Name: Address: Telephone Number: Email Address: Tracer Study of BS Computer Science Batch 2010 graduates of PUP Ragay,

Campus. I. General Profile Sex: Male Female Civil Status:

Single

Married Present Location: ___________________________ II. GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT AND WORK 1. What is your present Employment status?

Employed Unemployed 2. If Unemployed: Please state the reason(s) why you are not yet employed. You may check more than one answer.

No job opportunity

Family concern

Health-related reasons

Lack of work experience

Engaged in further study

No connections

Lack of professional eligibility requirements

Have plans to seek job out of the country

Starting pay is too low

No interest in getting a job 3. If Employed: Present Employment status

Regular/permanent employed 4. What is your present position?

Temporary/Contractual

Self-

Rank and file

managerial Level

Supervisory Level 5.

_____________________ other, specify

What is the full name of your present employer /company (Address/Tel. #)? ________________________________________________________________

6. What is the nature of business/operation your present company/organization is engaged in?

Manufacturing

Academe

Hotel

Service

Public Office

Restaurant

Retailing

Auditing

______________________other, specify

Financial

Agriculture

7. Is this your first job?

Yes

no

If YES, please answer the ff. Question.

If NO, please answer the ff.

8. What are your reason(s) for staying on the job? You may check more than one answer.
Salaries and benefits or study Proximity to residence relations with Career challenge Peer influence Related to special skill Family influence Other reasons, please specify__________________ Related to course

12. What were your reason(s) for changing job? You may check more than one answer.
Salaries & benefits

Good human

Career challenge Proximity to residence

employer

Relation w/ other people in the organization others, specify 13. How long did you stay in your first
job? Less than a month

9. Is your job IT related?

1-6 months

Yes No 10. If Yes, pls. specify area:

7-11 months

Software Development

IT training
one year to less than 2 years

Software Implementation and Maintenance Hardware Sales Support Software Sale consulting Technical

2 years to less than 3 years

overall IT

3 years to less than 4 years others, please specify

Network Sales Database Administration Network Administration Other, (Pls. specify):________________________________ 11. If No, What are the reasons behind your taking a

job that is not related to your field of training in college? (Pls. choose the reason/s that apply to you and rank them using 1 as the reason that is most applicable to you.) ___I could not get a 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 other graduates from other universities in the same field. ___There was an opening in this field which I immediately applied for. Others (Pls. specify):

14. How long did it take you to land your first job after graduating from college?

Less than a month

3 years to less than 4 years

1 6 months

others, please specify________________

7 11 months

1 year to less than 2 years

2 years to less than 3 years 15. Was the curriculum you had in college relevant to your first job?

Yes

No

16. If yes: what competencies learned in college did you find most useful in your first job?

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Human Relations skills

Critical Thinking skills

Entrepreneurial skills

Information Technology skills

Skills related to my course such as _______________________________________

Other skills, please specify _____________________________________________

17. If No.: What do you think are the changes needed to improve the competitive edge of PUP Graduates in your field of training? (Pls. rank the following using 1 as the most important)
___ Review and update the curriculum and syllabi ___Add more major subjects (that require realistic deliverables) ___Upgrade the facilities e.g., computer laboratories, libraries, etc. ___ Limit the class size to 35 students (or less) ___Employ only competent faculty members; provide faculty development programs to update ___faculty and improve their teaching competencies. ___Provide a job placement program for graduating students Others (Pls. specify)_______________________________

Thank you!!!!