The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about Translation majors : -
Of the 46 respondents who reported to major in Translation, 43 graduates (94%) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. Three graduates (7%) went on for further studies. No unemployment was reported. (Table 1)
| Translation | HKU Overall * | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of respondents | 46 | 100 | 42 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 44 | 100 | 40 | 100 | 2139 | 100 | 2068 | 100 |
| F/T employed | 43 | 93.5 | 40 | 95.2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 41 | 93.2 | 38 | 95.0 | 1743 | 81.5 | 1726 | 83.5 |
| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.9 |
| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 34 | 1.6 | 36 | 1.7 |
| Further studies | 3 | 6.5 | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.8 | 1 | 2.5 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
* HKU overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
The percentage of Translation graduates who pursued further studies increased to 6.5% from last year’s 2.4%. All of them (3 graduates) studied in local tertiary institutions. Table 2 shows the programme of study engaged by the graduates, and Table 3 shows the source of finance for further studies.
| Field of Study | Academic programme |
|---|---|
| M.Phil. | |
| Arts | 3 |
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 3 |
Of the 43 graduates in full-time employment, 37 (88%) secured their first job offer before the end of September. The figure increased to 100% after December. (Figure 1)
No Response = 1
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
54% (or 23) of the 1996 graduates were employed in commerce and industry. 19% (or 8 graduates) each joined the civil service and the education sector. 9.3% or 4 graduates joined community, social and personal services. (Figure 2.)
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
The remuneration received by 1996 Translation graduates is shown in Table 4.
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Translation | HKU Average * | Translation | HKU Average * | |||||
| '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |
| Mean | $13,697 | $14,431 | $14,457 | $14,204 | $14,355 | $15,298 | $15,902 | $15,662 |
| Median | $11,790 | $17,110 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $12,450 | $17,235 | $13,542 | $13,230 |
| Minimum | $8,000 | $8,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 | $8,667 | $9,208 | $5,500 | $3,792 |
| Maximum | $27,000 | $18,145 | $55,000 | $60,000 | $27,000 | $20,119 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
* HKU average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graudates.
Of the 43 Translation graduates in full-time employment, 30 (or 70%) had more than one job offer. (Figure 4).
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
The job titles of the 43 Translation graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE - | |
| * Building Department | * Chinese Language Officer II |
| * Customs & Excise Department | * Inspector |
| * Home Affairs Department | * Executive Officer II |
| * Judiary | * Court Interpreter |
| * Labour Department | * Assistant Labour Officer II |
| * Official Languages Agency | * Chinese Language Officer II |
| * Official Languages Agency | * Chinese Language Officer II |
| * Official Languages Agency | * Chinese Language Officer |
| EDUCATION- | |
| * Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School | * Graduate Master |
| * Gloria English School | * Teacher |
| * Leung Yuen Wah Primary School | * Certificate Master |
| * Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong School | * Graduate Master |
| * Po Leung Kuk Fong Wong Kam Chuen Primary School | * Teacher |
| * The Chinese University of Hong Kong | * Executive Officer |
| * YMCA Secondary School | * Certificate Master Teacher |
| * Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No.2 | * Graduate Mistress |
| COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES - | |
| * The British Council | * Administration Assistant |
| * Hong Kong Institute of Architects | * Assistant Administrative Officer |
| * Hong Kong Tourist Association | * Information Officer |
| * The British Council | * Marketing Assistant |
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY- | |
| * BBDO Co Ltd | * Media Executive |
| * Carrefour Hypermarket Hong Kong Ltd | * Secretary |
| * Ever Well Industrial Company | * Manager |
| * Fang Zheng Tobacco Wine Ltd | * Business Assistant |
| * Goldlion (Far East) Ltd | * Assistant P.R. Officer |
| * Goodwill Management Ltd | * Administrative Assistant |
| * Goodwill Management Ltd | * Administration Assistant |
| * Hong Kong Economic Times | * Reporter |
| * Interpane Asia Ltd | * Marketing Officer |
| * Leo Burnett Advertising Co Ltd | * Media Executive |
| * Media Watcher Ltd | * Translator |
| * Midland Realty | * Marketing Executive |
| * Nometric Design Partners | * Project Officer |
| * Pop Art Production Company | * Editor |
| * Raymond Ho & Koo | * Legal Executive |
| * Television Broadcast Ltd | * Senior External Affairs Officer |
| * The Adsale Group | * Editorial Assistant |
| * The Best Information Ltd | * Translator |
| * TY Telecom (HK) Ltd | * Marketing Executive |
| * Win Concept Consulting Co Ltd | * Public Relation Execuitve |
| * Win Concept Consulting Co Ltd | * Public Relation Officer |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Safety Co-ordinator |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Promotion Officer |
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.
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September, 1997
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