Where did the 1999 Nursing 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 Nursing graduates : -

II. Employment Situations in 1999
All the 38 graduates from this programme responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 

BNURS

HKU Overall*

1999

1999

No.

%

No.

%

No. of respondents

38

100

2475

100

Employed

38

100

1928

78

Unemployed seeking F/T job

0

0

79

3.2

Further Studies

0

0

455

18

Emigrated/Returned to home country

0

0

4

0.2

Not seeking F/T job

0

0

9

0.4

* 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
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
 

% of new graduates who have secured employment

By the end of

1999

May or before

5.4%

June

16%

July

48%

August

94%

September

100%

No Response = 1

 

IV. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Nursing were employed in community, social & personal services, while others were employed in the civil service.
 

% of graduates

Sector

1999

Community, Social & Personal Services

95%

Civil Service

5%

No Response = 1
 
 
 
 

V. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by graduates in Nursing is shown below.
 

Basic Salary

Gross Income

BNURS

HKU Average*

BNURS

HKU Average*

1999

1999

1999

1999

Mean

$19,999

$14,480

$22,086

$15,716

Median

$20,010

$10,870

$22,510

$11,917

Minimum

$17,000

$1,000

$17,000

$3,000

Maximum

$23,000

$58,000

$23,530

$60,000

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

No. of job offers received

No. of graduates (% of graduates)

One

24 (65%)

Two

8 (22%)

Three

1 (2.7%)

Four

3 (8.1%)

Six

1 (2.7%)

No Response = 1

 

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

Employers

Job Titles

CIVIL SERVICE -

 

  • HKSAR - Department of Health
  • Registered Nurse

HKSAR - Department of Health

  • Registered Nurse

 

 

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -

 

  • Caritas Hospital
  • Registered Nurse

Caritas Medical Centre

  • Registered Nurse

Hospital Authority

  • Registered Nurse

Hospital Authority

  • Registered Nurse

Hospital Authority

  • Registered Nurse

Hospital Authority

  • Registered Nurse

Hospital Authority

  • Registered Nurse

Hospital Authority

  • Registered Nurse

Hospital Authority

  • Registered Nurse

JCRC C&A Home

  • Registered Nurse

Kwong Wah Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Kwong Wah Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Kwong Wah Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Kwong Wah Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Kwong Wah Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Kwong Wah Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Princess Margaret Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Princess Margaret Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Queen Mary Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Tun Mun Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

TWGHs of Hospitals Jockey Club Rehabilitation Complex

  • Registered Nurse

United Christian Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Yan Chai Hospital

  • Registered Nurse

Yan Oi Elder's Home Centre

  • Registered Nurse

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.

 

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

Careers Education and Placement Centre

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E-Mail : CEPC@HKUCC.HKU.HK

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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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