Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1994

Employment Survey of 1993 Graduates A S u m m a r y R e p o r t The University's Appointments Service conducts annually an employment survey on the year's graduates and diplomates to obtain information about their career destinations after graduation. A survey on the 1993 graduates was conducted between September and December 1993. Out of a total of 1,432 full-time first-degree graduates (excluding medical students), 1,372 returned completed and valid questionnaires, givin g a response rate of 95.8 per cent. The response rates of part- time first-degree graduates, full-time higher-degree graduates and diplomates were 98.2 per cent, 84.6 pe r cent and 96.9 per cent respectively. Unless otherwise indicated in the text, percentages quoted in this report are based on the number of respondents in employment. First-degree Graduates Destinations Of the 1,372 respondents to the survey, 1,142 had started work locally, 173 were pursuing further studies, 15 were working or training overseas, four were travelling, nine emigrated abroad, 23 were still seeking suitable employment at the time of analysis, one returned to his place of origin, one died, and four remained unemployed for personal reasons. General Trends The employment pattern of graduates in the major sectors is slightly different from that of the previous years. The percentage of graduates working in the education sector dropped from 23 in 1992 to 18.7 in 1993, while Career Destinations of First-degree Graduates 1993 Employment Survey of 1993 Graduates 27