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Career Workshop for RPg Students
Non Academic CareersDate : 12 June 2007 (Tuesday)Time : 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmVenue : P2, Chong Yuet Ming Physics
Bldg.Facilitator : Mr. Herman Chan,
Director of Careers and Placement
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This PowerPoint will be put in our website : http://www.hku.hk/careers/crp/0607/material.html
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Background• By taking a postgraduate degree, you are probably
highly interested in your subject of study or wish to hone your intellectual ability and research skills.
• What would you like to do after you finish your master or doctor of philosophy degree?– Are you planning to develop a career outside academia?– Are you thinking of making a future in an entirely new
arena?
• In this presentation :– we are going to look at the firms/institutions did the
2005, 2006 & 2007 new graduates go six months after graduation, and
– the placement services available to RPg students in HKU.
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2005 Graduate Employment Survey (Source : As Title)
FacultyLevel
Industry Company PositionMonthly Gross Salary
Architecture
PhDBanking and Finance
ING Wealth Manager 20,000
Architecture
PhD Others Centa Pro International Ltd Senior Manager 26,667
Arts MPhil Arts Lee Stone Gallery Assistant Gallery Manager 20,000
Arts MPhilConsumer Products
SaSa Cosmetics Ltd. Management Trainee 11,917
Arts MPhil EducationThe Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE)
Teaching Assistant 13,750
Arts MPhil Education Sha Tin Methodist College Teacher 18,000
Arts MPhil Education Kumon HK Co. Ltd Executive 22,750
Arts PhD EducationSchool of Continuing Studies, The Chinese university of Hong Kong
Instructor 19,000
Arts MPhil Press Chung Tai Educational Press Assistant Editor 9,000
Arts MPhilTelecommunications
PCCW Management Trainee 15,000
Business and Economics
MPhilEngineering
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES Director, Managed Services
Education PhD Others AMO Asia Scientific Promotion Manager 37,917
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2005 Graduate Employment Survey … (Cont’d)
FacultyLevel
Industry Company Position
Monthly Gross Salary
Engineering MPhil Accounting KPMG 13,542
Engineering MPhilBanking and Finance
HSBC, Broking Securities (Asia) Limited
Assistant Account Executive 10,000
Engineering MPhil EngineeringBrion Technologies (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd.
Application Engineer 12,267
Engineering MPhil Engineering Confi Metal Finishing Company Ltd Project Assistant 10,000
Engineering MPhil Engineering Solomon Systech Limited IC Design Engineer 10,833
Engineering MPhil Engineering Hasbro Far East Ltd. Assistant Project Engineer 10,500
Engineering MPhil Engineering SGS Hong Kong Ltd Organizational Effectiveness Executives 16,250
Engineering MPhil Engineering Hong Kong Airport Authority Graduate Engineer 15,492
Engineering MPhil Engineering Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Design Engineering 34,000
Engineering MPhil Engineering Samlex Electric Company Ltd Engineer 35,000
Engineering PhD Engineering ASM Engineers
Engineering MPhil I.T. HSBC System Analyst Programmer 13,374
Engineering MPhil I.T. China Resources Enterprise, Limited IT specialist 13,542
Engineering MPhil I.T. Unisys China-HK Ltd. IT Consultant 13,500
Engineering MPhil I.T. HSBC System Analyst Programmer 15,000
Engineering MPhil I.T. Yahoo (Hong Kong) Software Engineer 20,500
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2005 Graduate Employment Survey … (Cont’d)
FacultyLevel
Industry Company Position
Monthly Gross Salary
Medicine PhD GovernmentThe Government Laboratory of Hong Kong
Forensic Analyst 26,000
Medicine MPhil Medical GlaxoSmithKline Ltd. Clinical Research Associate 12,458
