Employment Status of Mass Communication Graduates of University of Pangasinan – PHINMA Education Network

Abstract

The study focused on the Status of Mass Communication graduates AY 2009-2011 of the University of Pangasinan – PHINMA Education Network. It used the Historical method because the researcher compared the employment status of Mass Communication graduates of 2002-2008 with the employment status of Mass Communication graduates of 2009-2011.

Moreover, the writer used a combination of Qualitative and Quantitative approaches. Quantitative was used because the researcher needed to conduct survey and gather these data for further investigation. On the other hand, qualitative approach was used because there will be an in-depth discussion, comparison, and analysis on the status of Mass Communication to be able to know the effectiveness of Mass Communication course in University of Pangasinan as it affects the employability of the students. Thus, the approaches and methods were used for a smooth flow of conducting the research.

The following conclusions were drawn: Among the 16 respondents, majority are female with a total number of 13. Their ages range from 21-28 years and most of them are 22 years old who belong to batch 2010-2011. This is the year with  the largest number of graduates  since Mass Communication course was offered  in the University in 2003. Majority of them are single. Most of them dwell in Pangasinan. Among the three consecutive batches, only one graduated Cum Laude during  the A.Y. 2010-2011. Five of the respondents have eligibilities in the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkasters ng Pilipinas and Professional Career Civil Service.  

Most are employed in the Social Media, Call Center and Sales Marketing and most of them are Staff/ Support Personnel. With regards to their salary, majority are earning P10,000 to P 20,000. And lastly, their length of employment is below 1 year since majority of the respondents belong to batch 2010-2011.

Findings show that even though a large percentage of the respondents are underemployed, it can be seen that there is an increase of 17.55% on the employability rate of Mass Comm. graduates from the academic years 2009 to 2011 compared to the study of Manzano on the “Status of Mass Communication in the University of Pangasinan from the academic years 2002 to 2007.