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Career Workshop for RPg Students Non Academic Careers

Date Time Venue Facilitator : : : : 12 June 2007 (Tuesday) 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm P2, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Bldg. Mr. Herman Chan, Director of Careers and Placement

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)

Faculty
Architecture
Architecture Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Business and Economics Education

Level
PhD
PhD MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil PhD MPhil MPhil

Industry
Banking and Finance Others Arts Consumer Products Education Education Education Education Press Telecommu nications Engineering Others

Company
ING
Centa Pro International Ltd Lee Stone Gallery SaSa Cosmetics Ltd.

Position
Wealth Manager
Senior Manager Assistant Gallery Manager Management Trainee Teaching Assistant Teacher Executive Instructor Assistant Editor Management Trainee

Monthly Gross Salary

20,000
26,667 20,000 11,917 13,750 18,000 22,750 19,000 9,000 15,000

The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE)

Sha Tin Methodist College Kumon HK Co. Ltd School of Continuing Studies, The Chinese university of Hong Kong Chung Tai Educational Press PCCW

MPhil PhD

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES AMO Asia

Director, Managed Services Scientific Promotion Manager 37,917

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2005 Graduate Employment Survey (Contd)

Faculty Level Industry Company Position
Monthly Gross Salary
13,542 Assistant Account Executive Application Engineer Project Assistant IC Design Engineer Assistant Project Engineer Organizational Effectiveness Executives Graduate Engineer Design Engineering Engineer Engineers System Analyst Programmer IT specialist IT Consultant System Analyst Programmer Software Engineer Page 4 of 18 13,374 13,542 13,500 15,000 20,500 Version 2 : For student detail reference 10,000 12,267 10,000 10,833 10,500 16,250 15,492 34,000 35,000 Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil PhD MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil Accounting Banking and Finance Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering I.T. I.T. I.T. I.T. I.T. KPMG HSBC, Broking Securities (Asia) Limited Brion Technologies (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd. Confi Metal Finishing Company Ltd Solomon Systech Limited Hasbro Far East Ltd. SGS Hong Kong Ltd Hong Kong Airport Authority Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Samlex Electric Company Ltd ASM HSBC China Resources Enterprise, Limited Unisys China-HK Ltd. HSBC Yahoo (Hong Kong)

2005 Graduate Employment Survey (Contd)

Faculty
Medicine Medicine

Level
PhD MPhil

Industry
Government Medical

Company
The Government Laboratory of Hong Kong GlaxoSmithKline Ltd.

Position
Forensic Analyst Clinical Research Associate

Monthly Gross Salary

26,000 12,458

Medicine
Medicine Medicine

MPhil
MPhil PhD

Medical
Medical Medical

Johnson & Johnson Medical

Beijing Hospital of Health Ministry OrbusNeich Medical Co., Ltd.

Product Specialist

18,742

Clinical and Regulatory Officer

18,417

Medicine
Science Science Science Science Science

MPhil
MPhil MPhil PhD MPhil MPhil

Others
Accounting Banking and Finance Banking and Finance Education Education

HKMA
PriceWaterHouse Coopers Taifook Securities Group HSBC Bellilios Public School Tin Ka Ping Secondary School

EO(Event)
Associate Customer Service Executive Teacher 10,200 10,000 15,000 16,000 16,150

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2005 Graduate Employment Survey (Contd)

Faculty
Science Science

Level
MPhil MPhil

Industry
Engineering Engineering

Company
SAE Magnetics (HK) Ltd LTK Industries Ltd.

Position
Engineer II Engineering Research

Monthly Gross Salary

15,590 16,250

Science
Science Science

PhD
PhD MPhil

Engineering
Engineering Geology

Bureau Veritas
Harvard International Ltd INCO Limited Assistant Technical Manager Project Geologist

16,250
35,000 16,000

Science
Science

MPhil
MPhil

I.T.
Insurance

Infocast Ltd
AXA Limited

Programmer
Administrative Officer

9,750
13,000

Science
Science Social Sciences Social Sciences

MPhil
MPhil MPhil MPhil

Trading
Trading Press Trading

Sunrise Trading Company

SAS Institute Ltd. Ming Pao Daily News Wing Kai Trading Company

Project Consultant
Senior Analyst Reporter Marketing Executive

10,000
34,100 18,000 10,833

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2006 Graduate Employment Survey (Source : As Title)

Faculty
Architecture Architecture Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Engineering Engineering

Level
PhD PhD MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil

Industry
Architectural Real Estate Accounting Banking & Finance Education Government Legal Accounting Accounting Banking & Finance Banking & Finance Banking & Finance Banking & Finance Education Education

Company
Ronald Lu and Partners Ltd. (Hong Kong) China Land Asia Pacific Limited Ernst & Young MVA Hong Kong Ltd. St. Mark's School ICAC Christian Deom Advocate/Attorney at Law PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited HR Business Solutions Morgan Stanley Deutsche Bank Diocesan Preparatory School Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Morrison Hill) Page 7 of 18