Medicine MPhil Medical Johnson & Johnson Medical Product Specialist 18,742
Medicine MPhil Medical Beijing Hospital of Health Ministry
Medicine PhD Medical OrbusNeich Medical Co., Ltd. Clinical and Regulatory Officer 18,417
Medicine MPhil Others HKMA EO(Event)
Science MPhil Accounting PriceWaterHouse Coopers Associate 10,200
Science MPhilBanking and Finance
Taifook Securities Group Customer Service 10,000
Science PhDBanking and Finance
HSBC Executive 15,000
Science MPhil Education Bellilios Public School Teacher 16,000
Science MPhil Education Tin Ka Ping Secondary School 16,150
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2005 Graduate Employment Survey … (Cont’d)
FacultyLevel
Industry Company Position
Monthly Gross Salary
Science MPhil Engineering SAE Magnetics (HK) Ltd Engineer II 15,590
Science MPhil Engineering LTK Industries Ltd. Engineering Research 16,250
Science PhD Engineering Bureau Veritas 16,250
Science PhD Engineering Harvard International Ltd Assistant Technical Manager 35,000
Science MPhil Geology INCO Limited Project Geologist 16,000
Science MPhil I.T. Infocast Ltd Programmer 9,750
Science MPhil Insurance AXA Limited Administrative Officer 13,000
Science MPhil Trading Sunrise Trading Company Project Consultant 10,000
Science MPhil Trading SAS Institute Ltd. Senior Analyst 34,100
Social Sciences
MPhil Press Ming Pao Daily News Reporter 18,000
Social Sciences
MPhil Trading Wing Kai Trading Company Marketing Executive 10,833
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2006 Graduate Employment Survey (Source : As Title)
FacultyLevel
Industry Company Position
Monthly Gross Salary
Architecture PhD ArchitecturalRonald Lu and Partners Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Design Executive (China) 25,000
Architecture PhD Real Estate China Land Asia Pacific Limited Senior Development Manager 15,000
Arts MPhil Accounting Ernst & Young Tax Accountant 12,268
Arts MPhilBanking & Finance
MVA Hong Kong Ltd. RESERACH ANALYST 10,500
Arts MPhil Education St. Mark's School Teacher 15,000
Arts MPhil Government ICAC 15,000
Arts MPhil LegalChristian Deom Advocate/Attorney at Law
Law Assistant 15,000
Engineering MPhil Accounting PricewaterhouseCoopers Associate 16,250
Engineering MPhil Accounting PricewaterhouseCoopers Associate
Engineering MPhilBanking & Finance
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Associate 20,000
Engineering MPhilBanking & Finance
HR Business Solutions Consulting analyst 14,375
Engineering MPhilBanking & Finance
Morgan Stanley Analyst 30,000
Engineering PhDBanking & Finance
Deutsche Bank Analyst
Engineering MPhil Education Diocesan Preparatory School Teacher
Engineering PhD EducationHong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Morrison Hill)
Teaching Associate 14,000
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2006 Graduate Employment Survey … (Cont’d)
FacultyLevel
Industry Company Position
Monthly Gross Salary
Engineering MPhil Engineering ASM Assembly Automation Ltd Electronic Engineer 17,500
Engineering MPhil Engineering ASM Assembly Automation Ltd Electronic Engineer 16,250
Engineering MPhil Engineering Brand New Technology Ltd Marketing Executive 12,833
Engineering MPhil Engineering Gemalgo Technologies Limited Quality Engineer 21,667
Engineering MPhil Engineering Hong Kong United Dockyard Trainee 11,000
Engineering MPhil Engineering Rerint Engineer 17,500
Engineering PhD Engineering Drainage Services Department Civil engineering graduate 11,000
Engineering MPhil Government ICAC Assistant Investigator 15,000
Engineering MPhil IT Hang Seng Bank Limited IT Officer 16,250
Engineering PhD NGO Hong Kong Organic Country Project Manager
Engineering MPhil OtherHong Kong International Terminals Limited
Associate Analyst 21,250
Engineering PhD Real Estate Chinese Estate Group Assistant Project Manager 25,000
