Vice-Chancellor's Report 1985-87

Appointments Service Table 17 (a) I n f o rma t i on on Emp l oyment o f First Degree Holders 1985 - 1986 Year o f Graduatio n Information 1985 1986 Percentage of first degre e holders satisfied with first appointmen t 55.5 54.7 Average number of appointment offers 1.6 1.6 Month in which most firs t degre e holders received fust appointmen t offers * July July Starting salary (median range+) $4,480 — $5,94 5 $4,920- $6,42 1 Notes: *Th e University' s degree examinations are held in May each year +40% of the responses reported salaries above this range and another 40% reported salaries below i t (b) Career Guidance Activities and Services 1985/86 — 1986/87 Year 1985/86 1.8.86-31.12.86 Activities Number o f Participant s (Numbe r o f Events ) Career Counsellin g Sessions* 3,110 (88 ) 2,071 (56 ) Career/Recruitment Talk s 5,228 (55 ) 2,209 (15 ) Civil Service Careers Exhibitio n 2,300 ( 1 ) 2,450 ( 1 ) On-campus Employmen t Interviews/Test s 2,778 (32 ) 39 ( 1 ) Services Number o f Studen t Visit s Placement Service s (full-time work) . 29,623 9,770 Placement Service s (summer/part-time work) + 4,071 1,188 Library Service s 8,394 3,416 Notes: *No t includin g individual counselling sessions + Including the collection of application s an d arrangement o f interview s 255