The University of Hong Kong

Where did the 1996 B.Eng.-Electrical & Electronic Graduates go?

I. Introduction

The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about Electrical & Electronic Engineering graduates: -

• How were they employed six months after graduation ?
• Of those who pursued further studies, what programmes did they follow ?
• Of those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to secure their first job offer ?
• In which sectors were they employed ?
• How much did they receive in salary ?
• How many job offers did they receive ?
• Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situation in 1996

Out of 104 Electrical & Electronic Engineering graduates, 84 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 81%. Of these, 92% were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 6% went on for further studies. 2.4% (or 2 graduates) were still looking for full-time employment at the time of the survey in December 1996. (Table 1)

* 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

Of those who pursued further studies, 3 were enrolled in local tertiary institutions and 2 went to the U.S.A. Table 2 shows the academic programmes they were engaged in and Table 3 shows the source of finance.

Source of Finance	No. of Graduates
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	4
Scholarship + Own Fund	1

Table 3. Source of finance for further studies

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment

Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 96% secured their first job offer before the end of September. The figure increased to 100% by the end of November. (Figure 1)

Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment

V. Employment Sectors

92% of the 1996 Electrical & Electronic Engineering graduates were employed in commerce & industry, followed by 5.2% in the civil service and 2.6% in the education sector. (Figure 3.)

Figure 2. Employment sectors

Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by 1996 Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduates is shown in Table 4.

* 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

70% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 40% reported having received three to eight or more job offers (Figure 4). On average, each graduate received 2.6 job offers, compared with 2.2 last year.

Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers

VIII. Names of employers and job titles

Of the 77 graduates in full-time employment, 68% worked as engineers, and 17% as system analysts and computer programmers. Their job titles and the names of their employers are listed below.

Table 5. List of employers and job titles

Note : Some alumni have indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Their contact telephone number can be obtained from counsellors at CEPC.

IX.

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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