Tracer Study for Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management Graduates from 2013 to 2016

Industry continues to offer employment opportunities, driven by the creation of new hotels and as well as the growing number of tourist arrivals. This study determined the employment status of BS in International Hospitality Management graduates for the year 2013 to 2016. Specifically, it described the data and employment status of the graduates, assess the work-related values to employment, determine the school related factors affecting graduate’s employment in terms of curriculum, faculty and instruction, student services, organization and administration and community extension services. The study utilized descriptive method with 1004 graduates as participants. Based on the result, ninety-two percent of the BSIHM graduates are presently employed in a contractual status. They are gainfully working abroad on jobs related to their field of specialization and find their job for more than one month to six months. The skills learned by the graduates that is very useful to their jobs is human relation is the skills. Honesty and love for truth, professional integrity, obedience to superior, love for co-workers and tolerance are the values gained from the university are much related to employment of IHM graduates. The school related factors such as curriculum and instruction (professional courses) is very much relevant while other factors such as organization and administrative, faculty and instruction (generaleducation), community extension and linkages and student services are much relevant to job placement.

Keywords: Tracer Study, Hospitality Management