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I. Introduction |
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The information in this paper is extracted from the
Graduate Employment Survey of 2008 to answer the following
questions
about Computer Engineering 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?
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II. Employment Situation in 2008 |
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Of the 28 graduates from this programme, 25 responded
to the survey. Their employment situations are listed
below.
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BEng(CE) |
HKU
Overall* |
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No. |
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No. |
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| No. of respondents |
25 |
100% |
2572 |
100% |
| Employed |
20 |
80% |
2060 |
80% |
| Unemployed seeking F/T job |
1 |
4.0% |
15 |
0.6% |
| Further Studies |
4 |
16% |
462 |
18% |
| Emigrated/Returned to home country |
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0% |
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0.0% |
| Not seeking F/T job |
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0% |
34 |
1.3% |
* HKU Overall refers to the figure for the total HKU
population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates. |
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III. Further Studies |
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Since the number of respondents is smaller than 5, these information are withheld to protect privacy of the respondent(s) .
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IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment |
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The time taken for graduates to secure employment is
shown below.
| By
the end of |
%
of new graduates who have secured employment
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| May or
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31% |
| June |
50% |
| July |
69% |
| August |
75% |
| September |
81% |
| October |
94% |
| November |
100% |
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V. Employment Sectors |
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The majority of Computer Engineering graduates were
employed in Commerce & Industry, while others were
employed in Community, Social & Personal Services and Educational Institutions.
| Sector |
%
of graduates |
| Commerce & Industry |
84% |
| Community, Social & Personal Services |
11% |
| Educational Institutions |
5.3% |
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VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income |
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The remuneration received by Computer Engineering graduates
is shown below.
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Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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$13,794 |
$14,052 |
| Median |
$13,000 |
$14,000 |
| Minimum |
$9,000 |
$9,000 |
| Maximum |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
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VII. Number of Full-Time Job Offers |
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The number of job offers received by Computer Engineering
graduates is shown in the following table.
| No. of job offers received |
No. of graduates (% of graduates) |
| One |
8 (47%) |
| Two |
6 (35%) |
| Three |
1 (5.9%) |
| Five |
2 (12%) |
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VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles |
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The job titles of Computer Engineering graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed
below.
Employers |
Job Titles |
Educational Institutions |
| - King George V School |
- Programmer |
Community, Social and Personal Services |
| - Bright Minds Education Centre |
- Administrative Assistant |
| - The University of Hong Kong - Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development |
- Analyst Programmer |
Commerce and
Industry |
| - Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.(The) |
- Programmer |
| - Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Ltd. |
- Programmer |
| - Chinese Estates Holdings Limited |
- Programmer |
| - Computer Sciences Corporation |
- Programmer |
| - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
- Audit Associate |
| - Hang Seng Bank Ltd. |
- IT Officer |
| - Harmonic Technologies (HK) Limited |
- Software Engineer |
| - Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited |
- Analyst / Developer |
| - IBM China/Hong Kong Limited |
- IT Specialist Trainee |
| - KPMG |
- Accountant |
| - Nokia Siemens Networks |
- SWS Tools Reporting Operator |
| - Pacific Century Cyberworks Limited (PCCW) |
- Graduate Trainee |
| - Run Up Game Distribution Limited |
- Programmer |
| - Organization's name not reported |
- Consultant Trainee |
| - Organization's name not reported |
- Software Developer |
Note: Some of the 2008 graduates indicated willingness
to talk to individual students about their work. Contact
numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CEDARS.
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IX. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. |
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Please contact the CEDARS for further details.
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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 Career Education and Placement
Centre, The University of Hong Kong
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