Career opportunities of Honor Graduates and Student Leaders: The case of STO Domingo District

This tracer study was conducted in Sto. Domingo District, Schools Division of Nueva Ecijato determine the career opportunities of 117 elementary student leaders and honor graduates from 1989 to 1993. Using the questionnaire designed by Hirschi, et.al. (2018), the data revealed that the majority of the respondents were female,40 years old, married, and were bachelors' degree holders. Most of them were permanent in their work with a salary range of P46,000 and above. Their field of work was in education and have experienced at least 1 promotion for the last 5 years.The respondents claimed that their co-workers envisioned them as experts and possess profound knowledge in their occupation. Further, their current job fully challenged them and helped increase their skills. Additionally, the respondents have a clear understanding of what they want to achieve in their career and certain that their work-related abilities and knowledge are up-to-date. Also, the educational attainment and type of work of respondents were highly correlated with their career opportunities. The findings of this research have significant reverberations for the career-guidance program of the Department of Education.