Philippine / Do grads want the jobs ?

The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) says there’s plenty of jobs available for new college graduates. The only problem is, do they want the jobs – or vice versa?

Citing a 2006-2011 labor force survey (LFS) by the National Statistics Office, NSCB Secretary-General Jose Ramon G. notes that 18 percent of the country’s unemployed are college graduates. Most jobless grads hold degrees in medical courses, trade, craft and industrial programs, engineering and architectural programs.

Meanwhile the Bureau of Labor Employment Statistics (BLES) says that the three hardest-to-fill posts among professionals from January 2009 to June 2010 were vacancies for accountants and auditors, electronics and communications engineers, and systems analysts and designers. And the top three reasons those jobs remain open: most applicants are unqualified, most applicants are inexperienced, and qualified applicants expect too high a salary.

“These reasons are somehow consistent with the 1999 GTS, which indicate that unemployed college graduates have the tendency to be ‘choosy’ in seeking jobs,” Albert said, referring to the graduate tracer studies of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Choosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor from

via Lots of jobs for college grads, but do they want the work? – InterAksyon.com.

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