Where did the 1999 Bachelor of Businesss Administration/ Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting & Finance graduates go ?
	Careers Education and Placement Centre

I. Introduction

• 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 ?

III. Further Studies
Six 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)	Postgraduate Certificate
Business Administration/Management	2
Education		2

No Response = 2
 
 

Source of Funds	No. of Graduates
Government Grant & Loan	3
Full Scholarship	1

No Response = 2
 
 
 

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

	% of new graduates who have secured employment
By the end of	1999	1998
May or before	60%	64%
June	71%	70%
July	83%	79%
August	90%	91%
September	95%	97%
October	99%	98%
November	100%	99%
December	100%	100%

No Response = 4
 
 

V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates from these programmes were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in community, social & personal services and educational institutions.
 
 

	% of graduates
Sector	1999	1998
Commerce & Industry	94%	93%
Community, Social & Personal Services	4%	1%
Educational Institutions	2%	1%
Civil Service	-	5%

No Response = 5
 
 
 
 

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by graduates from these programmes is shown below.
 
 

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	BBA/BBA(A&F)		HKU Average*		BBA/BBA(A&F)		HKU Average*
	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998
Mean	$11,216	$12,306	$14,480	$15,496	$12,256	$13,369	$15,716	$16,557
Median	$11,700	$12,300	$10,870	$12,300	$12,675	$13,325	$11,917	$13,325
Minimum	$7,000	$6,000	$1,000	$1,000	$7,000	$6,500	$3,000	$5,000
Maximum	$27,083	$30,585	$58,000	$58,000	$37,146	$31,185	$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.

No Response = 6

No Response = 5

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.