The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1997 B. Eng. - Electrical Energy Systems Engineering 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 Electrical Energy Systems Engineering 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 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 1997

All of 13 graduates responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 100%. Of these, 69% (or 9 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 31% (or 4 graduates) went on for further studies. (Table 1)

	B.Eng. - EESE												HKU Overall *
	Total				Male				Female
	‘97		‘96		‘97		‘96		‘97		‘96		‘97		‘96
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	13	100	13	100	12	100	12	100	1	100	1	100	2272	100	2139	100
F/T employed	9	69.2	12	92.3	9	75.0	11	91.7	0	0	1	100	1829	80.5	1743	81.5
P/T employed seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	1.6	34	1.6
Unemployed seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	2.3	34	1.6
Further studies	4	30.8	1	7.7	3	25.0	1	8.3	1	100	0	0	339	14.9	314	14.7
Emigration/home country	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.2	6	0.28
Not seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.4	8	0.4

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

Four graduates pursued further studies in the same discipline as their first degree. All of them were enrolled in local tertiary institutions. Table 2 shows the academic programme Electrical Energy Systems Engineering graduates were engaged in & Table 3 shows the source of finance.

	Academic programme
Field of Study	M.Phil.
Electrical/Electronic Engineering	4

Table 2. Academic programme

Source of Finance	No. of Graduates
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	4

Table 3. Source of finance for further studies

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment

89% of the graduates were able to secure their first job offer before the end of September. The figure reached 100% by the end of October. (Figure 1)

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Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment

V. Employment Sectors

All (9 graduates) of the 1997 Electrical Energy Systems Engineering graduates were employed in commerce & industry. (Figure 2)

Figure 2. Employment Sector

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by 1997 Electrical Energy Systems Engineering graduates is shown in Table 4.

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	B.Eng. - EESE		HKU Average *		B.Eng. - EESE		HKU Average*
	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96
Mean	$13,769	$12,760	$15,749	$14,457	$15,041	$13,940	$17,552	$15,902
Median	$14,080	$12,800	$12,500	$12,000	$15,253	$13,417	$14,521	$13,542
Minimum	$10,000	$10,000	$4,400	$3,000	$10,833	$10,000	$5,000	$5,500
Maximum	$16,830	$15,455	$59,000	$55,000	$18,233	$17,902	$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

67% of the graduates had more than one job offer. In fact, 56% reported having received three or more job offers. On average, each graduate received 2.7 job offers. (Figure 3)

Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers

VIII. Names of employers and Job titles

The job titles of the Electrical Energy Systems Engineering graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers :	Job Titles :
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY-
Johnson Electric Engineering Ltd		Project Engineer
MTR Corporation		Graduate Engineer
Newton Power Ltd		Electronic Engineer II
Parsons Brinkerhoff (Asia) Ltd		Assistant Engineer
Ryoden Lift & Escalator Co Ltd		Assistant Engineer
The Hong Kong Electric Co Ltd		Graduate Trainee
The Hong Kong Electric Co Ltd		Graduate Trainee
The Hong Kong Electric Co Ltd		Graduate Trainee
Organization’s name not reported		Assistant Engineer

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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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.

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