Social Work

Where did the 1999 Social Work 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 Social Work 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 69 graduates from this programme, 66 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

	*BSW*				HKU Overall*
	1999		1998		1999		1998
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	66	100	68	100	2475	100	2383	100
Employed	58	88	57	84	1928	78	1795	75
Unemployed seeking F/T job	7	11	8	12	79	3.2	157	6.6
Further Studies	1	1.5	2	2.9	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	1	1.5	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
One graduate proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that he pursued and his source of funds.

	Academic Programme
Field of Study	M.Phil.
Social Work	1

*Source of Funds*	No. of Graduates
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	1

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	8.5%	8.9%
June	28%	27%
July	38%	40%
August	55%	67%
September	77%	80%
October	81%	96%
November	89%	96%
December	100%	100%

No Response = 5

V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Social Work were employed in community, social & personal services, while others were employed in commerce & industry, educational institutions and the civil service.

	% of graduates
Sector	1999	1998
Community, Social & Personal Services	50%	78%
Commerce & Industry	26%	7%
Educational Institutions	18%	7%
Civil Service	6%	8%

No Response = 4

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

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	BSW		HKU Average*		BSW		HKU Average*
	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998
Mean	$12,525	$15,523	$14,480	$15,496	$13,138	$15,863	$15,716	$16,557
Median	$12,250	$14,300	$10,870	$12,300	$12,595	$15,000	$11,917	$13,325
Minimum	$1,980	$7,000	$1,000	$1,000	$7,145	$7,000	$3,000	$5,000
Maximum	$23,170	$25,000	$58,000	$58,000	$23,170	$25,000	$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 Social Work is shown in the following table.

*No. of job offers received*	No. of graduates (% of graduates)
One	24 (50%)
Two	12 (25%)
Three	6 (13%)
Four	5 (10%)
Eight or more	1 (2.1%)

No Response = 4

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

*Employers*	Job Titles
CIVIL SERVICE -
HKSAR - Census & Statistics Department		Census Officer
HKSAR - Home Affairs Department		Executive Officer
HKSAR - Registration & Electoral Office		Electoral Assistant

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -
Caritas Ma On Shan Practical School		Social Worker
Cheung Chau Sacred Heart Primary School		Certificate Master
Chiu Yang Primary School		Certificate Master
The University of Hong Kong		Executive Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Project Coordinator
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant

COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICE -
Bonaventure Youth Centre		Youth Partial Worker
Caritas Children & Youth Centre		Social Work Assistant
Cheer Lutheran Centre Hong Kong Lutheran Social Services		Welfare Worker
Environmental Campaign Committee		Project Coordinator
Helping Hand		Social Work Assistant
Hong Kong Campus Crusade For Christ		Preacher
Hong Kong Family Welfare Society		Social Worker
Hong Kong Family Welfare Society		Unit-in-charge
Hong Kong Federation of Youth		Social Worker
International Social Social		Assistant Social Work Officer
Kely Support Group		Outreach Worker
Lutheran Fung Tak Elderly Home		Welfare Worker
Mission Hills Golf Club		Membership Manager
The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong		Contract Social Work Assistant
The Salvation Army		Team Leader
The Salvation Army		Welfare Worker
The Youth Association		Project Coordinator
TWGHs Jockey Club Rehabilitation Centre		Assistant Social Work Officer
TWGHs Jockey Club Rehabilitation Centre		Marketing Assistant
World Family		Education Advisor
Yan Chai Hospital Artiste Training Alumi Association C & A Home		Social Worker
YMCA		Project Coordinator
Organization's name not reported		Training Officer

COMMERECE & INDUSTRY -
Cathay Pacific Airline Ltd		Customer Service Officer
LSI Logic Ltd		Master Scheduler
Metro Broadcast Corporation Ltd		Production Assistant
Newsouces Investments Ltd		Circulation Coordinator
Sunflower Travel Service Ltd		Customer Services Representative
The DDB Needham Worldwide Communications Group Inc		Account Coordinator
The Prudential Assurance Co Ltd		Insurance Consultant
The Prudential Assurance Co Ltd		Insurance Consultant
U3 Creative Ltd		Promotion Officer
U3 Creative Ltd		Promotion Officer
Organization's name not reported		Assistant Manager
Organization's name not reported		Customer Service Officer

No Response = 7

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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