Career Prospects

Employment Profile

Many students desire to equip themselves further after graduation. Recent year, around 16% proceeded to postgraduate studies, such as Master or Ph.D. in engineering, and MBA, either in Hong Kong or reputable universities overseas. For the rest, excellent opportunities abound in Hong Kong. Most were employed in commerce and industry, with the remaining in Community, Social and Personal Services. ASM Assembly Automation, HSBC, China Light and Power, and Hong Kong Electric are the regular employers of our graduates. Details can be found below.

All of our students who hoped to join the workforce had no difficulty in doing so. In fact, about half of the graduates received multiple offers, with the average starting salary exceeding $13,000 per month.

You can find the most relevant survey in CEDARS* website for information such as “Emoployment situation”, “Time taken to secure employment”, “Employment sectors”, and “Basic salary and gross income”.

Employers & Job Titles of Recent Graduates

Employers	Job Titles
Community, Social and Personal Services
– CITIC Telecom International Company	– Engineer
– CLP Holdings Limited	– Engineering Assistant
– Credit Suisse	– Occupation’s name not reported
– KPMG	– Accountant
– Hong Kong Electric Holdings Limited	– Graduate Trainee
– Pacific Century Cyberworks Limited (PCCW)	– Graduate Trainee
– Perpetual Advance Microelectronic Limited	– Electronic Engineer
– The University of Hong Kong – Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development	– Analyst Programmer
Commerce and Industry
– ADT Security Services, Inc.	– Sales Engineer
– American International Assurance Company (Bermuda) Limited	– Assistant Unit Manager
– ASM Pacific Technology Limited	– Customer Service Engineer
– Azeus Systems Limited (Hong Kong)	– Junior Associate
– Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.	– Programmer
– Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Ltd.	– Programmer
– Chinese Estates Holdings Limited	– Programmer
– Computer Sciences Corporation	– Programmer
– Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	– Audit Associate
– Fidessa group plc	– Software Support Analyst
– Global eSolution Limited	– Programmer
– Google	– Software Engineer
– Hang Seng Bank Ltd.	– IT Officer
– Harmonic Technologies (HK) Limited	– Software Engineer
– Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Limited	– Graduate Trainee
– Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl)	– Engineering Trainee
– Hong Kong International Terminals	– Engineer Trainee
– Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.	– Analyst / Developer
– IBM China/Hong Kong Limited	– IT Sales Specialist
– J. Roger Preston Limited	– Engineer Trainee
– Jardine Engineering Corporation (JEC)	– Management Trainee
– KPMG	– Accountant
– Meinhardt Hong Kong	– Graduate Engineer
– New World First Bus Services Limited	– Engineer Trainee
– Nokia Siemens Networks	– SWS Tools Reporting Operator
– Oakwell Engineering Limited	– Application Engineer
– Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Limited	– Assistant Engineer
– Portalvision.com Limited	– Java Programmer
– Regal Hotels International Ltd	– Java Programmer
– Run Up Game Distribution Limited	– Programmer
– Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited	– Graduate Engineer
– Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited	– Management Associate
– Swiss Reinsurance Company	– Associate
– Worldex Logistics Limited	– Engineer
Civil Services
– Airport Authority Hong Kong	– Graduate Engineer
– HKSAR – Correctional Services Services	– Officer
– HKSAR – Electrical & Mechanical Services	– Officer
– HKSAR – Hong Kong Police Force	– Police Inspector
Educational Institutions
– King George V School	– Programmer

Current Job Listings

Please visit our e.link career page for some of our current job postings.

Further Information

You can also check out CEDARS* homepage for further career information.

*Note: The Centre of Development and Resources for Students (CEDARS) provides comprehensive and student-centred resources and outside classroom learning opportunities for your development. They help create a congenial environment conducive to your studies and overall development.

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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