Here's the TOP 10 Universities preferred by employers according to JobStreet.com

JobStreet.com, the country's largest job postings portal relayed to the media their annual Fresh Graduate Job Trends and Salary Report on April 18, 2018.

Philip Gioca, JobStreet.com Philippines Country Manager

According to their survey, employers now claim that aside from an applicant's attitude or work ethic, they also place more consideration on communication skills ad analytical thinking as top considerations when hiring fresh college graduates.

The employers' preference varied for this latest report as they are willing to hire candidates who have already developed interpersonal and 21st century proficiencies despite being new to the workforce.

The employers also pointed out too that up until today, they still believe in the reputation of the school producing graduates and even employees.

For this year, the top ten most preferred schools by the employers are:

1. Polytechnic University of the Philippine

2. University of the Philippines

3. Ateneo de Manila University

4. University of Sto. Tomas

5. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

6. Far Eastern University

7. Technological University of the Philippines

8. University of San Carlos

9. University of Cebu

10. University of the East

The Annual Fresh Graduate Report also indicates that fresh college graduate can expect a positive abundant job market this year. However, the national average salary for fresh graduates this yer remains the same at nearly PHP 20,000.

The Law graduates remains to be the best-paid among the graduates. It is followed by those in the industry of Public Relations or Communications, and Journalist or Editors falls on the third spot. This just shows that the highest paid are more aligned toward content and communication-related jobs.

Meanwhile for the K-12 graduate, employers who are open in accommodating them are in the following industries: BPO, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Retail, and Machinery & Equipment. For entry-level jobs, K-12 graduates can opt for: Administrative, Customer Services, and Sales & Marketing.

There are indeed employers that are receptive to hiring them, but they have to contend with two factors: One, that not all employers are accepting K-12 graduates as of the moment and two, they will have to compete woth fresh college graduates, which employers may favor more, for the same jobs they are eyeing, said Philip Gioca, Country Manager of JobStreet.com.

In terms of the K-12 graduates salary, they can still find themselves sufficiently paid as 50% of the employers who participated in the JobStreet.com's survey are willing to pay K-12 graduates with more than minimum wage.

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