Where did the 2000 Mechanical Engineering graduates go ?
Careers
Education and Placement Centre
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Where did the 2000 Mechanical Engineering graduates go ? |
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Careers
Education and Placement Centre
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I. Introduction
The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2000 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering graduates : -
II. Employment Situations in 2000
Of the 96 graduates from this programme, 92 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
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BENG(ME)
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HKU
Overall*
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1999
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No. of respondents |
92 |
100 |
88 |
100 |
2575 |
100 |
2475 |
100 |
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Employed |
82 |
89 |
61 |
69 |
2030 |
79 |
1928 |
78 |
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Unemployed seeking F/T job |
1 |
1.1 |
9 |
10 |
59 |
2.3 |
79 |
3.2 |
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Further Studies |
9 |
9.8 |
18 |
21 |
461 |
18 |
455 |
18 |
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Emigrated/Returned to home country |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.1 |
4 |
0.2 |
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Not seeking F/T job |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0.9 |
9 |
0.4 |
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* 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.
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Academic Programme |
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Field of Study |
M. Phil |
Master (Coursework) |
Postgraduate Certificate |
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Building Services Engineering |
1 |
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Education |
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2 |
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Mechanical Engineering |
4 |
1 |
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Science |
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1 |
- |
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Source of Funds |
No. of Graduates |
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Teaching Assistantship/Studentship |
5 |
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Own Funds |
3 |
No response = 1
IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
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% of new graduates who have secured employment |
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By the end of |
2000 |
1999 |
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May or before |
5.6% |
5.3% |
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June |
25% |
19% |
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July |
50% |
37% |
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August |
67% |
65% |
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September |
93% |
86% |
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October |
96% |
93% |
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November |
99% |
98% |
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December |
100% |
100% |
No Response = 10
V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Mechanical Engineering were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in the civil service and community, social & personal services.
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% of graduates |
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Sector |
2000 |
1999 |
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Commerce & Industry |
96% |
88% |
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Civil Service |
2.6% |
7% |
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Community, Social & Personal Services |
1.3% |
5% |
No Response = 6
VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by graduates in Mechanical Engineering is shown below.
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Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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BENG(ME) |
HKU Average* |
BENG(ME) |
HKU Average* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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Mean |
$11,058 |
$11,211 |
$14,125 |
$14,480 |
$13,470 |
$12,258 |
$15,448 |
$15,716 |
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Median |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$12,000 |
$10,870 |
$11,700 |
$11,000 |
$13,000 |
$11,917 |
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Minimum |
$1,300 |
$1,384 |
$1,300 |
$1,000 |
$9,000 |
$8,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
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Maximum |
$17,100 |
$53,000 |
$58,000 |
$58,000 |
$74,967 |
$53,000 |
$74,967 |
$60,000 |
* 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 Mechanical Engineering is shown in the following table.
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No. of job offers received |
No. of graduates (% of graduates) |
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One |
33 (45%) |
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Two |
21 (28%) |
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Three |
9 (12%) |
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Four |
9 (12%) |
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Five |
1 (1.4%) |
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Eight or more |
1 (1.4%) |
No Response = 8
VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles
The job titles of graduates in Mechanical Engineering in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
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Employers
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Job Titles |
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CIVIL SERVICE |
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COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE |
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY |
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No Response = 5
Note : Some of the 2000 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.
Careers Education and Placement Centre
3/F Wong Chuang Lai Wah Building
Meng Wah Complex
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
Telephone : 2859 2314
Fax : 2559 5238
E-Mail : CEPC@HKUCC.HKU.HK
Homepage : http://www.hku.hk/cepc
Opening Hours : Monday - Friday (9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
Cindy Chan
August, 2001
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.
No part of this report may be reproduced in any form or by whatever means,
unless with written permission from the Director of the Careers Education and Placement Centre,
The University of Hong Kong