@article {Ariel:2017:2350-7756:186, title = "Graduates Performance in the Workplace: Employers Perspective", journal = "Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research", parent_itemid = "infobike://doaj/23507756", publishercode ="doaj", year = "2017", volume = "5", number = "2", publication date ="2017-01-01T00:00:00", pages = "186-198", itemtype = "ARTICLE", issn = "2350-7756", url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/doaj/23507756/2017/00000005/00000002/art00021", author = "Ariel M. Plantilla", abstract = "This paper is an assessment of the employers feedback on the performance of business graduates of University of Rizal System Pililla from batch 2010 2014 in the workplace with respect to knowledge and understanding, skills and personal qualities. The researcher used descriptive method of research utilizing the employers and managers of employed graduates as key informants of the study. The findings revealed that employers were very much satisfied on the performance of graduates in terms of knowledge and understanding of the job, general skills, specialized skills and personal qualities demonstrated in the workplace. There was significant difference on the performance of graduates in terms of positions and length of service as revealed by the variations on the level of satisfaction of the employers on graduates performance in work. Relationship exists between the degree of importance of the four aspects of job performance and the level of satisfaction on the performance of business graduates. Employers placed a strong preference to the business graduates of the campus. There is no mismatch of knowledge and skills of graduates and what the employers are expecting among the business graduates.", }