Where did the 2013 BEng(CompSc) 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 BEng(CompSc) 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 64 graduates from this programme, 59 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below. BEng(CompSc) HKU Overall* No. % No. % No. % No. % No. of respondents % % % % Employed 53 90% 41 82% % % Unemployed seeking F/T job 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 0.3% 9 0.3% Further Studies 4 6.8% 7 14% % % Emigrated/Returned to home country 1 1.7% 0 0.0% % 2 0.1% Not seeking F/T job 1 1.7% 2 4.0% % % * 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 2 Page 1

2 IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below. 37 % of new graduates who have secured employment 35 By the end of May or before 32% 29% June 62% 54% July 78% 71% August 86% 83% September 89% 91% October 89% 91% November 92% 94% December 92% 94% January 95% 97% February 100% 100% No Response = 16 V. Employment Sectors The majority of BEng(CompSc) graduates were employed in Commerce & Industry, while others were employed in Educational Institutions, Community, Social & Personal Services and the Civil Service. Sector % of graduates Commerce & Industry 85% 86% 32 3 Educational Institutions 6.5% 5.4% 2 2 Community, Social & Personal Services 4.3% 2.7% 1 2 Civil Service 4.3% 5.4% 2 46 No Response = 7 37 Page 2

3 VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income The remuneration received by BEng(CompSc) graduates is shown below. Basic Salary Gross Income BEng(CompSc) HKU Average* BEng(CompSc) HKU Average* Mean $16,570 $14,600 $18,778 $18,662 $17,328 $14,678 $19,547 $19,598 Median $14,500 $13,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,167 $13,250 $16,000 $15,833 Minimum $10,000 $8,500 $5,000 $2,000 $10,000 $8,000 $5,000 $6,000 Maximum $33,333 $24,715 $83,333 $60,000 $33,333 $24,715 $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 BEng(CompSc) graduates is shown in the following table. No. of job offers received No. of graduates (% of graduates) One 8 (23%) Two 16 (46%) Three 6 (17%) Four 4 (11%) Six 1 (2.9%) No Response = Page 3

4 VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles 7 The job titles of BEng(CompSc) graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below. Employers Job Titles Civil Service - - HKSAR - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer - Analyst / Programmer II - HKSAR - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer - Analyst / Programmer II Educational Institutions - - HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education - Assistant IT Officer - The University of Hong Kong - Research Assistant - The University of Hong Kong - Information Technology Services - IT Officer Community, Social and Personal Services - - BroadLearning Education (Asia) Limited - Junior Programmer - Union Hospital - Registered Nurse Commerce and Industry - - Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Ltd. - Programmer - Chow Sang Sang Jewellery Company Limited - Programmer - Cisco Systems, Inc - Network Consulting Engineer - CSL Limited - Student Trainee - Dow Jones Publishing Company (Asia), Inc. - Web Developer - ESD Services Limited - Web Administrator - EVI Services Ltd - Mobile App Developer - FactSet Hong Kong Limited - Consultant - Gammon Construction Limited - Programmer - HACTL Solution Limited - Programmer - Hang Seng Bank Ltd. - Project Officer - Hang Seng Bank Ltd. - Occupation's name not reported - Harmonic International Limited - Engineer - Harmonic International Limited - Software Engineer - Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) - Programmer - Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited - Management Associate (The) (HSBC) - IBM China/Hong Kong Limited - IT Specialist - ifour Limited - Programmer - Internet Revolution,Inc - Network Engineer - Intex Syndicate Ltd. - IT Support Officer - IT Wales - Chef Android Developer - JPMorgan Chase & Co. - Technology Analyst - Kites Limited - Developer - Little Red Studios Ltd. HK, - Software Developer - Mega Expo Holdings Limited - Programmer - Millock Limited - Programmer - Motive Power Limited - Programmer - NCS Group - Programmer - Octopus Cards Limited - Assistant Engineer - Octopus Cards Limited - Management Trainee Page 4

5 - Orient Overseas Container Line Limited - Assistant Technical Analyst - Oursky - Software Engineer - Outblaze Limited - Junior Game Developer - Sing Tao Newspaper Group Limited - Programmer - South China Morning Post Limited - Software Engineer - South China Morning Post Limited - Software Engineer - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Assistant - The Dairy Farm Company Limited - Graduate Trainee Others - - Organization's name not reported - Web Programmer No Response = 7 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 5

6 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 6