The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1996 Fine Arts 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 Fine Arts majors : -

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

Of the 9 respondents who reported to major in Fine Arts, 6 graduates (67%) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 11% (1 graduate) went on for further studies, while 11% (1 respondent) was still seeking full-time employment at the time of the survey in December 1996. (Table 1)

	Fine Arts												HKU Overall *
	Total				Male				Female				HKU Overall *
	'96		'95		'96		'95		'96		'95		'96		'95
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	9	100	13	100	0	0	1	100	9	100	12	100	2139	100	2068	100
F/T employed	6	66.7	9	69.2	0	0	1	100	6	66.7	8	66.7	1743	81.5	1726	83.5
P/T employed seeking F/T job	1	11.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11.1	0	0	34	1.6	18	0.9
Unemployed seeking F/T job	0	0	1	7.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8.3	34	1.6	36	1.7
Further studies	1	11.1	2	15.4	0	0	0	0	1	11.1	2	16.7	314	14.7	281	13.6
Emigration/home country	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.28	1	0.1
Not seeking F/T job	1	11.1	1	7.7	0	0	0	0	1	11.1	1	8.3	8	0.4	6	0.3

Table 1. Employment situation

* 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

There was only one respondent (or 11.1%) who pursued further studies. This graduate took up a Master course in a local tertiary institution.

Field of Study	Academic programme
Field of Study	Master (Coursework)
Arts	1

Table 2. Academic programmes

Source of Finance No. of Graduates
Own Fund 1
Table 3. Source of finance for further studies

Source of Finance	No. of Graduates
Own Fund	1

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment

Among those graduates in full-time employment, all were able to secure a job offer before the end of July 1996. (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment

No Response = 2

V. Employment Sectors

Of the 6 Fine Arts graduates in full-time employment, 4 (67%) were employed in commerce and industry. 17% (or 1 graduate) each joined the civil service and the education sector. (Figure 3)

Figure 2. Employment sectors

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by 1996 Fine Arts graduates in shown in Table 4.

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	Fine Arts		HKU Average *		Fine Arts		HKU Average *
	'96	'95	'96	'95	'96	'95	'96	'95
Mean	$12,000	$11,958	$14,457	$14,204	$12,867	$12,602	$15,902	$15,662
Median	$10,000	$10,350	$12,000	$12,000	$11,667	$12,500	$13,542	$13,230
Minimum	$10,000	$6,000	$3,000	$2,000	$10,833	$6,000	$5,500	$3,792
Maximum	$18,000	$18,990	$55,000	$60,000	$18,000	$18,990	$60,000	$60,000

Table 4. Basic salary and gross income

* HKU average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graudates.

VII.Number of Full-Time Job Offers

Of the 6 graduates in full-time employment, 3 (50%) had three to six job offers. (Figure 4)

Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers

VIII. Names of employers and Job titles

The job titles of the 6 Fine Arts graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers :	Job Titles :
CIVIL SERVICE -
* Regional Urban Council	* Research Assistant
EDUCATION -
* New Asian Method School	* Graduate Master
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
* Co-profit Int Ltd	* General Manager
* Kowloon Hotel	* Front Desk
* L S Collection HK Ltd	* Assistant Buyer
* Pacific Resource Export Ltd	* Assistant Merchandiser

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.

Similar information on graduates from other disciplines of study are available for reference in the Careers Library. Please enquire with the CEPC. Careers Education and Placement Centre
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Margaret Lee
Nelson Yip

September, 1997

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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