The Job Satisfaction of the Human Resources in a State University

Abstract

The study was intended to determine the job satisfaction of the human resources in a State University. Descriptive survey method was used in this study. The researcher gathered the necessary data using survey questionnaires. The respondents were 41-50 years old, female, married, college graduates, had been in the service for 6-10 years and were promoted once for the last five years. They were satisfied with the human resource in terms of training and development, compensation and benefits, performance management, employee relations, and employee communications. There was a significant difference in the respondents’ job satisfaction of the human resources in terms of training and development when grouped by age. Significant differences were noted in the respondents’ job satisfaction of the human resources when grouped by civil status in terms of compensation and benefits and employee relations. There were significant differences in the respondents’ job satisfaction of the human resources when grouped by highest educational attainment in terms of training and development, compensation and benefits, performance management, employee relations, and employee communications. Significant differences were seen when respondents were grouped by number of years in service in terms of training and development, compensation and benefits, performance management and employee relations; while when grouped by number of times promoted for the last five years, significant difference was observed in terms of compensation and benefits employee communications; consequently, no significant differences in training and development, performance management and employee relations. As such, recommendations were made by the researcher to improve job satisfaction at the University.