GRADUATE TRACER STUDY

of Bachelor of Secondary Education

Major in English

Dear Graduate:

Good day! Please complete this GTS questionnaire accurately and frankly as possible by checking (/) the c
box corresponding to your response. Your answer will be used for research purposes in order to assess
graduate employability and eventually, improve course offerings in our colleges. Your answers to this
survey will be treated with strictest confidentiality.

A. Personal Information
[ ] Single [ ] Separated/ Divorced [ ] Married
1. Name: ___________________________________________________________________
[ ] Widow/ Widower [ ] Single Parent
2. Permanent Address: ________________________________________________________
7.
3. Sex:
E-mail[ Address:
] male ____________________________________________________________
[ ] female
8. Birthday : / / / / / / / / / /
4. Telephone or Contact Number (s):______________________________________________
Month Day Year
5. Mobile Number: _____________________________________________________________
9. Year Graduated
6. Civil Status

[ ] 2012 [ ] 2014 [ ] 2016

[ ] 2013 [ ] 2015 [ ] others: please specify______

Honors/ Merits/ Awards Received

[ ] Summa Cum Laude [ ] Leadership Award [ ] Loyalty Award

[ ] Magna Cum Laude [ ] Proficiency Award [ ] No Award Received
[ ] Cum Laude [ ] Cultural Award [ ]Others, please specify:_________

10. Professional Examination (s) Passed:

Name of Examinations Date Taken

_____________________________________ ______________________________________
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_____________________________________ ______________________________________
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_____________________________________ ______________________________________
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11. Reason (s) for taking the course (s) or pursuing degree. You may check (/) more than one
answer.
High Grades in the course or subject area (s) related to the course ( )
Good grades in high school ( )
Influence of parents or 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 advancement ( )
Affordable for the family ( )
Prospect of attractive compensation ( )
Opportunity for employment abroad ( )
No particular choice or no better idea ( )
Others: please specify _____________________
A. Advance Studies Attended: (Please check (√) what professional discipline or ( )
advance studies you have attended after college.)

[ ] Master’s Degree
[ ] Others, please specify _________________________
[ ] Doctoral Degree
[ ] Others, please specify _________________________
[ ] Pursue other professional discipline.
Please specify: _______________________________

13. What made you pursue advance studies?

[ ] For promotion
[ ] For professional development
[ ] Others, please specify: _________________________
14.
A. EMPLOYMENT DATA Are
you
presently employed?

( ) Yes ( ) No ( ) Never Employed

If NO or NEVER BEEN EMPLOYED, proceed to question 15 if Yes, proceed to question 16 to 20.

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

( ) Advance or further study

( ) Lack of work experience
( ) No job opportunity
( ) Health-related reason (s)
( ) Did not look for a job
( ) Family concern and decided not to find job
( ) Other reason (s), please specify_______________

16. If you are employed, kindly answer the questions that follow.

Present Employment Status

[ ] Regular/ Permanent [ ] Casual

 [ ] Contractual [ ] Self-employed
[ ] Temporary [ ] Others: please specify___________

17. Present occupation _________________________________________

Agriculture Occupation
Business/Marketing Occupations
Cleaning and maintenance
Computer/Office Occupations
Education and Training
Engineering Occupations
Healthcare Occupation
Industrial Occupations
Military Occupations
Transport Occupations
Others: please specify____________________

18. Name of Company or Organization Including address:_________________________

________________________________________________________________________

19. Place of work

( ) Local ( ) Abroad
20. Is this your first job after college?

( ) Yes ( ) No

If yes, proceed to questions 21 and 22.

21. What are your reason(s) for staying on the job? You may check (√) more than one answer.

( ) Salaries and benefits

( ) Career challenges
( ) Related to special skill
( ) Related to course or program of study
( ) Proximity to residence
( ) Peer influence
( ) Family influence
( ) Other reason (s), please specify_________________

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

23. What are your reason(s) for accepting the job? You may check (√) more than one answer .
Salary and Benefits
( ) Career challenges
( ) Related to special skill
( ) Related to course or program of study
( ) Proximity to residence
( ) Peer influence
( ) Family influence
( ) Other reason (s), please specify_________________
 24. What were your reason(s) for changing your job? You may check (√) more than one answer.
( ) Career challenges
( ) Related to special skill
( ) Peer influence
( ) Family influence
( ) Other reason (s), please specify: _____________________________

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

( ) Less than a month
( ) 1 to 6 months
( ) 7 to 11 months
( ) 1 year to less than 2 years
( ) 2 years to less than 3 years
( ) 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 ( ) 2 years to less than 3 years

( ) 7 to 11 months ( ) 3 years to less than 4 years
( ) 1 year to less than 2 years
( ) Others, please specify___________

28. In your own opinion, how important the are ff. in your application to your job?

( ) Reputation of the University

( ) Field Study
( ) Previous work experience
( ) Reputation of the program
( ) OTR
( ) Personality

29. Which among the subjects you think are relevant and not relevant to you?

Relevant Irrelevant

General Education ______________________ ______________________

Major Subjects ______________________ ______________________
 Professional Courses ______________________ ______________________
Elective Courses ______________________ ______________________
Undergrad Thesis ______________________ ______________________
Seminars ______________________ ______________________

30. What competencies learned in college you find relevant and not relevance to you?

Communication skills ______________________ ______________________

Interpersonal Relationship ______________________ ______________________
Personal and Professional Growth ______________________ ______________________

31. To what degree did work-related values helped you in your current job?

5 – Always
4 – Often
3 – Sometimes
2- Seldom
1 – Never

Work-Related Values 5 4 3 2 1
1. Love for God
2. Honesty and love for truth
3. Punctuality
4. Obedience to superior
5. Perseverance and hard work
6. Creativity and innovativeness
7. Courage
8. Professional Integrity
9. Love for co-workers and others
10. Unity
11. Fairness and Justice
12. Leadership
13. tolerance
14. Efficiency
15. Supportiveness
16. Nationalism

32. To what degree did the following strengths helped you in your college life?

5 – Always
4 – Often
3 – Sometimes
2- Seldom
1 – Never
 5 4 3 2 1
1. Effective and efficient Dean
2. Qualified and Competent Faculties