Impact of Job Placement Services among Grade 12 Students of Aplaya National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the reasons of having a Job Placement Service is to hire and help graduating students who have the ability and skills to work in companies. The researchers conducted this study to find out the perceptions of work readiness among Grade 12 students. Specifically, the study focused to answer the following questions: (1) What is the profile of the respondents in terms of gender and career choice? (2) What is the level of preference of the Grade 12 students in terms of recruitment, screening and benefits and compensation? And (3) Is there a significant relationship between the profile of the respondents and the level of preference of the Grade 12 students?

METHODS

This research used the descriptive-quantitative approach wherein it is explained by collecting numerical data that are analyzed using mathematically based methods. Likewise, the statistical tools used in this study are frequency and percentage, weighted mean and Pearson R correlation. Data was analyzed and tabulated.

RESULTS

Equal distribution of respondents in terms of gender was noted. In terms of career choice, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) acquired the highest frequency, while Dressmaking got the lowest. On the level of preference of Grade 12 students in terms of recruitment (w.m.3.25), screening (w.m. 3.15), benefits and compensation (w.m. 3.00) were interpreted as Agree. The r-value of 0.012 states that the significant correlation between the profile of the respondents and the impact of Job Placement Service has a slight, positive correlation.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed that the Job Placement Service could help Grade 12 students earn money if the students can't afford the daily struggles of being a college student. It is also their opportunity and experience to develop their skill. It can also give them a chance to realize and eventually have an intact decision whether they're going to pursue College or seek employment. It can also make them realize what track they would enter.