The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about Electrical Energy Systems Engineering graduates : -
Out of 17 B.Eng. - EESE graduates, 13 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 77%. Of these, 92% were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 7.7% (or 1 graduate) went on for further studies. (Table 1)
Table 1. Employment situation
B.Eng. - EESE HKU Overall*
Total Male Female
'96
'96
'96
'96
No. %
No. %
No. %
No. %
No. of respondents
13 100 12 100
1 100 2139 100
F/T employed
12 92.3 11 91.7
1 100 1743 81.5
P/T employed seeking F/T job
0 0 0 0
0 0 34 1.6
Unemployed seeking F/T job
0 0 0 0
0 0 34 1.6
Further studies
1 7.7 1 8.3
0 0 314 14.7
Emigration/home country
0 0 0 0
0 0 6 0.28
Not seeking F/T job
0 0 0 0
0 0 8 0.4
* 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 took up further studies was enrolled on a M.Phil. programme in HK.
| Field of Study | Academic programme |
|---|---|
| M.Phil. | |
| EESE | 1 |
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 1 |
83% of the graduates were able to secure their first job offer before the end of August. By October, the figure reached 92%. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
83% of the B.Eng. - EESE graduates were employed in commerce & industry, followed by 8.3% each in civil service and community, social & personal services.
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
Table 4 shows the basic salary and gross income that 1996 B.Eng. - EESE graduates received.
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Eng. - EESE | HKU Average * | B.Eng. - EESE | HKU Average * | |
| Mean | $12,760 | $14,457 | $13,940 | $15,902 |
| Median | $12,800 | $12,000 | $13,417 | $13,542 |
| Minimum | $10,000 | $3,000 | $10,000 | $5,500 |
| Maximum | $15,455 | $55,000 | $17,902 | $60,000 |
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.
75% of the graduates had more than one job offer. In fact, 58% reported having received three or more job offers (Figure 4). On average, each graduate received 2.6 job offers.
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
The job titles of the EESE graduates and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE - | |
| * Electrical & Mechanical Services Department | Engineering Graduate |
| EDUCATION- | |
| * HKUST | * Research Assistant |
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY- | |
| * ABB Holdings Ltd | * Graduate Trainee |
| * Airport Authority Hong Kong | * Engineering Graduate |
| * Airport Authority Hong Kong | * Electrical Engineering Graduate |
| * China Light & Power Co Ltd | * Graduate Trainee |
| * Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation | * Graduate Trainee |
| * Newton Power Ltd | * Graduate Engineer |
| * Olympus (HK) Ltd | * Engineer |
| * P & T (M&E) Ltd | * Graduate Engineer |
| * Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd | * Assistant Engineer |
| * Ryoden Engineering Co Ltd | * Assistant Engineer |
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.
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