The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1996 Music 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 Music majors : -

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

Of the 14 respondents who reported to major in Music, 10 graduates (71%) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. One student (7.1%) was still looking for full-time employment at the time of the survey in December 1996. 14.3% (or 2 graduates) went on for further studies. (Table 1)

	Music												HKU Overall *
	Total				Male				Female				HKU Overall *
	'96		'95		'96		'95		'96		'95		'96		'95
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	14	100	11	100	3	100	3	100	11	100	8	100	2139	100	2068	100
F/T employed	10	71.4	6	54.5	1	33.3	1	33.3	9	81.8	5	62.5	1743	81.5	1726	83.5
P/T employed seeking F/T job	1	7.1	0	0	1	33.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	1.6	18	0.9
Unemployed seeking F/T job	0	0	1	9.1	0	0	1	33.3	0	0	0	0	34	1.6	36	1.7
Further studies	2	14.3	4	36.4	1	33.3	1	33.3	1	9.1	3	37.5	314	14.7	281	13.6
Emigration/home country	1	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9.1	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

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 academic programmes pursued by the two graduates who took up further studies, and Table 3 shows the source of finance for further studies.

Field of Study	Academic programme
Field of Study	M.Phil.
Arts	1
Others	1

Table 2. Academic programmes

Source of Finance No. of Graduates
Own Fund 1
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship 1
Table 3. Source of finance for further studies

Source of Finance	No. of Graduates
Own Fund	1
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	1

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment

Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 90% (9 graduates) were able to secure their first job offers before the end of September. By the end of December, the percentage increased to 100%. (Figure 1)

Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment

V. Employment Sectors

Of the 10 Music graduates in full-time employment, 60% (or 6 graduates) were employed in the education sector and the remaining 40% (or 4 graduates) worked in commerce & industry. (Figure 2)

Figure 2. Employment sectors

Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by 1996 Music graduates is shown in Table 4.

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	Music		HKU Average *		Music		HKU Average *
	'96	'95	'96	'95	'96	'95	'96	'95
Mean	$14,637	$15,193	$14,457	$14,204	$15,591	$16,130	$15,902	$15,662
Median	$16,000	$14,135	$12,000	$12,000	$16,000	$15,302	$13,542	$13,230
Minimum	$8,000	$8,500	$3,000	$2,000	$9,000	$9,917	$5,500	$3,792
Maximum	$20,000	$24,000	$55,000	$60,000	$23,333	$24,000	$60,000	$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. graudates.

VII.Number of Full-Time Job Offers

70% (or 7 graduates) had more than one offer. 40% reported having received three or more job offers. (Figure 4)

Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers

VIII. Names of employers and Job titles

The job titles of the 10 graduates who took up full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers :	Job Titles :
EDUCATION -
* Fung Kai Liu Man Shek Tong Secondary School	* Certificate Master
* Lok Sin Tong Leung Wong Wai Fong Memorial Primary School	* Certificate Master
* Ng Wah College - Primary Section	* Teacher
* SKH Yan Laap Primary School	* Teacher
* The University of Hong Kong	* Research Assistant I
* Yuen Long Chamber of Commerce Primary School	* Teacher
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY -
* Bates Advertising Co	* Account Executive
* Campus Crusade for Christ	* Trainee Staff
* Scental Ltd	* Executive Secretary
* Organisation's name not reported	* Creative Trainee

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. Careers Education and Placement Centre
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Margaret Lee
Nelson Yip

September, 1997

The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and the Careers Education & Placement Centre should not be held responsible for any errors arising therefrom.

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