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IntroductionThe information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1997 to answer the following questions about Civil & Structural Engineering graduates : -
II. Employment Situation in 1997
Out of 101 Civil & Structural Engineering graduates, 86 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 85%. Of these, 95% (or 82 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 3.5% (or 3 graduates) pursued further studies and 1.2% (or 1 graduates) was not seeking for full-time job. (Table 1)
Civil & Structural |
HKU Overall * |
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Female |
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‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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No. |
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| No. of respondents | 86 |
100 |
85 |
100 |
71 |
100 |
72 |
100 |
15 |
100 |
13 |
100 |
2272 |
100 |
2139 |
100 |
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| F/T employed | 82 |
95.3 |
82 |
96.5 |
67 |
94.4 |
71 |
98.6 |
15 |
100 |
11 |
84.6 |
1829 |
80.5 |
1743 |
81.5 |
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| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
1.6 |
34 |
1.6 |
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| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
2.3 |
34 |
1.6 |
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| Further studies | 3 |
3.5 |
3 |
3.5 |
3 |
4.2 |
1 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
15.4 |
339 |
14.9 |
314 |
14.7 |
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| Emigration/home country | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.2 |
6 |
0.28 |
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| Not seeking F/T job | 1 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0.4 |
8 |
0.4 |
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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
Two graduates pursued postgraduate studies in the same discipline as their first degree and were enrolled in local tertiary institutions. Table 2 shows the academic programme they were engaged in and Table 3 shows the source of finance.
Academic programme |
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| Field of Study | M. Phil |
| Civil & Structural Engineering | 2 |
No Reponse = 1
Table 2. Academic programme
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
| Teaching Assistant | 2 |
No Response = 1
Table 3. Source of finance for further studies
IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 95% secured
their first job offer before the end of August. The percentage increased to 100% by the
end of September. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
V. Employment Sectors
70% (or 57 graduates) of the 1997 Civil & Structural Engineering graduates were employed in commerce & industry. The remaining 30% (or 25 graduates) joined the civil service. (Figures 2 & 3)
Figure 2. Employment sector
Figure 3.Employment sectors by sex
VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by 1997 Civil & Structural Engineering graduates is shown as following: -
Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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Civil & Structural |
HKU Average * |
Civil & Structural |
HKU Average * |
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‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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| Mean | $15,066 |
$14,350 |
$15,749 |
$14,457 |
$15,871 |
$15,443 |
$17,552 |
$15,902 |
| Median | $14,738 |
$14,000 |
$12,500 |
$12,000 |
$16,069 |
$15,167 |
$14,521 |
$13,542 |
| Minimum | $11,500 |
$12,500 |
$4,400 |
$3,000 |
$12,458 |
$13,000 |
$5,000 |
$5,500 |
| Maximum | $20,865 |
$25,000 |
$59,000 |
$55,000 |
$20,865 |
$27,083 |
$74,000 |
$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. graduates.
VII. Number of Full-Time Job Offers
68% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 48% reported having received three to eight or more job offers. Compared with 3.1 job offers last year, each Civil & Structural Engineering graduate on average received 2.4 job offers. (Figure 4).
VIII. Names of employers and job titles
The job titles of the Civil & Structural Engineering graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
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No Response = 2
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
3/F Wong Chuang Lai Wah Building
Meng Wah Complex
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
Telephone : 2859 2314
Fax : (852) 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.)
Margaret Lee
Nelson Yip
June, 1998
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,
without written permission from the Director of the Careers Education and Placement Centre,
The University of Hong Kong