The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about Politics & Public Administration majors : -
Of the 24 respondents who reported to major in Politics & Public Administration, 23 graduates (96%) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. Another 4.2% (or 1 graduate) went on for further studies. No one was unemployed. (Table 1)
| Politics & Public Administration | HKU Overall * | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of respondents | 24 | 100 | 16 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 6 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 2139 | 100 | 2068 | 100 |
| F/T employed | 23 | 95.8 | 13 | 81.3 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 66.7 | 19 | 95.0 | 9 | 90.0 | 1743 | 81.5 | 1726 | 83.5 |
| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.9 |
| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 1.6 | 36 | 1.7 |
| Further studies | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 14.7 | 281 | 13.6 |
| Emigration/home country | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.28 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Not seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
* HKU overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
There was only one respondent (or 4.2%) who pursued further studies. This graduate took up a Master course in a local institution.
| Field of Study | Academic programme |
|---|---|
| Master (Coursework) | |
| Business Administration | 1 |
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Own Fund | 1 |
83% (19) of the graduates secured their first job offer before the end of September and the employment rate increased to 100% (23) in December 1996. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
The largest employment sector was commerce and industry (61% or 14 graduates), followed by the education sector, the civil service and community, social & personal services (13% or 3 graduates each) (Figure 3).
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
Table 4 shows the basic salary and gross income received by the 1996 Politics & Public Administration graduates.
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Politics & Public Administration | HKU Average * | Politics & Public Administration | HKU Average * | |||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |
| Mean | $12,691 | $11,763 | $14,457 | $14,204 | $13,355 | $12,542 | $15,902 | $15,662 |
| Median | $10,840 | $10,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $11,833 | $11,333 | $13,542 | $13,230 |
| Minimum | $8,500 | $8,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $8,500 | $8,667 | $5,500 | $3,792 |
| Maximum | $20,000 | $18,145 | $55,000 | $60,000 | $20,000 | $18,145 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
* HKU average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graudates.
74% (17) of the Politics & Public Administration graduates had 2 or more job offers. (Figure 4)
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
The job titles of the 23 Politics & Public Administration graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE - | |
| * Home Affairs Department | * Executive Officer II |
| * Trade Department | * Assistant Trade Officer |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Executive Officer II |
| EDUCATION- | |
| * City University of Hong Kong | * Research Assistant |
| * Ming Kei College | * Graduate Mistress |
| * SKH Li Ping Secondary School | * Certificate Master Supply Teacher |
| COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES - | |
| * Hun Ambrose Lau (Legislative Councillor) | * Personal Assistant |
| * Legco Member’s Office | * Personal Assistant |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Executive Officer |
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY- | |
| * Chekiang First Bank Ltd | * Marketing Trainee |
| * Chevalier Business Systems | * Consumer Service Administrator |
| * Citibank | * Marketing Assistant |
| * Contemporary International Ltd | * Project Officer |
| * Dao Heng Bank | * Retail Sales Representative |
| * Dow Chemical Pacific Ltd | * Human Resources Specialist |
| * Express Publishing Ltd | * Reporter |
| * HongkongBank | * System Analyst/ Programmer |
| * Manager Media Group | * Circulation Administor |
| * Ming Pao | * Reporter |
| * Special Happy Ltd | * Marketing Officer |
| * John Swire & Sons (Hong Kong) Ltd | * Management Trainee |
| * TV Week Ltd | * Reporter |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Customer Service Officer |
Note :Some alumni have indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Their contact telephone number can be obtained from counsellors at CEPC.
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September, 1997
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