The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about Computer Engineering graduates : -
Out of 67 Computer Engineering graduates, 46 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 69%. Of these, 98% were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 2.2% (or 1 graduate) went on for further studies. Nil unemployment was recorded. (Table 1)
| B.Eng. - Computer | HKU Overall * | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| 96 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 95 | |||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of respondents | 46 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 43 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 2139 | 100 | 2068 | 100 |
| F/T employed | 45 | 97.8 | 39 | 78 | 43 | 100 | >35 | 77.8 | 2 | 66.7 | 4 | 80 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 1.6 | 36 | 1.7 |
| Further studies | 1 | 2.2 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22.2 | 1 | 33.3 | 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 percentage of Computer Engineering graduates going on for further studies decreased from 20% in 1995 to 2.2% in 1996. The only gradaute who took up further studies was enrolled on a diploma programme in the U.S.A.
| Field of Study | Academic programme |
|---|---|
| Adv. Diploma/Diploma | |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1 |
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Scholarship + Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 1 |
Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 98% secured their first job offer before the end of September. By November, the figure reached 100%. Compared with their predecessors in the previous year, the 1996 Computer Engineering graduates took less time in securing employment. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
91% of the graduates were employed in commerce and industry, followed by 4.4% each in civil service and the community, social and personal services sector. (Figures 2 & 3.)
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
In general , the average income of 1996 Computer Engineering graduates was higher than that of their pedecessors in the previous year. (Table 4)
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Eng. - Computer | HKU Average * | B.Eng. - Computer | HKU Average * | |||||
| 96 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 95 | |
| Mean | $13,128 | $12,741 | $14,457 | $14,204 | $14,547 | $14,074 | $15,902 | $15,662 |
| Median | $13,500 | $12,900 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $15,050 | $14,083 | $13,542 | $13,230 |
| Minimum | $7,000 | $6,500 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $10,000 | $7,583 | $5,500 | $3,792 |
| Maximum | $27,000 | $20,985 | $55,000 | $60,000 | $27,000 | $20,985 | $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.
64% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 36% in fact reported having received three or more offers. (Figure 4). On average, each graduate received 2.4 job offers, compared with 2.3 last year.
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
Of the 45 Computer Engineering graduates in full-time employment, 76% were employed as system analysts/ computer programmers, and 9% worked as engineers. Their job titles and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE - | |
| · Information Technology Services Department | · Analyst Programmer II |
| · The Customs & Excise Department | · Probation Inspector |
| COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES - | |
| · HK Jockey Club | · Software Engineer |
| · Matilda & War Memorial Hospital | · Programmer |
| COMMERCE & INDUSTRY - | |
| · Andersen Consulting | · Analyst |
| · Andersen Consulting | · Analyst |
| · Andersen Consulting | · Analyst |
| · Bioshop Co Ltd | · Programmer |
| · Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd | · Analyst Programmer |
| · Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd | · Analyst Programmer |
| · Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd | · Analyst |
| · Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd | · Network Officer |
| · Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd | · Lab Work Officer |
| · Combined Yield Ltd | · Sales Representative |
| · Coopers & Lybrand | · Tax Associate |
| · Coopers & Lybrand | · Technical Support |
| · CTI | · Account Manager |
| · EDS Electronic Data Systems (HK) Ltd | · System Administrator |
| · Fei Lik Air Transport | · EDP Assistant |
| · Hang Seng Bank Ltd | · Information Technology Officer |
| · HongkongBank | · System Analyst/Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · System Analyst/Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · System Analyst/Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · System Analyst/Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · System Analyst/Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · System Analyst/Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · System Analyst/Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · System Analyst/Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · System Analyst/Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · Programmer |
| · HongkongBank | · IT Auditor |
| · Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd | · Graduate Programmer |
| · Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd | · Programmer |
| · Intergraph | · Software Engineer |
| · J P Morgan | · Management Trainee |
| · Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation | · Analyst Programmer |
| · KPMG Peat Marwick | · Assistant Accountant |
| · Laws Group | · Computer Programmer |
| · Mass Transit Railway Corporation | · Graduate Engineer |
| · Open Treasure Electronic Ltd | · Sales Executive |
| · Quadbase System Inc | · Software Engineer |
| · Star Industrial Co Ltd | · Programmer |
| · Worldwide Telecommunications Co Ltd | · Account Executive |
| · Organisations name not reported | · Programmer |
No Response = 1
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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