Characteristics of Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin Graduates Affecting Job Employment Opportunities Technology Rattanakosin’s Students

Abstract

A survey study on Characteristics of Thaksin University Graduates that Affect Job Employment Opportunity aimed to investigate employers/entrepreneurs’ satisfaction toward Thaksin University graduates who they employed. The subjects, selected by stratified simple random sampling technique, were 130 graduates who attended the B.E. 2554 graduation ceremony and reported their employment statuses to the university. The workplaces were divided into 4 different categories; government sector, state enterprise sector, private sector, and miscellaneous sector. The survey questionnaires developed by the researcher were sent to the employers/entrepreneurs in the workplaces where the subjects were employed. 130 were returned for analysis. The study revealed the following results. Employers / entrepreneurs were very satisfied with the graduates ( X = 3.8537). The major characteristics that the employers/entrepreneurs were most satisfied with included ethics, moral, and social relationship ( X = 3.9687). The second major characteristic that the employers/entrepreneurs were very satisfied with was responsibility for professional ethics ( X = 3.9520). The third major characteristic that the employers/entrepreneurs were very satisfied with was academic knowledge and ability ( X =3.6919). The minor characteristics that employers/entrepreneurs were most satisfied with included honesty, responsibility and dedication,diligence and enthusiasm, and ability to follow rules and discipline. The minor characteristics that the employers/entrepreneurs were least satisfied with included ability to use foreign languages (English and other languages), ability in planning, ability to use IT and teamwork ability