The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1997 B.Sc. (Sp. & Hear. Sc.) graduates go?

I. Introduction

The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1997 to answer the following questions about B.Sc. (Sp. & Hear. Sc.) graduates : -

How were they employed six months after graduation ?
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 1997

Out of 19 B.Sc. in Speech and Hearing Sciences graduates, 18 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 95%. All of them were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. (Table 1)

	B.Sc. (Speech & Hearing)																		HKU Overall *
	Total					Male							Female
	‘97		‘96		‘97				‘96			‘97				‘96			‘97		‘96
	No.	%	No.	%			No.	%		No.	%			No.	%		No.	%	No.	%		No.	%
No. of respondents	18	100	12	100			1	100		1	100			17	100		11	100	2272	100		2139	100
F/T employed	18	100	11	91.7			1	100		1	100			17	100		10	90.9	1829	80.5		1743	81.5
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
Unemployed seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0			0	0		0	0			0	0		0	0	53	2.3		34	1.6
Further studies	0	0	1	8.3			0	0		0	0			0	0		1	9.1	339	14.9		314	14.7
Emigration/home country	0	0	0	0			0	0		0	0			0	0		0	0	4	0.2		6	0.28
Not seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0			0	0		0	0			0	0		0	0	10	0.4		8	0.4

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. Time Taken to Secure Employment

94% secured their first job offer before the end of August. The percentage increased to 100% by the end of December. (Figure 1)

Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment

IV. Employment Sectors

Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, half (50% or 9 graduates) of the graduates were employed in community, social & personal services, followed by 44% (or 8 graduates) in the education sector. The remaining 6% (or 1 graduate) joined the civil service. (Figures 2 & 3)

Figure 2. Employmetn sectors

Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex

V. Basic Salary and Gross Income

In general, the average income of 1997 B.Sc. in Speech and Hearing Sciences graduates was higher than that of their predecessors in the previous year. (Table 4)

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	B.Sc. (Sp.&Hear.)		HKU Average *		B.Sc. (Sp.&Hear.)		HKU Average *
	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96
Mean	$21,639	$19,588	$15,749	$14,457	$22,602	$20,187	$17,552	$15,902
Median	$21,900	$20,505	$12,500	$12,000	$21,900	$20,505	$14,521	$13,542
Minimum	$18,900	$13,000	$4,400	$3,000	$18,900	$13,000	$5,000	$5,500
Maximum	$22,000	$23,888	$59,000	$55,000	$25,513	$24,700	$74,000	$60,000

Table 2. 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.

VI. Number of Full-Time Job Offers

Of those in full-time employment, 50% of the graduates had more than one job offer. 17% reported having received three to five job offers. On average, each graduate received 1.8 job offers. (Figure 4)

Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers

VII. Names of employers and Job titles

Most of the B.Sc. in Speech and Hearing Sciences graduates were employed as speech therapists. The job titles of the graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers :	Job Titles :
EDUCATION -
Hong Chi Rotary Island West Morninghope School		Speech Therapist
Hong Chi Rotary Island West Morninghope School		Speech Therapist
Hong Kong Christian Service Pui Oi School		Speech Therapist
The University of Hong Kong - Main Library		Library Assistant II

COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES -
Heep Hong Society for Handicapped Children		Speech Therapist
Heep Hong Society for Handicapped Children		Speech Therapist
Hong Chi Association		Speech Therapist
Hospital Authority		Speech Therapist





Hospital Authority		Speech Therapist
Hospital Authority		Speech Therapist
The Spastics Association of Hong Kong		Speech Therapist
The Spastics Association of Hong Kong		Speech Therapist
The Spastics Association of Hong Kong		Speech Therapist

No Response = 5

Table 3. 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.

VIII. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines of study are available for reference in the Careers Library. Please enquire with the CEPC.

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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.

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