Surveying

*Where did the 1999 Surveying graduates go ?*
	Careers Education and Placement Centre

I. Introduction

The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1999 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Science in Surveying graduates : -

How many were employed six months after graduation ?

Among those who pursued further studies, what programmes were they enrolled in ?

Among those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to get their first job offer ?

In which sectors were they employed ?

How much salary did they receive ?

How many job offers did they receive ?

Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situations in 1999
Of the 50 graduates from this programme, 49 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

	BSC(SURV)				HKU Overall*
	1999		1998		1999		1998
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	49	100	46	100	2475	100	2383	100
Employed	46	94	44	96	1928	78	1795	75
Unemployed seeking F/T job	1	2.0	1	2.2	79	3.2	157	6.6
Further Studies	2	4.1	1	2.2	455	18	413	17
Emigrated/Returned to home country	0	0	0	0	4	0.2	3	0.1
Not seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0	9	0.4	15	0.6

* 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
Two graduates proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.

	Academic Programme
Field of Study	Master (Coursework)	Others
Urban Planning/Studies	1
Aviation		1

*Source of Funds*	No. of Graduates
Own Funds	1
Scholarship & Own Funds	1

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.

*By the end of*	% of new graduates who have secured employment
*By the end of*	1999	1998
May or before	46%	54%
June	72%	70%
July	87%	81%
August	87%	91%
September	98%	100%
October	100%	100%

V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Surveying were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in the civil service.

*Sector*	% of graduates
*Sector*	1999	1998
Commerce & Industry	85%	74%
Civil Service	15%	26%

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by graduates in Surveying is shown below.

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	BSC(SURV)		HKU Average*		BSC(SURV)		HKU Average*
	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998
Mean	$10,970	$12,859	$14,480	$15,496	$11,619	$13,420	$15,716	$16,557
Median	$10,000	$11,300	$10,870	$12,300	$10,833	$11,917	$11,917	$13,325
Minimum	$8,000	$9,000	$1,000	$1,000	$8,000	$9,000	$3,000	$5,000
Maximum	$17,460	$17,460	$58,000	$58,000	$17,460	$17,460	$60,000	$59,000

* 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
The number of job offers received by graduates in Surveying is shown in the following table.

*No. of job offers received*	No. of graduates (% of graduates)
One	13 (29%)
Two	12 (27%)
Three	8 (18%)
Four	6 (13%)
Five	3 (6.7%)
Six	1 (2.2%)
Eight or more	2 (4.4%)

No Response = 1

VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles
The job titles of graduates in Surveying in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

*Employers*	Job Titles
CIVIL SERVICE -
HKSAR - Architectural Services Department		Quantity Surveying Graduate
HKSAR - Buildings Department		Building Surveying Graduate
HKSAR - Lands Department		Estate Surveying Graduate
HKSAR - Lands Department		Estate Surveying Graduate
HKSAR - Lands Department		Estate Surveying Graduate
HKSAR - Ration & Valuation Department		Valuation Surveying Graduate
HKSAR - Rating & Valuation Department		Valuation Surveying Graduate

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
Albert So Surveyors Ltd		Valuation Assistant
C Y Leung & Co Ltd		Property Executive
C Y Leung & Co Ltd		Property Executive
Chesterton Petty Ltd		Graduate Surveyor
Chesterton Petty Ltd		Graduate Surveyor
Davis Langdom & Seah (HK) Ltd		Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Davis Langdom & Seah (HK) Ltd		Assistant Quantity Surveyor
DTZ Denbenham Tie Leung		Property Executive
DTZ Denbenham Tie Leung		Property Executive
DTZ Denbenham Tie Leung		Property Executive
Faithful & Gould Ltd		Assistant Quantity Surveyor
First Pacific Bank		Graduate Trainee
FPD Savilis International Property Consultant		Graduate Trainee
FPD Savilis International Property Consultant		Graduate Trainee
Gammon Construction Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Hysan Development		Property Executive
Jones Lany Lasalle Ltd		Property Assistant
KPIL Quantity Surveyors (HK) Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Landelite Surveyors Ltd		Estate Surveyor Trainee
Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
Levett & Bailey Chartered Quantity Surveyors Ltd		Quantity Surveyor
McCann Co Ltd		Media Executive
Multiple Surveyors Ltd		Assistant Building Surveyor
Sallmanns (Far East) Ltd		Assistant Surveyor
Sallmanns (Far East) Ltd		Assistant Surveyor
Swire Properties Ltd		Surveyor Trainee
Swire Properties Ltd		Surveyor Trainee
WT Partnership		Assistant Quantity Surveyor
WT Partnership		Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Yun Fat Steel Works Ltd		Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Organization's name not reported		Graduate Trainee

No Response = 1

Note : Some of the 1999 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CePc.

IX. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact the CePc for further details.

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Cindy Chan

August, 2000

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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