Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 79% secured their first job offer before the end of September. The figure increased to 100% after December 1998. (Figure 1)
I. Introduction
The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1998 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Arts graduates with major in Linguistics : -
II. Employment Situation in 1998
Of the 17 respondents who majored in Linguistics, 82% (or 14 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 5.9% (or 1 graduate) went on for further studies. Another 12% (or 2 graduates) were still seeking full-time employment at the time of the survey. (Table 1)
B.A. - Linguistics |
HKU Overall* |
|||||||||||
Total |
Male |
Female |
||||||||||
‘98 |
‘98 |
‘98 |
‘98 |
|||||||||
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|||||
| No. of respondents | 17 |
100 |
2 |
100 |
15 |
100 |
2383 |
100 |
||||
| F/T employed | 14 |
82.4 |
1 |
50.0 |
13 |
86.7 |
1701 |
71.4 |
||||
| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 1 |
5.9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.7 |
94 |
3.9 |
||||
| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 1 |
5.9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.7 |
157 |
6.6 |
||||
| Further studies | 1 |
5.9 |
1 |
50.0 |
0 |
0 |
413 |
17.3 |
||||
| Emigration/home country | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.1 |
||||
| Not seeking F/T job | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0.6 |
||||
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
The one graduate who pursued postgraduate studies took up a M.Phil. programme in Arts. Table 2 shows the academic programme pursued & Table 3 shows the source of finance.
Academic Programme |
|
| Field of Study | M.Phil. |
| Arts | 1 |
Table 2. Academic programmes
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduate |
| Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 1 |
Table 3. Source of finance for further studies
IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 79% secured their first job offer before the end of September. The figure increased to 100% after December 1998. (Figure 1)
V. Employment Sectors
39% (or 5 graduates) each of the Linguistics graduates were employed in commerce & industry and education, followed by 23% (or 3 graduates) in the civil service. (Figure 2)
VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by the Linguistics graduates is shown in Table 4.
Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
|||
B.A. - Linguistics |
HKU Average* |
B.A. - Linguistics |
HKU Average* |
|
‘98 |
‘98 |
‘98 |
‘98 |
|
| Mean | $17,051 |
$15,496 |
$17,653 |
$16,557 |
| Median | $19,055 |
$12,300 |
$19,055 |
$13,325 |
| Minimum | $6,000 |
$1,000 |
$6,000 |
$5,000 |
| Maximum | $33,000 |
$58,000 |
$35,750 |
$59,000 |
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
Of these in full-time employment, 62% of the graduates had more than one job offer. 15% reported having received three or five job offers. (Figure 3)
VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles
The job titles of the Linguistics graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
Employers : |
Job Titles : |
| CIVIL SERVICE - | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| EDUCATION - | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| COMMERCE & INDUSTRY - | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 is 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 : 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.)
Cindy Chan
September, 1999
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