Position
Design Executive (China) Senior Development Manager Tax Accountant RESERACH ANALYST Teacher

Monthly Gross Salary

25,000 15,000 12,268 10,500 15,000 15,000

Law Assistant Associate Associate

15,000 16,250

Engineering
Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering

MPhil
MPhil MPhil PhD MPhil PhD

Associate
Consulting analyst Analyst Analyst Teacher Teaching Associate

20,000
14,375 30,000

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2006 Graduate Employment Survey (Contd)

Faculty
Engineering Engineering

Level
MPhil MPhil

Industry
Engineering Engineering

Company
ASM Assembly Automation Ltd ASM Assembly Automation Ltd

Position
Electronic Engineer Electronic Engineer

Monthly Gross Salary

17,500 16,250

Engineering
Engineering Engineering

MPhil
MPhil MPhil

Engineering
Engineering Engineering

Brand New Technology Ltd

Gemalgo Technologies Limited Hong Kong United Dockyard

Marketing Executive
Quality Engineer Trainee

12,833
21,667 11,000

Engineering
Engineering

MPhil
PhD

Engineering
Engineering

Rerint
Drainage Services Department

Engineer
Civil engineering graduate

17,500
11,000

Engineering
Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Medicine Medicine Medicine

MPhil
MPhil PhD MPhil PhD MPhil MPhil MPhil

Government
IT NGO Other Real Estate Engineering Insurance Medical

ICAC
Hang Seng Bank Limited Hong Kong Organic Country Hong Kong International Terminals Limited Chinese Estate Group Hong Kong Productivity Council TICNA Insurance Health Care & Co.

Assistant Investigator
IT Officer Project Manager Associate Analyst Assistant Project Manager Project Engineer Insurance Agent Operation Officer

15,000
16,250

21,250 25,000 15,000 13,000 12,000 Version 2 : For student detail reference

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2006 Graduate Employment Survey (Contd)

Faculty
Medicine Medicine

Level
MPhil MPhil

Industry
Medical Medical

Company
AstraZeneca Hong Kong Ltd Tyco Health care

Position
Product Specialist Product Specialist

Monthly Gross Salary

15,333 27,500

Medicine
Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Science

MPhil
MPhil MPhil PhD MPhil MPhil MPhil PhD MPhil PhD PhD PhD MPhil

Other
Accounting Banking & Finance Botany Education Education Education Education Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Government

HABERAIN RADCLICC LIMITED

Ernst & Young Hang Seng Bank Limited EDAW Bouscy Education Center St Paul's Co-educational College St. Paul's Co-educational College New Method College Maunsell Consultants Asia Limited Eastern Pretech (HK) Ltd Sony BMG Entertainment Ltd Bureau Veritas Hong Kong Limited Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Page 9 of 18

Management Consultant
Staff Accountant Business Risk officer Horticulturist Teacher and owner Teacher Teacher Graduate Master Assistant Environmental Consultant QC supervisor Coordinator Senior Chemist Assistant CESP Control Officer

13,000
11,483 14,000

15,000 20,865 15,000 18,000 10,833 15,000 10,000 16,738 16,000

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2006 Graduate Employment Survey (Contd)

Faculty
Science
Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Social Sciences Social Sciences Social Sciences Social Sciences

Level
MPhil
PhD MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil PhD MPhil PhD MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil MPhil PhD

Industry
Government
Government IT Medical NGO NGO NGO Other Other Statistician Statistician Government NGO Other Other

Company
Registration and Electoral Office
Mines and Geosciences Bureau Innofusion Capital Management Ltd Schering HK Ltd World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong Star Vision Ltd Willy Company Limited Merck , Sharp and Dohme (asia) LTD Synovate Ltd. Hong Kong Police Force City Contemporary Dance Company Limited Sacom Limited RESCULPT Page 10 of 18

Position
Voter Registration Staff

Monthly Gross Salary

14,000

System Management Regulatory Medical Affairs Associate Project Officer Project Assistant Technical Specialist Environmental Field Officer Manager Assistant Clinical Data Management Specialist Assistant Statistician Probationary Inspector Coordinator Chief Coordinator Consultant

10,833 16,333 15,000 10,000 17,333 25,000

11,917 13,000 26,000 14,000 16,000

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2007 Graduate Employment Survey

Faculty Science (Physics) Engineering (IT) Engineering (Civil) Level PhD PhD Industry Investment Banking Investment Banking Property Agency/ Property Management Company ABN AMRO Bank N.V. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd. Position Graduate Trainee (Global Graduate Development Prog - GGDP & China Graduate Development Prog - CGDP) Global Trainee

MPhil

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 (Contd) :
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
One-to-one Consultation
Application, interview and assessment centre procedure Creative job search

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 (Contd) :
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 rsums. 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, rsum 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; and 10. 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, jobseekers 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.

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