GRADUATE TRACER SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear Graduate:

Good day! Please complete this GTS questionnaire as accurately & frankly as
possible. Your answer will be used for research purposes in order to assess
graduate employment status and eventually, improve curricular program of the
College of Accountancy of the University of Luzon. Your answers to this survey
will be treated with strictest confidentiality. Your cooperation is highly
appreciated.

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name ___________________________________________________________

2. Permanent Address ______________________________________________

3. E-mail Address __________________________________________________

4. Telephone or Contact Number (s) _________________________________

5. Mobile Number __________________________________________________

6. Civil Status

( ) Single ( ) Separated/Divorced ( ) Single Parent

( ) Married ( ) Married but not living born a child but not

married) with spouse ( ) Widow or Widower

7. Sex ( ) Male ( ) Female

8. Birthday / / / / / / / / /
 B. TRAINING (S) ADVANCE STUDIES ATTENDED AFTER COLLEGE &
BOARD EXAMINATION INFORMATION

9a. Please list down all professional or work-related training program(s)

including advance studies you have attended after college.

Name of Training
Title of Training or Advance Study Duration & Credits Earned Institution/College/University

__________________________ __________________________ __________________________

__________________________ __________________________ __________________________

__________________________ __________________________ __________________________

9b.What made you pursue advance studies?

( ) For promotion

( ) For professional development

( ) Others, please specify: __________________________________________________

10a.Did you take the CPA Licensure Examination?

( ) Yes ( ) No

If YES, proceed to Questions 11b.

If NO, proceed to Questions 12.

10b.Did you passed the CPA Licensure Examination?

( ) Yes ( ) No

C. EMPLOYMENT DATA

(Employment here means any type of work performed or services rendered in

exchanged for compensation under a contact of hire which create the
employer and employee relations)
11. Are you presently employed?

( ) Yes ( ) No ( ) Never Employed

If NO or NEVER BEEN EMPLOYED, proceed to Questions 17.

If YES, proceed to Questions 14 to 18.

12. Please state reason (s) why you are not yet employed. You may check (/)
more than one answer.

( ) Advance or further study

( ) Family concern and decided not to find a job

( ) Health-related reason (s)

( ) Lack of work experience

( ) No job opportunity

( ) Did not look for a job

( ) Other reason (s), please specify

14. Present Employment Status

( ) Regular or Permanent ( ) Contractual

( ) Temporary ( ) Self- employed

( ) Casual

15. Present occupation ________________________________________

16.In what area of accounting practice?

( ) Public Practice
( ) Practice in Commerce\Industry
( ) Practice in Education\Academe
( ) Practice in Government
( ) Others, please specify if not an area of accounting practice:
17a. Name of Company or Organization including address

_________________________________________________________________________

17b. Major line of business of the company if you are presently employed in.

( ) Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry

( ) Fishing

( ) Mining and Quarrying

( ) Manufacturing

( ) Electricity, Gas and Water Supply

( ) Construction

( ) Wholesale and Retail Trade, repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and

personal and household goods

( ) Hotels and Restaurants

( ) Transport Storage and Communication

( ) Financial Intermediation

( ) Real State, Renting and Business Activities

( ) Public Administration and Defense; Compulsory Social Security.

( ) Education

( ) Health and Social Work

( ) Other community, Social and Personal Service Activities

( ) Private Households with Employed Persons

( ) Extra-territorial Organizations and Bodies

18. Place of Work ( ) Local ( ) Abroad

19. Is this your first job after college ( ) Yes ( ) No

If NO, proceed to Questions 22 and 23.

20.What are the reason(s) for staying on the job? You may check (/) more than
one answer.
( ) Salaries and benefits
( ) Career challenge
( ) Related to special skill
( ) Related to course or program of study
( ) Proximity to residence
( ) Peer influence
( ) Family influence
( ) Other reason (s), please specify _______________________________________
Please proceed to Question 24.

21. Is your first job related to the course you took up in college?
( ) Yes ( ) No
If NO, proceed to Question 23.

22.In what area of accounting practice?

( ) Public Practice
( ) Practice in Commerce\Industry
( ) Practice in Education\Academe
( ) Practice in Government

23.What were your reasons for accepting the job? You may check (/) more
than one answer.

( ) Salaries and benefits

( ) Career challenge
( ) Related to special skills
( ) Proximity to residence
( ) Other reason (s), please specify ____________________________________

24.What were your reasons (s) for changing job? You may check (/) more
than one answer.
( ) Salaries and benefits
( ) Career challenge
( ) Related to special skills
( ) Proximity to residence
( ) Other reason (s), please specify ____________________________________

25.How long did you stay in your first job?

( ) Less than a month ( ) 1 year to less than 2 years
( ) 1 to 6 months ( ) 2 years to less than 3 years
( ) 7 to 11 months ( ) 3 years to less than 4 years
( ) Others, please specify

26.How did you find your first job?

( ) Response to an advertisement
( ) As walk-in applicant
( ) Recommended by someone
( ) Information from friends
( ) Arranged by school’s job placement officer
( ) Family business
( ) Job Fair or Public Employment Service Office (PESO)
( ) Others, please specify______________________________________________

27.How long did it take you to land your first job?

( ) Less than a month ( ) 1 year to less than 2 years

( ) 1 to 6 months ( ) 2 years to less than 3 years
( ) 7 to 11 months ( ) 3 years to less than 4 years
( ) Others, please specify: _______________________________________

28. Job Level Position

Job Level First Job Current or Present Job

Rank or Clerical ( ) ( )

Professional, Technical or Supervisory ( ) ( )

Managerial or Executive ( ) ( )

Self-employed ( ) ( )
 29.What is your initial gross monthly
college?
( ) Below P 5,000
( ) P 5,000 to less than P 10,000
( ) P 10,000 to less than P 15,000
earning in your first job after
( ) P 15,000 to less than P 20,000
( ) P 20,000 to less than P 25,000
( ) P 25,000 and above

30.Was the curriculum you had in college relevant to your first job?

( ) Yes ( ) No

31.For each of the following items, please indicate how much you feel you
gained as a result of your education at UL.

Level Scale Descriptive Equivalent

4 3.25-4.00 Highly Influential

3 2.50-3.24 Moderately Influential

2 1.75-2.49 Slightly Influential

1 1.00-1.74 Not Influential

4 3 2 1
Knowledge and Skills in Accounting ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Financial Reporting Skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Organisational Skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Problem solving skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Leadership skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Ability to work independently ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Creativity/Creative thinking ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Negotiating skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Team work/Team orientation ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Human Relations Skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Time management ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Initiative/Risk-taking ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Writing skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Communication Skills/Interpersonal skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Information Technology Skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Job Specific skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Technical Knowledge ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
 Decision-making ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Entrepreneurship skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Ability to work under pressure ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Research Skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

31. List down suggestions to further improve your course curriculum

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

32. How satisfied are you with your current job?

( ) Very much ( ) Much ( ) A little ( ) Not at all

33. Do you intend to stay in the same job/profession?

( ) Yes ( ) No

If NO, why?

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for taking time out to fill out this questionnaire. It will really
be a big help!

Hebrews 6:10 King James Version (KJV)

10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed
toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.