is their first job they will want to impress, they’re
clean slate, they’ll question the way things work, they have market knowledge,
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multitasking and they have competitive backgrounds. Yes all of the mentioned
workers, MBA and has professional licenses expect a deserving pay for the
years in order to develop their skills unlike from a newly graduates who expects
company, new graduates can easily be train and adapt for basic system and
However, for the experienced worker, has difficulty in adapting the system for
because of what they established in their methods they have gain their past
work.
employer decide in who to be hire. She tackles in the article that supervisors
on which inside it is the preferred qualifications that must be met and will the
basis of the graduates’ jobseeker. On the hiring process, the selection criteria
which includes the skills, qualities and specialization will be used by the
candidates.
it will be one of the strength of the company. Also, employers will be able to
verify that an applicant has met the certain degree and knowledge that is stated
on the form.
Local Literature
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In an article by published Jobstreet Philippines entitled “PUP top
employer’s choice survey” in 2016, they conducted a survey for fresh graduates
to the 550 companies. The result shows that PUP fresh graduates top the
survey where most of the companies prefer to get employees. According to their
findings, PUP graduates has the potentials that companies look for in an
graduates for they are very hardworking and eager to learn, often going extra
mile on task vested to them. In this survey, it shows that most of the company
consider the school where applicants are graduated in. But most of the
employers still look for the skills that a graduates possess. As the manager of
Jobstreet Philippines, Philip Gioco say that as long as the applicant is willing to
learn and to be trained, is flexible and has a good behavior, employers will
prefer them. The researchers believe that for fresh graduates, employers not
also look for the qualities and skills, employers also value experience or
previews internship, in which their applicant had learn so many things on how
is work to be done as they face the real work and more confident to job hunting.
are looking for when hiring fresh graduates. These skills are good attitude and
The researchers believe that having these skills, will be the key and
armor of the of the fresh graduates as these qualities and skills are what really
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looking for by the employer. And having the mindset and confidence and
proving it to the employer that they are right person for the job they are
seeking.
Foreign Studies
knowledge, soft skills factors, personal abilities, and working within groups.
They found that these factors help the business to grow more in a competitive
type of business, that’s why employers are more preferred to the applicants who
has a work-experienced, who can apply theories into a reality, who has
leadership skills that can build a better path and good benefit contribution to
their company.
for employers to attain best talent and good employment and at the same time
are now looking for those applicants graduated having a business degree who
will able to meet the existing competition and survive in the global market
place. This study basically reveals the preferences of the employers in terms of
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in the Bangladesh. On top of that, this study helps the graduates for them to be
this study employers look for people who are flexible and adaptive, willing to
learn on the job, have a have a communication to team players and also exactly
According to Penny Loretto (2019), employers are not just looking for the
skills, also they look for a graduates’ jobseeker who have the personal values,
internship for the students is needed. With the help of the company,
supervisors and managers, the internship of one’s student must get meaningful
learning meaningful experience and become better and productive interns. This
any company.
having strong self-confidence, and loyalty, will determine your chance and
success to be chosen by the employer and will become part of the company your
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Local Studies
report in which employers are looking fresh graduates who has the potential to
be a team player. Employers now claim that aside from an applicant’s attitude
or work ethic, they also place more consideration on communication skills and
conducted a survey involving 503 employers from various parts of the country
in February 2018 as part of its annual Fresh Graduates Report. Based on their
work experience. This shows that more and more employers are opening their
Business Graduates in Rizal in which that employers are satisfied with the
graduates’ who have positive attitude, ability to understand and take direction,
integrity and customer service skills. Based on the survey, 90% of the
employers tend to look for the people who are flexible and adaptive, willing to
excellence.
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In the overall, employers are very much satisfied with the specialized skills of
Chapter 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter explains the research design used, subjects of the study
and sampling scheme, data gathering procedures, and the statistical treatment.
Research Design
includes finding out direct responses from the respondents through the survey
assertions and definitions which will be made by the noted author which
conform the description of the present study. Furthermore, this is the best
method for this particular study because it provided the much needed
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prevailing practices and points of view of the respondents in the area of the
study.
This study will cover the employers of every business in the area of
The study will be conducted in Dagupan City. The researchers chose this
type of non-probability sampling where the sample will be taken from a group of
Questionnaire.
various purposes. They are one of the most convenient and popular methods of
doing so. This data is then collated, processed and utilized according to the
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Tools for Data Analysis
information that is needed in the research study. The researchers will use
research is also called Statistical Research. The main goal of this type of
The idea behind this is to study frequencies, averages and other statistical
For sub problem no. 1, along with the profile of the respondents,
frequency count and percentage will be used. Frequency count is the most
number of items (or tokens) within the text which belong to each classification
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Weighted Mean (WM) – an average that takes into account the
equally.
∑ fx
Formula: WM = ∑f
Where:
WM = Weighted Mean
Weighted Mean. This was used to determine the average score of the
responses by the respondents' appraisal based on the options in the items given
3 2.61-3.40 Neutral
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