The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about Statistics graduates : -
Of the 37 respondents who reported to major in Statistics, 27 graduates (73%) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 10.8% (or 4 graduates) were still looking for full-time employment at the time of the survey in December 1996. Another 16.2% (or 6 graduates) went on for further studies. (Table 1)
| Statistics | HKU Overall * | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of respondents | 37 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 15 | 100 | 15 | 100 | 22 | 100 | 14 | 100 | 2139 | 100 | 2068 | 100 |
| F/T employed | 27 | 73.0 | 26 | 89.7 | 10 | 66.7 | 14 | 93.3 | 17 | 77.3 | 12 | 85.7 | 1743 | 81.5 | 1726 | 83.5 |
| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 3 | 8.1 | 1 | 3.4 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.9 |
| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 1 | 2.7 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 7.1 | 34 | 1.6 | 36 | 1.7 |
| Further studies | 6 | 16.2 | 1 | 3.4 | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.6 | 1 | 7.1 | 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.
Of those who pursued further studies, all of them were enrolled in local tertiary institutions. Table 2 shows the academic programmes they were engaged in and Table 3 shows the source of finance.
| Field of Study | Academic programme | |
|---|---|---|
| M.Phil. | Postgraduate Certificate |
|
| Social Science | 4 | 1 |
| Law | 1 | |
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Own Fund | 1 |
| Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 4 |
| Government Grant & Loan | 1 |
Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 81% secured their first job offer before the end of September. The figure increased to 96% by the end of December. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
70% of the 1996 Statistics graduates were employed in commerce & industry, followed by 26% in the education sector and 4% in the community, social & personal services. (Figure 3.)
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
The remuneration received by 1996 Statistics graduates is shown in Table 4.
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | HKU Average * | Statistics | HKU Average * | |||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |
| Mean | $11,723 | $9,871 | $14,457 | $14,204 | $12,763 | $10,915 | $15,902 | $15,662 |
| Median | $10,000 | $10,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $11,979 | $10,491 | $13,542 | $13,230 |
| Minimum | $6,000 | $3,500 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $8,000 | $3,791 | $5,500 | $3,792 |
| Maximum | $19,535 | $18,100 | $55,000 | $60,000 | $19,535 | $18,100 | $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. graudates.
67% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 22% reported having received three to eight or more job offers (Figure 4).
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
The job titles of the 27 graduates who took up full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| EDUCATION - | |
| * Heung To Mid School | * Teacher |
| * HKMA K S Lo College | * Graduate Master |
| * Ju Ching Chu Secondary School | * Graduate Master |
| * Leung Shek Chee College | * Graduate Mistress |
| * Po Leung Kuk Fong Wong Kam Chuen Primary School | * Teacher |
| * YMCA Secondary School | * Certificate Master Teacher |
| * Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No. 2 | * Graduate Mistress |
| COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES - | |
| * HK Jewelry Manufacturers Association | * Executive (Business Development) |
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY - | |
| * Asian Electronic Ltd | * Account Executive |
| * Asian Electronic Ltd | * Customer Service Officer |
| * Citibank | * Programmer Trainee |
| * Consumer Search Hong Kong Ltd | * Research Assistant |
| * Eagle Star Assurance Co Ltd | * Administrative Assistant |
| * Goldlion (Far East) Ltd | * Assistant P R Officer |
| * Hong Kong Investment Fund Association | * Assistant Marketing Officer |
| * Hutchison Telecommunications | * Coordinator |
| * Jardine CMG Life Assurance Ltd | * Acturial Assistant |
| * Property Consultant | * Management Trainee |
| * Sogo Hong Kong Co Ltd | * Supervisor |
| * Sun Hung Kai Co & Ltd | * Finance Administrative |
| * The Best Information Ltd | * Translator |
| * Tigg (Holdings) Ltd | * Personnel & Administrative Assistant |
| * Wah Shing Yoy Consolidated Ltd | * Assistant Controller |
| * Wang Chung Garment Factor | * Merchandizer |
| * Winneme Apartments Co Ltd | * Great Relations Officer |
| * Y K Leather | * Administrative Secretary |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Sales |
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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