The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1997 Public & Social Administration 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 Public & Social Administration majors : -

How were they employed six months after graduation ?
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

Of the 8 respondents who reported to major in Public & Social Administration, all the graduates were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. Nil unemployment was reported. (Table 1)

	Public & Social Admin.												HKU Overall *
	Total				Male				Female
	‘97		‘96		‘97		‘96		‘97		‘96		‘97		‘96
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	8	100	12	100	0	0	2	100	8	100	10	100	2272	100	2139	100
F/T employed	8	100	12	100	0	0	2	100	8	100	10	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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. Time Taken to Secure Employment

Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 87.5% secured their first job offer before the end of August. The percentage increased to 100% by the end of September. (Figure 1)

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IV. Employment Sectors

50% (or 4 graduates) of the Public & Social Administration graduates were employed in commerce and industry, followed by 38% (or 3 graduates) in the civil service. The remaining 13% (or 1 graduate) joined the community, social and personal services. (Figure 2)

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V. Basic Salary and Gross Income

In general, the average income of the 1996 Public & Social Administration graduates was higher than that of their predecessors in the previous year. (Table 2)

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	Public & Social Admin.		HKU Average*		Public & Social Admin.		HKU Average*
	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96
Mean	$17,918	$11,088	$15,749	$14,457	$20,032	$12,211	$17,552	$15,902
Median	$13,000	$9,000	$12,500	$12,000	$14,577	$10,013	$14,521	$13,542
Minimum	$11,000	$8,150	$4,400	$3,000	$11,917	$9,208	$5,000	$5,500
Maximum	$33,000	$19,000	$59,000	$55,000	$40,400	$19,000	$74,000	$60,000

Table 2. 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.

VI. Number of Full-Time Job Offers

63% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 38% reported having received three or more job offers. (Figure 3)

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VII. Names of Employers and Job Titles

The job titles of the Public & Social Administration graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers :	Job Titles :
CIVIL SERVICE -
HKSAR		Administrative Officer
HKSAR - Hong Kong Housing Society		Customer Service Officer

COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES -
The Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners		Assistant Executive Director

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
Chekiang First Bank Ltd		Officer Trainee
Dao Heng Bank		Management Trainee
Wong & Poon Solicitors		Conveyancing Clerk
Organization’s name not reported		Assistant Estate Officer

No Response = 1

Table 3. 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.

VIII. 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

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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