Employment Preparedness and Challenges Among Samar College Graduates: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Employability is a set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that makes graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy. The study utilized a qualitative research design. A semi-structured interview protocol was developed. Results identified 6 themes preparations for employment, employment skills, time spent in finding a job, reasons for delay of employment, overcoming job delays and challenges of jobseekers. Findings revealed that employability is not something that can be easily ignored. Thinking about your employability from an early stage is likely to increase the chance that you will be successful in your chosen career.