The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about German Studies majors : -
Of the 8 respondents who reported to major in German Studies, 7 graduates (88%) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 12.5% (or 1 graduate) was still looking for full-time employment at the time of the survey in December 1996. (Table 1)
| German Studies | HKU Overall * | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||||
| '96 | '96 | '96 | '96 | |||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of respondents | 8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 2139 | 100 |
| F/T employed | 7 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 87.5 | 1743 | 81.5 |
| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 34 | 1.6 |
| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.6 |
| Further studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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.
All the graduates were able to secure employment before the end of August 1996.
No Response = 1
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
57% (or 4 graduates) of the German Studies graduates were employed in commerce and industry, followed by 27% (or 2 graduates) in the education sector and 14% (or 1 graduate) in the civil service. (Figure 2)
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Table 2 shows the basic salary and gross income that 1996 German Studies graduates received.
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Studies | HKU Average * | German Studies | HKU Average * | |
| '96 | '96 | '96 | '96 | |
| Mean | $13,635 | $14,457 | $14,802 | $15,902 |
| Median | $12,000 | $12,000 | $13,000 | $13,542 |
| Minimum | $8,000 | $3,000 | $9,750 | $5,500 |
| Maximum | $19,500 | $55,000 | $19,500 | $60,000 |
Table 2. 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.
71% (or 5) of the graduates in full-time employment had two or more job offers. (Figure 3).
Figure 3. No. of full-time job offers
The job titles of the 7 graduates who took up full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers: | Job Titles: |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE - | |
| * Labour Department | * Assistant Labour Officer II |
| EDUCATION - | |
| * GCCITKD Lau Pak Lok Secondary School | * Graduate Mistress |
| * Ju Ching Chu Secondary School | * Graduate Master |
| COMMERCE & INDUSTRY - | |
| * Asian Electronics Ltd | * Customer Service Officer |
| * Co-profit Int Ltd | * General Manager |
| * Golden Bell Plastic Factory Ltd | * Export Executive |
| * Uniplan HK Ltd | * Project Executive |
Table 3. 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.
Similar information on graduates from other disciplines of study are available for reference in the Careers Library. Please enquire with the CEPC.
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