Medicine MPhil Engineering Hong Kong Productivity Council Project Engineer 15,000
Medicine MPhil Insurance TICNA Insurance Insurance Agent 13,000
Medicine MPhil Medical Health Care & Co. Operation Officer 12,000
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2006 Graduate Employment Survey … (Cont’d)
FacultyLevel
Industry Company Position
Monthly Gross Salary
Medicine MPhil Medical AstraZeneca Hong Kong Ltd Product Specialist 15,333
Medicine MPhil Medical Tyco Health care Product Specialist 27,500
Medicine MPhil Other HABERAIN RADCLICC LIMITED Management Consultant 13,000
Science MPhil Accounting Ernst & Young Staff Accountant 11,483
Science MPhilBanking & Finance
Hang Seng Bank Limited Business Risk officer 14,000
Science PhD Botany EDAW Horticulturist
Science MPhil Education Bouscy Education Center Teacher and owner 15,000
Science MPhil Education St Paul's Co-educational College Teacher 20,865
Science MPhil Education St. Paul's Co-educational College Teacher 15,000
Science PhD Education New Method College Graduate Master 18,000
Science MPhil Engineering Maunsell Consultants Asia Limited Assistant Environmental Consultant 10,833
Science PhD Engineering Eastern Pretech (HK) Ltd QC supervisor 15,000
Science PhD Engineering Sony BMG Entertainment Ltd Coordinator 10,000
Science PhD Engineering Bureau Veritas Hong Kong Limited Senior Chemist 16,738
Science MPhil GovernmentFood and Environmental Hygiene Department
Assistant CESP Control Officer 16,000
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2006 Graduate Employment Survey … (Cont’d)
FacultyLevel
Industry Company Position
Monthly Gross Salary
Science MPhil Government Registration and Electoral Office Voter Registration Staff 14,000
Science PhD Government Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Science MPhil IT Innofusion Capital Management Ltd System Management 10,833
Science MPhil Medical Schering HK Ltd Regulatory Medical Affairs Associate 16,333
Science MPhil NGOWorld Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong
Project Officer 15,000
Science MPhil NGO Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre Project Assistant 10,000
Science PhD NGOThe Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
Technical Specialist 17,333
Science MPhil Other Star Vision Ltd Environmental Field Officer 25,000
Science PhD Other Willy Company Limited Manager
Science MPhil Statistician Merck , Sharp and Dohme (asia) LTDAssistant Clinical Data Management Specialist
11,917
Science MPhil Statistician Synovate Ltd. Assistant Statistician 13,000
Social Sciences
MPhil Government Hong Kong Police Force Probationary Inspector 26,000
Social Sciences
MPhil NGOCity Contemporary Dance Company Limited
Coordinator 14,000
Social Sciences
MPhil Other Sacom Limited Chief Coordinator 16,000
Social Sciences
PhD Other RESCULPT Consultant
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2007 Graduate Employment Survey
FacultyLevel
Industry Company Position
Science(Physics)
PhDInvestment Banking
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Graduate Trainee (Global Graduate Development Prog - GGDP & China Graduate Development Prog - CGDP)
Engineering(IT)
PhDInvestment Banking
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Global Trainee
Engineering(Civil)
MPhil
Property Agency/Property Management
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.
PRC Assistant Project Manager
All three received coaching from Careers Centre
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Job Search Process & Support• Placement Services available to PG students :
– Careers Related Personality Tests• MPTI : Licensed test administrator and interpreter
– Ms. Cindy Chan, Student Development and Counselling, 4/F, Meng Wah Complex
• Prospects Planner (http://www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner)– Self administer on line test on careers and placement centre
website.
