Physics

*Where did the 1999 Physics 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 Physics 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 42 graduates from this programme, 36 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

	BSC(PHY)				HKU Overall*
	1999		1998		1999		1998
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	36	100	38	100	2475	100	2383	100
Employed	24	67	20	53	1928	78	1795	75
Unemployed seeking F/T job	3	8.3	5	13	79	3.2	157	6.6
Further Studies	9	25	11	29	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	2	5.3	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
Nine graduates proceeded to further studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.

	Academic Programme
Field of Study	M.Phil.	Master (Coursework)	Postgraduate Certificate	Bachelor's Degree
Science	4	2
Computer Science		1
Education			1
Medical Science				1

*Source of Funds*	No. of Graduates
Own Funds	4
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	4
Government Grant & Loan	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	14%	5%
June	33%	20%
July	38%	45%
August	71%	65%
September	81%	70%
October	81%	75%
November	86%	95%
December	100%	100%

V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Physics were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in educational institutions.

	% of graduates
Sector	1999	1998
Commerce & Industry	95%	90%
Educational Institutions	5%	-
Civil Service	-	10%

No Response = 3

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

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	BSC(PHY)		HKU Average*		BSC(PHY)		HKU Average*
	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998
Mean	$9,863	$10,409	$14,480	$15,496	$11,450	$11,658	$15,716	$16,557
Median	$9,750	$9,000	$10,870	$12,300	$11,375	$10,833	$11,917	$13,325
Minimum	$6,000	$6,000	$1,000	$1,000	$7,583	$8,000	$3,000	$5,000
Maximum	$19,055	$22,075	$58,000	$58,000	$19,055	$22,075	$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 Physics is shown in the following table.

*No. of job offers received*	No. of graduates (% of graduates)
One	9 (43%)
Two	7 (33%)
Four	1 (4.8%)
Five	4 (19%)

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

*Employers*	Job Titles
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -
Delia Group of Schools		Subject Panel Chairman

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
ASM Assembly Automation Ltd		Process Engineer
Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd		Telemarketing Executive
China & South Sea Bank Ltd		Officer
Citibank NA		Associate
Expenditors (HK) Ltd		Operational Assistant
HEACO		Engineer Trainee
I.concept.net Ltd		Marketing Executive
International Life Brokers Ltd		Customer Services Coordinator
Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd		System Analysts
Modern International		Junior Secretary
Prudential Assurance Co Ltd		Insurance Consultant
Rush Laud Ltd		Marketing Executive
Success Products Manufactory		Research & Development Executive
Sun Hung Kin Property Ltd		Assistant Information Technology Officer
Trans Pacific Telecom		Network Administrator
Treasure Land Property		Marketing Executive
Universe Watch Co Ltd		Marketing Assistant
Organization's name not reported		Internet Technician
Organization's name not reported		Research Assistant

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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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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