SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

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To PUP Economic Graduates,

The undersigned is currently doing a tracer study on “ Career Path among Economics Graduates of PUP.”

In this connection, may we earnestly request you to fillout the survey instrument and rest assured that any data disclosed will be treated with confidentiality.

Thank you and more power!

Committee on Tracer Study------

Personal Profile:

Name: ______Sex: ____ AGE ______

Email address: ______Cel Phone No. ______

Residence Phone no.: ______Office Phone No.: ______

Civil Status: ____ If married, no of children: _____ Spouse Occupation: ______

School Profile

Degree in Economics: ______Date Admitted at PUP: ______

Date Graduated : ______Gen. Weighted Ave. ______

Were you a full-time ( ) or working student ( ) when you were at PUP?

Were you always a regular student ( ) or been an irregular student ( ) at PUP?

If irregular, why? ______

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Did you have a failing grade? If yes, how many subjects. ? ______None ( )

Did you have a DROPPED or Withdrawn rating ? If yes, how many subjects ? ______None ( )

Memorable experience at PUP: ______

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Alumni Related question:

Have you attended any Economics Alumni Homecomings in PUP ? Yes ( ) No ( )

If yes, when ? ______

Any comment or suggestions for the homecoming : ______

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Are you aware of the Economics Alumni Association website? Yes ( ) No ( )

Comments and Suggestions : ______

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ( or Work Experience – start with the first work), include your Part-time

Job or business if you are self –employed, nature of business )

Position/ Inclusive Date Company Reasons for leaving Gross Income/mo.

Employment Status

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At present, are you : Check

( ) In full-time employment( )Undertaking further study

( ) In part-time employment( )Currently unemployed

( ) Self-employed( )Full-time family career

( ) Currently temping ( )Other, please state

How qualified do you feel for your current employment?

Over-qualified ( )Qualified ( )Under-qualified ( )

EDUCATION : ( graduate or undergraduate courses after graduation at PUP )

School Degree/ No of Units Earned Inclusive Date Reason for Enrolment

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Questions:

1. What is your primary reason for taking Economics course? (encircle your answer/s)

  1. this is line of my interest
  2. course recommended by friends / relatives
  3. I wanted an immediate job which this course promised
  4. An easy way to be admitted at PUP

e. No place in the desired course. Write desired course then :______

2. What action did you undertake while at university in preparation for future employment.

Tick as many as apply to you:

( ) Wrote/updated my CV( ) Visited a Job fair

( ) Sought advice on how to write a CV( ) Undertook a careers orientation in PUP

( ) Had my CV checked by friend/ relatives/mentor ( ) Had resort to Employment Agency

( ) Gained work experience( ) Visited university placement office

( ) Kept a record of my personal ( ) Referrals from friends / relatives/ mentors

development and achievements

( ) Waited for the invitation of my practicum station

( ) Found out what skills / attributes / ( ) Regularly browsed for job opening information qualities employers are looking for: from newspaper, web-sites and magazines

( ) Did some research on specific ( ) Others ( Please Specify.) ______

careers that I was interested in ______

3. Which areas mentioned above helped you the most in your first job? Please rank 1 – 5 , 5 as the most Important and 1 least important. Write ranking before the choice.

4. From your perspective as an employed graduate, do you feel that during your Economics course the

following areas were given too much, about right or too little attention?

Excellent Too much About right Too little None

___ Ability to work independently ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Business awareness ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Career planning ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Entrepreneurship ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Research skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Interpersonal skills / teamwork ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Leadership ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Oral presentation skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Statistical skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Self and time management ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Analytical Skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Working under pressure ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

___ Writing skills ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

5. Which areas mentioned above helped to prepare you most for the workplace ? Please choose 5, ranked acc to extend it helps, 1 least and 5 the most important. Write it before the statement in no. 4.

6. Looking back on your time as an undergraduate and knowing what you do now about careers and the

workplace, would you still choose to study Economics? ( ) Yes ( ) No

Please briefly explain your response. ______

7. Which of the following statements do you feel best applies to you? Check one.

( ) My Economics course enabled me to get the job I really wanted

( ) My Economics course enabled me to get a good job but not the one I really wanted

( ) My Economics course enabled me to get a better job than I would have done without a degree

( ) My Economics course has had little or no impact on my job prospects

( ) My Economis course has worsened my job prospects

Please briefly explain your response : ______

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8. , Think back to the final year of your degree. Please indicate if you had a clear idea, a vague idea or no idea of the kind of career / job you wanted.

Clear idea ( )Vague idea ( )No idea ( )

9. If you did have some idea (clear or vague) of what career you wanted to follow after graduation,

have you met your aspirations?

Yes ( )Partially ( ) No ( )

If partially or no, please indicate why not ______

10.. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your course in Economics:

Strongly Agree Neither agree Disagree Strongly

agree nor disagree disagree

The subjects which I took were

very helpful in providing the skills

needed in my present job ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

The CEFP graduates seem to be the one

needed by the agencies & industries ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

The curriculum is a combination

if theories and practices for its students. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

The development of skills needed

for self-employment and ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

entrepreneurship is well provided

The curriculum subjects are relevant

in our present employment. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

The support activities and training I

participated were useful in my present job. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

present job.

Thank you very much for your time!

Ms NANCY SALUD- PAYUMO- faculty member

Department of Economics, CEFP, PUP Tel. 716-78-32 loc 223/275

Res. Tel No. 516-01-14, cel phone 0918-4348039

Email :