I
. IntroductionThe information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1997 to answer the following questions about B.Sc. graduates : -
II. Employment Situation in 1997
Out of 467 B.Sc. graduates, 398 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 85%. Of these, 75% (or 298 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 6.3% (or 25 graduates) were still seeking full-time employment at the time of the survey. Another 18% (or 73 graduates) went on for further studies. (Table 1)
B.Sc. |
HKU Overall * |
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Total |
Male |
Female |
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‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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| No. of respondents | 398 |
100 |
420 |
100 |
195 |
100 |
200 |
100 |
203 |
100 |
220 |
100 |
2272 |
100 |
2139 |
100 |
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| F/T employed | 298 |
74.9 |
304 |
72.4 |
141 |
72.3 |
140 |
70.0 |
157 |
77.3 |
164 |
74.5 |
1829 |
80.5 |
1743 |
81.5 |
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| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 8 |
2.0 |
7 |
1.7 |
4 |
2.1 |
6 |
3.0 |
4 |
2.0 |
1 |
0.5 |
37 |
1.6 |
34 |
1.6 |
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| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 17 |
4.3 |
7 |
1.7 |
11 |
5.6 |
4 |
2.0 |
6 |
3.0 |
3 |
1.4 |
53 |
2.3 |
34 |
1.6 |
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| Further studies | 73 |
18.3 |
97 |
23.1 |
39 |
20.0 |
48 |
24.0 |
34 |
16.7 |
49 |
22.3 |
339 |
14.9 |
314 |
14.7 |
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| Emigration/home country | 0 |
0 |
1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.5 |
4 |
0.2 |
6 |
0.28 |
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| Not seeking F/T job | 2 |
0.5 |
4 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.0 |
2 |
1.0 |
2 |
0.9 |
10 |
0.4 |
8 |
0.4 |
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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
Of the 73 graduates who pursued further studies, 53 were enrolled in local tertiary institutions, two graduates each went to the U.K. and Australia and one graduate went to Canada. Table 2 shows the academic programmes the graduates were engaged in and Table 3 shows the source of finance.
Academic programmes |
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| Fields of Study | Ph.D. |
M.Phil. |
Master (Coursework) |
Postgraduate Certificate |
Adv. Diploma/ Diploma |
Others |
| Science | 1 |
34 |
4 |
1 |
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| Social Sciences | 1 |
1 |
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| Computer Science | 2 |
1 |
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| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1 |
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| Arts | 1 |
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| Quantity Surveying | 1 |
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| Education | 1 |
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No Response = 24
Table 2. Academic programmes
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
| Own Fund | 14 |
| Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 34 |
| Scholarship & Teaching Assistantship | 2 |
| Government Grant & Loan | 8 |
No Response = 15
Table 3. Source of finance for further studies
IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 87% secured their first job offer before the end of September. The percentage increased to 100% after December 1997. (Figure 1)
V. Employment Sectors
77% of the B.Sc. graduates were employed in commerce and industry, followed by 13% in the education and 7.2% in the civil service. The remaining 2.4% joined the community, social and personal services. (Figures 2 & 3)
VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
In general , the average income of 1997 B.Sc. graduates was higher than that of their predecessors in the previous year. (Table 4)
Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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B.Sc. |
HKU Average* |
B.Sc. |
HKU Average* |
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‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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| Mean | $12,179 |
$11,042 |
$15,749 |
$14,457 |
$14,094 |
$12,412 |
$17,552 |
$15,902 |
| Median | $11,000 |
$10,000 |
$12,500 |
$12,000 |
$13,000 |
$11,250 |
$14,521 |
$13,542 |
| Minimum | $5,000 |
$3,000 |
$4,400 |
$3,000 |
$5,000 |
$5,500 |
$5,000 |
$5,500 |
| Maximum | $54,000 |
$28,660 |
$59,000 |
$55,000 |
$74,000 |
$28,660 |
$74,000 |
$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. graduates.
VII. Number of Full-Time Job offers
63% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 35% reported having received three to eight or more offers. On average, each graduate received 2.3 job offers, compared with 2.0 job offers last year. (Figure 4)
VIII. Names of employers and job titles
The job titles of the B.Sc. graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
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No Response = 33
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
3/F Wong Chuang Lai Wah Building
Meng Wah Complex
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
Telephone : 2859 2314
Fax : (852) 2559 5238
E-Mail : CEPC@HKUCC.HKU.HK
Homepage : http://www.hku.hk/cepc
Opening Hours : Monday - Friday (9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
Margaret Lee
Nelson Yip
June, 1998
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.
No part of this report may be reproduced in any form or by whatever means,
without written permission from the Director of the Careers Education and Placement Centre,
The University of Hong Kong