The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about B.Sc. (Surveying) graduates : -
Out of 46 B.Sc. (Surveying) graduates, 41 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 89%. Of these, 98% were in full-time employment within six months of graduation while 2.4% went on for further studies. (Table 1)
| B.Sc. (Surveying) | HKU Overall* | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of respondents | 41 | 100 | 42 | 100 | 25 | 100 | 30 | 100 | 16 | 100 | 12 | 100 | 2139 | 100 | 2068 | 100 |
| F/T employed | 40 | 97.6 | 42 | 100 | 25 | 100 | 30 | 100 | 15 | 93.8 | 12 | 100 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.6 | 36 | 1.7 |
| Further studies | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 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.
The only graduate who pursued further studies was enrolled on a Bachelor programme in Sweden.
| Field of Study | Academic programme |
|---|---|
| Bachelor | |
| Enviromental Engineering | 1 |
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Scholarship + Own Fund | 1 |
75% were able to secure their first job offer before the end of May. The figure increased to 100% by September. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
73% of the graduates were employed in commerce and industry, followed by 25% in civil service.
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
In general , the average income of 1996 B.Sc. (Surveying) graduates was higher than that of their pedecessors in the previous year. (Table 4)
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Sc. (Surveying) | HKU Average * | B.Sc. (Surveying) | HKU Average * | |||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |
| Mean | $12,556 | $11,446 | $14,457 | $14,204 | $13,750 | $13,257 | $15,902 | $15,662 |
| Median | $11,500 | $10,100 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $15,000 | $12,458 | $13,542 | $13,230 |
| Minimum | $9,000 | $7,500 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $10,000 | $8,125 | $5,500 | $3,792 |
| Maximum | $16,000 | $29,005 | $55,000 | $60,000 | $17,500 | $29,005 | $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. graduates.
83% of the graduates had more than one job offer. 55% reported having received three or more job offers (Figure 4). The average number of job offers per graduate was 2.8, compared with 2.7 last year.
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
90% of the B.Sc. (Surveying) graduates were employed in the surveying field. Their job titles and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE - | |
| * Building Department | * Building Surveying Graduate |
| * Building Department | * Building Surveying Graduate |
| * Building Department | * Building Surveying Graduate |
| * Housing Authority | * Maintenance Surveying Graduate |
| * Lands Department | * Estate Surveying Graduate |
| * Lands Department | * Estate Surveying Graduate |
| * Lands Department | * Estate Surveying Graduate |
| * Lands Department | * Estate Surveying Graduate |
| * Lands Department | * Building Surveying Graduate |
| * Organisation's name not reported | * Estate Surveying Graduate |
| COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES - | |
| * Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying School | * Certificate Master |
| COMMERCE & INDUSTRY - | |
| * C Y Leung & Co | * Real Estate Agent |
| * Davis Langdon & Seah (HK) Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * Davis Langdon & Seah (HK) Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * Davis Langdon & Seah (HK) Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * Davis Langdon & Seah (HK) Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * Davis Langdon & Seah (HK) Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * Davis Langdon & Seah (HK) Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * Davis Langdon & Seah (HK) Ltd | * Quantity Surveyor |
| * Davis Langdon & Seah Q.S. Consultants | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * Duddley Surveyors Ltd | * Assistant Surveyor |
| * First Pacific Davis | * Assistant Valuer |
| * Hung Hing Construction Co Ltd | * Site Officer |
| * Land Ellet Surveyors Ltd | * Assistant Valuation Manager |
| * Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors | * Quantity Surveyor |
| * Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors | * Quantity Surveyor |
| * Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors | * Quantity Surveyor |
| * Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors | * Quantity Surveyor |
| * Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors | * Quantity Surveyor |
| * Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors | * Quantity Surveyor |
| * Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * Swire Properties Ltd | * Building Surveyor Trainee |
| * Swire Properties Ltd | * Management Trainee |
| * Swire Properties Ltd | * Management Trainee |
| * Swire Properties Ltd | * Management Trainee |
| * W T Partnership (HK) Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * W T Partnership (HK) Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
| * Yim & Associate Ltd | * Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
No Response = 2
Table 5 . List of employers and job titlesNote: 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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