Where did the 2000 Applied and Analytical Chemistry graduates go ?
 
Careers Education and Placement Centre

I. Introduction

The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2000 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Science in Applied & Analytical Chemistry graduates : -

 

II. Employment Situations in 2000

All the 32 graduates from this programme study responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

 

 
BSc(AACH)
HKU Overall*

No.

%

No.

%

No. of respondents

32

100

2575

100

Employed

20

63

2030

79

Unemployed seeking F/T job

0

0

59

2.3

Further Studies

11

34

461

18

Emigrated/Returned to home country

0

0

2

0.1

Not seeking F/T job

1

3.1

23

0.9

* 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

Eleven graduates proceeded to further studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.

 

Field of Study

Academic Programme

Ph.D.

M.Phil.

Master (Coursework)

Postgraduate

Certificate

Education

-

-

-

1

Science

5

4

-

-

Social Work

-

-

1

-

 

Source of Funds

No. of Graduates

Teaching Assistantship/Studentship

6

Own Funds

2

Full Scholarship

1

Scholarship & Teaching Assistantship/Studentship

1

No Response = 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

2000

June

25%

July

45%

August

70%

September

95%

October

100%

 

 

V. Employment Sectors

The majority of graduates in Applied and Analytical Chemistry were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in educational institutions, community, social & personal services, and the civil service.

 

% of graduates

Sector

2000

Commerce & Industry

58%

Educational Institutions

21%

Community, Social & Personal Services

11%

Civil Service

11%

No Response = 1

 

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by graduates in Applied and Analytical Chemistry is shown below.

 

Basic Salary

Gross Income

BSc(AACH)

HKU Average*

BSc(AACH)

HKU Average*

2000

2000

2000

2000

Mean

$10,899

$14,125

$11,506

$15,448

Median

$10,000

$12,000

$10,492

$13,000

Minimum

$5,460

$1,300

$5,460

$3,000

Maximum

$17,100

$58,000

$19,333

$74,967

*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 Applied and Analytical Chemistry is shown in the following table.

 

No. of job offers received

No. of graduates (% of graduates)

One

6 (32%)

Two

4 (21%)

Three

6 (32%)

Five

1 (5.3%)

Six

1 (5.3%)

Seven

1 (5.3%)

No Response = 1

 

VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles

The job titles of graduates in Applied and Analytical Chemistry in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

 

Employers

Job Titles

CIVIL SERVICE

  • HKSAR - Social Welfare Department
  • Employment Assistant Co-ordinator
  • HKSAR - Social Welfare Department
  • Employment Assistant Co-ordinator
    •  

    EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

  • Chinese YMCA Secondary School
  • Certificate Master
  • St. Mary Canossian College
  • Certificate Master
  • Yuen Long Lutheran School
  • Teacher
  • Organization's name not reported
  • Research Assistant
    •  

    COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE

  • Brilliant Learning Centre
  • Tutor
  • Tung Wah Group Hospital
  • Teaching Assistant
    •  

    COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

  • Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
  • Cabin Crew
  • ecSolutions Corporation Ltd
  • Marketing Executive
  • Europharm Laboratories Co Ltd
  • Production Control Officer
  • Friendly Light Ltd
  • Sales Executive
  • Innovative Information Systems Ltd
  • Customer Services Officer
  • M&S Industries Ltd
  • Marketing Technical Officer
  • Meschem Phamsceutical Manufacturer
  • QC Technician
  • Nitto Denko HK Ltd
  • Sale Representative
  • PCV Additives Ltd
  • Assistant Q C Chemist
  • Sinodata (HK) Ltd
  • Library Assistant
  • Specialized Technology Resource (HK) Ltd
  • Technical Officer
  • RS Components Ltd
  • Account Executives

    • No Response = 1

    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.

     

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    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.

     

     

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