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IntroductionThe information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1997 to answer the following questions about Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering majors : -
II. Employment Situation in 1997
Out of 78 Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering graduates, 73 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 94%. Of these, 88% (or 64 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 6.8% (or 5 graduates) went on for further studies. 5.5% (or 4 graduates) were still looking for full-time employment at the time of the survey. (Table 1)
Industrial & Manufacturing Systems |
HKU Overall * |
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Female |
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‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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| No. of respondents | 73 |
100 |
61 |
100 |
65 |
100 |
52 |
100 |
8 |
100 |
9 |
100 |
2272 |
100 |
2139 |
100 |
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| F/T employed | 64 |
87.7 |
56 |
91.8 |
57 |
87.7 |
47 |
90.4 |
7 |
87.5 |
9 |
100 |
1829 |
80.5 |
1743 |
81.5 |
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| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 1 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
1.6 |
34 |
1.6 |
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| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 3 |
4.1 |
4 |
6.6 |
3 |
4.6 |
4 |
7.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
2.3 |
34 |
1.6 |
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| Further studies | 5 |
6.8 |
1 |
1.6 |
4 |
6.2 |
1 |
1.9 |
1 |
12.5 |
0 |
0 |
339 |
14.9 |
314 |
14.7 |
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| Emigration/home country | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.2 |
6 |
0.28 |
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| Not seeking F/T job | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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
Four graduates pursued postgraduate studies in the same discipline as their first degree. Of those, two graduates were enrolled in local tertiary institutions. Compared with 1996, there were more graduates going on for further studies (6.8% vs 1.6%). Table 2 shows the academic programme pursued and Table 3 shows the source of finance.
Academic programme |
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| Field of Study | M.Phil. |
| Industrial Engineering | 4 |
No Response = 1
Table 2. Academic programme
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
| Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 2 |
Table 3. Source of finance for further studies
IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
87% of the graduates who were in full-time employment secured their first job offer before the end of September. The figure increased to 100% after December 1997. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
V. Employment Sectors
Most (97% or 62 graduates) of the 1997 graduates were employed in commerce and industry, followed by 1.6% (or 1 graduates) each in civil service and education sector. (Figures 2 & 3)
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by 1997 Industrial & Manufacturing Systems graduates is shown in Table 4.
Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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Industrial & Manufacturing Systems |
HKU Average * |
Industrial & Manufacturing Systems |
HKU Average * |
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‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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| Mean | $11,501 |
$10,696 |
$15,749 |
$14,457 |
$12,962 |
$13,217 |
$17,552 |
$15,902 |
| Median | $11,000 |
$10,000 |
$12,500 |
$12,000 |
$12,850 |
$11,917 |
$14,521 |
$13,542 |
| Minimum | $8,000 |
$6,000 |
$4,400 |
$3,000 |
$8,667 |
$9,208 |
$5,000 |
$5,500 |
| Maximum | $18,110 |
$15,688 |
$59,000 |
$55,000 |
$18,683 |
$26,800 |
$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
61% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 33% reported having three or more job offers. On average, each graduate received 2.2 job offers. (Figure 4)
VIII. Names of employers and job titles
The job titles of the Industrial & Manufacturing Systems graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
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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