Where did the 2013 BSc(IM) graduates go?

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1 I. Introduction The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2013 to answer the following questions about graduates :- - How many were employed six months after graduation? - Among those who pursued further studies, what programmes were they enrolled in? - Among those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to get their first job offer? - In which sectors were they employed? - How much salary did they receive? - How many job offers did they receive? - Who were their employers and what were their job titles? II. Employment Situations in 2013 Of the 22 graduates from this programme, 19 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below. HKU Overall* No. % No. % No. % No. % No. of respondents % % % % Employed 18 95% 19 90% % % Unemployed seeking F/T job 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 0.3% 9 0.3% Further Studies 1 5.3% 2 9.5% % % Emigrated/Returned to home country 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % 2 0.1% Not seeking F/T job 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % % * 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 Since the number of respondents is smaller than 5, these information are withheld to protect privacy of the respondent(s). 1 Page 1

2 IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below. 14 % of new graduates who have secured employment 14 By the end of May or before 21% 36% June 43% 57% July 64% 64% August 71% 86% September 86% 100% October 86% 100% November 93% 100% December 93% 100% January 100% 100% February 100% 100% No Response = 4 V. Employment Sectors The majority of graduates were employed in Commerce & Industry, while others were employed in Educational Institutions and Community, Social & Personal Services. Sector % of graduates Commerce & Industry 63% 65% 11 4 Educational Institutions 25% 12% 2 2 Community, Social & Personal Services 13% 24% 4 16 No Response = 2 17 Page 2

3 VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income The remuneration received by graduates is shown below. Basic Salary Gross Income HKU Average* HKU Average* Mean $13,467 $10,843 $18,778 $18,662 $13,725 $11,261 $19,547 $19,598 Median $13,000 $10,000 $15,000 $15,000 $13,000 $10,625 $16,000 $15,833 Minimum $11,000 $7,800 $5,000 $2,000 $11,000 $8,400 $5,000 $6,000 Maximum $18,000 $15,000 $83,333 $60,000 $18,000 $15,000 $83,333 $150,000 * 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 The number of job offers received by graduates is shown in the following table. No. of job offers received No. of graduates (% of graduates) One 4 (31%) Two 3 (23%) Four 3 (23%) Five 2 (15%) Eight or more 1 (7.7%) No Response = 5 13 Page 3

4 VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles 2 The job titles of graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below. Employers Job Titles Educational Institutions - - Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College - Librarian - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Programmer - The University of Hong Kong - Clerk - Organization's name not reported - Librarian Community, Social and Personal Services - - Asia Pacific Customer Service Consortium - Marketing Coordinator - Organization's name not reported - Course Instructor Commerce and Industry - - BMW Concessionaires (HK) Ltd. - Management Trainee - Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited - Digital Banking Officer - Gain Miles Group - Management Trainee - Hang Seng Bank Ltd. - Sales Trainee - Hang Seng Bank Ltd. - Senior Customer Representative - Hang Seng Bank Ltd. - Senior Customer Service Representative - Maxus Communication Global Limited - Media Executive - Ogilvy & Mather - Account Executive - PCCW Limited - Marketing Executive - RDM Creative Limited - Boss No Response = 2 Note: Some of the 2013 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from career advisors at the Careers & Placement, CEDARS. Page 4

5 IX. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact CEDARS for further details. (CEDARS) 3/F Wong Chuang Lai Wah Building Meng Wah Complex The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Telephone : Fax : ges@cedars.hku.hk Homepage : Opening Hours : Monday - Thursday (9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.) Friday (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Jaime Fung Director of Careers and Placement March 2014 The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and CEDARS 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, unless with written permission from the Director of The University of Hong Kong Page 5