The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about Social Work & Social Administration graduates : -
Of the 75 respondents who reported to major in Social Work & Social Administration, 69 graduates (92%) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. The percentage of graduates who pursued further studies increased to 6.7% (or 5 graduates) from last year’s 1.4% (or 1 graduate) (Table 1)
| Social Work & Social Administration | HKU Overall * | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of respondents | 25 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 21 | 100 | 22 | 100 | 54 | 100 | 2139 | 100 | 2068 | 100 |
| F/T employed | 22 | 88 | 69 | 92 | 3 | 100 | 20 | 95.2 | 19 | 86.4 | 49 | 90.7 | 1743 | 81.5 | 1726 | 83.5 |
| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.9 |
| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.9 | 34 | 1.6 | 36 | 1.7 |
| Further studies | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.4 | 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.
56% (37) of the Social Work and Social Administration graduates secured full-time employment before the end of August. This figure steadily increased to 97% (66) by the end of December 1995. On the whole, the 1995 graduates took longer time to secure employment than graduates of the previous year. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
No Response = 1
62% (43) of the graduates were employed in commerce and industry, followed by 25% (17) in education. 5.8% (4) joined civil service while 7.2% (5) joined community, social and personal services. (Figure 2) Compared with female graduates, there was a higher percentage of male graduates joining commerce and industry (70% vs. 59%). Nevertheless, more female students were employed by the education sector (29% vs. 15%). (Figure 3)
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
Table 4 shows the basic salary and gross income that 1996 Social Work and Social Administration graduates received.
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work & Social Administration | HKU Average * | Social Work & Social Administration | HKU Average * | |||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |
| Mean | $17,407 | $11,450 | $14,457 | $14,204 | $18,298 | $12,254 | $15,902 | $15,662 |
| Median | $20,475 | $10,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $20,475 | $11,375 | $13,542 | $13,230 |
| Minimum | $5,800 | $7,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $7,800 | $8,000 | $5,500 | $3,792 |
| Maximum | $20,505 | $18,145 | $55,000 | $60,000 | $23,893 | $18,145 | $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.
54% (37) of the Social Work & Social Administration graduates had more than one job offer. In fact, 30% (21) reported having received three or more offers. (Figure 4)
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
The job titles of 22 Social Work and Social Administration graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE - | |
| * Labour Department | * Assistant Labour Officer |
| * Social Welfare Department | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| * Social Welfare Dapartment | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| * Social Welfare Department | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| * Social Welfare Department | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| EDUCATION - | |
| * S.K.H. Lee Shin Keung Primary School | * Student Guidance Teacher |
| * The University of Hong Kong | * Research Assistant |
| * The Universtiy of Hong Kong | * Research Assistant |
| COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES - | |
| * Hong Kong Christian Service | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| * Hong Kong Family Welfare Society | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| * Hong Kong Spastics Association | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| * Hospital Authority | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| * International Social Services Hong Kong Branch | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| * Kwong Wah Hospital | * Medical Social Worker |
| * Kwong Wah Hospital /Medical Social Services Department | * Medical Social Worker |
| * Kwun Tong Methodist Social Services | * Family Life Education Officer |
| * The Boys’ & Girls’ Club Association of Hong Kong | * Assistant Social Work Officer |
| * The Hong Kong Association for the Mentally Handicapped | * Social Work Assistant |
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY - | |
| * Nu Life International Ltd | * Assistant PR Co-ordinator |
| * PC Buz Buz | * Computer Salesman |
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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September, 1997
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