Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1992

Higher-degre e Graduate s A total o f 113 valid questionnaires were collected from 128 full- time higher-degree graduates. Seventy-three o f them had already started work; 25 were engaged in further studies; three were employed overseas; five returned t o their places o f origin; and seven were still seeking suitable employment at the time of analysis. Divisions of the Graduate School (Not including the Division of Business Administration) Of the 91 full-time higher-degree graduates o f 1991 (except MBAs), 83 responded t o the survey. About 58 per cent o f therespondents were in employment and 30 per cent took up further studies after graduation. Of those who were i n employment, 69 per cent were working i n the education sector, 15 per cent were employed in the business sector, and eight per cent joined the social service sector. Teaching remained th echief occupation o f higher-degree graduates, and accounted fo r 42per cent o f the respondents i n employment. Research (29 per cent), computer (6 per cent) and medical services (6 per cent) were the othe r career fields which attracted many of the higher-degree graduates. Close to 32 per cent of the graduates earned a monthly salary i n the range o f$11,000 t o $12,999, while another 32 per cent earned more than $13,000 per month. Distribution of Higher-degree Graduates (Except MB As) in Employment: by Occupational Sector Two-Year MBA Programme Of the 37 MBA students who graduated i n 1991, 30 responded to the survey. Some 84 per cent o f the MBA respondents entered the business sector upon graduation. As i n the previous years, marketing (36 pe r cent) and banking (16 pe r cent) were the major career fields fo r MBA graduates. About 35 pe r cent o f the MBA graduates earned a monthly salary i n th e range o f $11,000 t o $12,999, while another 35 pe r cent earned more than $13,000 per month. Al lMBA graduates had received their first appointment offers b y the end o f August. The average number of offers received by the MBA graduates was 1.9. Diplomate s o f the Schoo l of Educatio n Of the 121 full-time diplomates who graduated i n 1991 ， 119 responded to the survey. One hundred and two o f them were engaged i n full-time employment; four were pursuing further studies; one emigrated abroad; one was working overseas; five remained unemployed fo r personal reasons; and six were still seeking suitable employment at the time of the survey. Most o f the diplomates (92 pe r cent) chose teaching as their career after training i n the School o f Education. About two thirds of them were teaching in aided secondary schools. Over 90 per cent o f them were satisfied with their present employment. Most of them were interested i n their job and happy with the relationship with their colleagues. However, a few of them complained about the fringe benefits and were anxious about career prospects. • STUDENTS