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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 Electrical & Electronic Engineering graduates: -
II. Employment Situation in 1997
Out of 94 Electrical & Electronic Engineering graduates, 87 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 93%. Of these, 87% (or 76 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 12% (or 10 graduates) went on for further studies. 1.1% (or 1 graduates) were still looking for full-time employment at the time of the survey. (Table 1)
Electrical & Electronic |
HKU Overall * |
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Female |
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‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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| No. of respondents | 87 |
100 |
84 |
100 |
79 |
100 |
80 |
100 |
8 |
100 |
4 |
100 |
2272 |
100 |
2139 |
100 |
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| F/T employed | 76 |
87.4 |
77 |
91.7 |
68 |
86.0 |
74 |
92.5 |
8 |
100 |
3 |
75.0 |
1829 |
80.5 |
1743 |
81.5 |
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| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 0 |
0 |
2 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
1.6 |
34 |
1.6 |
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| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 1 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
2.3 |
34 |
1.6 |
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| Further studies | 10 |
11.5 |
5 |
6.0 |
10 |
12.7 |
4 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
25.0 |
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 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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
Seven graduates pursued postgraduate studies in the same discipline as their first degree and one graduate studied science. Eight graduates were enrolled in local tertiary institutions and one graduate went to the U.S.A. Table 2 shows the academic programmes pursued and Table 3 shows the source of finance.
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| Field of Study | Ph.D. |
M.Phil. |
Master (Coursework) |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
1 |
5 |
1 |
| Science | 1 |
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No Response = 2
Table 2. Academic programmes
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
| Own Fund | 1 |
| Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 7 |
| Scholarship + Teaching Assistantship | 1 |
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, 97% secured their first job offer before the end of September. The figure increased to 100% by the end of October. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
V. Employment Sectors
Most (92% or 70 graduates) of the 1997 Electrical & Electronic Engineering graduates were employed in commerce & industry, followed by 5.3% (or 4 graduates) in the civil service and 2.6% (or 2 graduates) in the education sector. (Figures 2 & 3)
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
In general, the average income of 1997 Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduates was higher than that of their predecessors in the previous year. (Table 4)
Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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Electrical & Electronic |
HKU Average * |
Electrical & Electronic |
HKU Average * |
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‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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| Mean | $13,017 |
$12,539 |
$15,749 |
$14,457 |
$15,594 |
$14,035 |
$17,552 |
$15,902 |
| Median | $12,000 |
$11,700 |
$12,500 |
$12,000 |
$15,042 |
$13,542 |
$14,521 |
$13,542 |
| Minimum | $6,000 |
$4,500 |
$4,400 |
$3,000 |
$10,000 |
$9,000 |
$5,000 |
$5,500 |
| Maximum | $20,865 |
$19,535 |
$59,000 |
$55,000 |
$64,250 |
$19,535 |
$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
62% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 42% reported having received three or more job offers. On average, each graduate received 2.4 job offers. (Figure 4)
Figure 4. No of full-time job offered
VIII. Names of employers and job titles
The job titles of the Electrical & Electronic Engineering graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
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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