The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1996 B.A. (Arch.Stud.) graduates go?

I. Introduction

The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about B.A. (Arch. Stud.) graduates : -

• How were they employed six months after graduation ?
• Of those who pursued further studies, what programmes did they follow ?
• Of those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to secure their first job offer ?
• In which sectors were they employed ?
• How much did they receive in salary ?
• How many job offers did they receive ?
• Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situation in 1996

Out of 65 B.A. (Arch. Stud.) graduates, 50 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 77%. Of these, 94% were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. The remaining 6% (or 3 graduates) went on for further studies. (Table 1)

Table 1. Employment situation

* HKU overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

III.Further Studies

Table 2 shows the programme of study pursued by the graduates who took up further studies, and Table 3 shows the source of finance.

Table 2. Academic programme

Table 3. Source of finance for further studies

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment

All those who were in full-time employment secured their first job offer before the end of September (Figure 1).

No Response = 1

Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment

V. Employment Sectors

All the graduates were employed in commerce and industry.

Figure 2. Employment sector

Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

On average, the 1996 graduates received a higher income than their predecessors in the previous year. (Table 4)

Table 4. Basic salary and gross income

* HKU average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

VII.Number of Full-Time Job Offers

62% of the 1996 graduates who were in full-time employment received more than one job offer (Figure 4). On average, each graduate received 1.9 job offers, compared with 1.7 last year.

Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers

VIII.Names of employers and job titles

All the 47 graduates were employed in Architecture-related occupations. Their job titles and the names of their employers are listed below.

No Response = 1

Table 5. List of employers and job titles

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.

IX.

Similar information on graduates from other disciplines of study are available for reference in the Careers Library. Please enquire with the CEPC.