– Targeted mailing• NETmatch (http://www.hku.hk/careers/netmatch)
– Job sites• NETjobs (http://www.hku.hk/careers/netjobs)• JIJIS (http://www.jijis.org.hk)
– Useful links for postgraduates• Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute
Company Limited (ASTRI) (http://www.astri.org)• Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP)
(http://www.hkstp.org)• The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology Limited
(http://www.hkib.org.hk)
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Job Search Process & Support• Placement Services available to PG students …
(Cont’d) : – Circulars
• Weekly Bulletin (http://www.hku.hk/careers/bulletin)• Urgent Job Notices (http://www.hku.hk/careers/NEW/news.html)
– Career Centre nominations and shortlisting for various companies on request
– Industry Talks– Mix-n-Mingle Sessions, Alumni Experience Sharing Sessions– Recruitment Talks
(http://www.hku.hk/careers/events/regist.html)– Web-based guidance material and workshops
• Application, interview and assessment centre procedure • Creative job search
– One-to-one Consultation• By appointment : Director of Careers and Placement• Hon. Career Advisors
– All are experienced professionals from various fields.– Total : 11 (Retired investment bank HR Director, GM of motor car
dealer, Sr. HR Manager of public utility, HKU retired History professor, etc.)
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Job Search Process & Support• Placement Services available to PG students …
(Cont’d) : – Different approach for postgraduates individual
coaching :• Non business background adjustment to business / banking
– Intensive multiple sessions coaching, for example :» MPhil : Sociology to HSBC Commercial Banking» PhD : Physics / Engineering to investment banking» PhD : Communication to business consulting, market
research company» MSc : Electronic Engineer to Immigration Officer» MPhil : Civil Engineer to Architectural Modelling Executive
UK Engineering Consulting Firm to work on Dubai project» PhD : Civil engineer to property project manager» PhD : Physics to research QC in textile group
• Coaching Focus– Transform of R&D strength and project management into job
competencies
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Job Search Process & Support• NETmatch
– This is a database of résumés. Postgraduate students who are available for part-time work or internship positions as well as those who are looking for graduate positions or postgraduate employment opportunities are invited to post their personal particulars on NETmatch as soon as they are ready for job hunting.
– Take particular care to fill in the ‘Supplementary Information’ section of NETmatch and provide adequate details about their career objective and relevant achievements.
– Employers who find suitable job-seekers from NETmatch will approach them directly by e-mail. Hence, students who have registered on NETmatch should check their e-mail frequently.
– To register on NETmatch, please follow the instructions at (http://www.hku.hk/careers/netmatch).
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Job Search Process & Support• Application, interview and assessment centre
procedure workshops– Altogether 10 topics will be covered within this series of
workshops. They are:1. Application writing – application form, cover letter, résumé and
supplementary sheet;2. Interview technique – one-on-one interview and group
interview;3. Essay writing – English and Chinese;4. Reasoning tests; 5. In-tray exercises;6. Group discussions;7. Presentation and impromptu talk;8. Occupational Interest Questionnaire;9. Simulation; and10.Group exercise.
– Details regarding these workshops are posted on (http://www.hku.hk/careers/events/regist.html) .
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Job Search Process & Support• Recruitment talks
– Every year more than 100 employers visit the campus to present their organisations to students. These are announced through the Weekly Bulletin.
• Internship, graduate trainee and postgraduate employment opportunities– Employment vacancies are posted on either the
Joint Institution Job Information System (JIJIS) or NETjobs. Since these opportunities occur throughout the year, job-seekers are advised to check the job boards at least once a week. JIJIS is located at (http://www.jijis.org.hk), while NETjobs is at (http://www.hku.hk/careers/netjobs).
– Part-time jobs, private tuition positions, and summer or temporary jobs for students are also posted on NETjobs at (http://www.hku.hk/careers/netjobs).
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Job Search Process & Support
• Careers Education – The Programme topics : (e.g.)
• Concepts of career and factors affecting career development (Career Week);
• Experience sharing of new and recent graduates;
• Inspirational talks by community leaders;• Mix-n-Mingle sessions between students and
practicing executives.