The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1997 Cert.Chin.Lang. graduates go?

I. Introduction

The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1997 to answer the following questions about Cert. Chin. Lang. graduates : -

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 sector 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 1997

Out of 76 Cert.Chin.Lang. graduates, 20 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 26%. Of these, 25% (or 5 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 20% (or 4 graduates) were still looking for full-time employment at the time of the survey. 20% (or 4 graduates) went on for further studies. Another 35% (or 7 graduates) were not looking for employment for personal reasons. (Table 1)

	Cert.Chin.Lang						HKU Overall
	Total		Male		Female		(Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate)
	‘97		‘97		‘97		‘97
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	20	100	2	100	18	100	327	100
F/T employed	5	25.0	1	50.0	4	22.2	250	76.5
P/T employed seeking F/T job	3	15.0	1	50.0	2	11.1	13	4.0
Unemployed seeking F/T job	1	5.0	0	0	1	5.6	9	2.8
Further studies	4	20.0	0	0	4	22.2	43	13.1
Emigration/home country	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.6
Not seeking F/T job	7	35.0	0	0	7	38.9	10	3.1

Table 1. Employment situation

III. Further Studies

Of the four graduates who pursued further studies, two were enrolled in local tertiary institutions and two studied abroad. Table 2 shows the academic programmes Cert.Chin.Lang. graduates were engaged in and Table 3 shows the source of finance.

	Academic Programmes
Fields of Study	Postgraduate Certificate	Bachelor	Others
Arts	1		1
Others	1	1

Table 2. Academic programmes

Source of Finance	No. of Graduates
Own Fund	3

No Response = 1

Table 3. Source of finance for further studies

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment

Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 80% secured their first job offer before the end of May. The percentage increased to 100% by the end of August. (Figure 1)

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V. Employment Sectors

Most (75% or 3 graduates) of the Cert.Chin.Lang. graduates each were employed in commerce and industry. The remaining 25% (or 1 graduate) joined the education sector. (Figure 2)

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VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by the 1997 Cert.Chin.Lang. graduates is shown in Table 4.

	Basic Salary		Gross Income
	Cert.Chin.Lang.	HKU Average*	Cert.Chin.Lang.	HKU Average*
	‘97	‘97	‘97	‘97
Mean	$23,063	$19,306	$25,323	$20,326
Median	$23,190	$18,000	$23,968	$19,500
Minimum	$20,000	$0	$21,667	$0
Maximum	$26,000	$75,000	$30,333	$75,000

Table 4. Basic salary and gross income

* HKU average refers to the income received by postgraduate diploma/certificate graduates.

VII. Number of Full-Time Job Offers

Of those in full-time employment, 80% of the graduates had more than one job offer. 60% reported having received three to six job offers. On average, each graduate received 3.0 job offers. (Figure 3)

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VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles

The job titles of the Cert.Chin.Lang. graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers :	Job Titles :
EDUCATION -
Interact Nova Group, Japan		English Teacher

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
LLB Consultancy Ltd		Client Liaison Executive
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Ltd		Assistant Manager
Organization’s name not reported		Loan Officer

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.

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Margaret Lee

Nelson Yip

July, 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.

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