Career Workshop for RPg Students Using your Research Degree to enter your Dream Career

F:\07-08\001\02\080430.ppt Career Workshop forRPg StudentsUsing your Research Degreeto enter your Dream Career Date : 30 April 2008 (Wednesday) Time : 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Venue : KB223, Knowles Bldg. Facilitator : Mr. Herman Chan, Director of Careers and Placement This PowerPoint will be put in our website : http://www.hku.hk/careers/crp/0708/material.html

Outline • 2007 Graduates Employment Survey. • 2006 Graduates Employment Survey. • Employment Situation • Employment Sector • Salary Level • Time taken to Secure Employment • Industries, Positions & Companies Page 2 of 33

Outline • CEDARS • Job Search Process & Support • Placement Services to PGs • Different Approach for PGs • Workshops • Recruitment Talks • Partnership & Communication Page 3 of 33

2007 Graduate Employment SurveyEmployment Situation (March 2008 Data) Page 4 of 33

2007 Graduate Employment SurveyEmployment Sector (March 2008 Data) Page 5 of 33

2007 Graduate Employment SurveyBasic and Gross Income (March 2008 Data) • HKU Overall Mean Basic Salary (Excluding M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates) • 2007 = $14,014 • 2006 = $13,357 Page 6 of 33

2007 Graduate Employment SurveyTime Taken to Secure Employment (March 2008 Data) Page 7 of 33

2007 Graduate Employment Survey (March 2008 Data)PhD: Industries, Positions & Companies Page 8 of 33

2007 Graduate Employment Survey (March 2008 Data) PhD: Industries, Positions & Companies Page 10 of 33

2007 Graduate Employment Survey (March 2008 Data)MPhil: Industries, Positions & Companies Page 12 of 33

2006 Graduate Employment SurveyPhD: Industries, Positions & Companies Page 17 of 33

2006 Graduate Employment SurveyMPhilD: Industries, Positions & Companies Page 18 of 33

CEDARS 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 • Additional certified MBTI administrator being trained • 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) Page 23 of 33

CEDARS 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) • Special Talks to be arranged for PGs • Schindler Global Engineer Trainee • Science & Technology Park • Bank: Structured & Derivative Products • Glaxo Smith Klien (GSK) Page 24 of 33

CEDARS Job Search Process & Support • Placement Services available to PG students … (Cont’d) : • 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, Senior Civil Servants etc.) Page 25 of 33

CEDARS 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 by Director of Careers and Placement and other experienced Hon. Career Advisors, 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 Page 26 of 33

CEDARS Job Search Process & Support Hon. Career Advisors Page 27 of 33

CEDARS 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). Page 28 of 33

CEDARS Job Search Process & Support • Application, interview and assessment centre procedure workshops • Altogether 10 topics will be covered within this series of workshops. They are: • Application writing – application form, cover letter, résumé and supplementary sheet; • Interview technique – one-on-one interview and group interview; • Essay writing – English and Chinese; • Reasoning tests; • In-tray exercises; • Group discussions; • Presentation and impromptu talk; • Occupational Interest Questionnaire; • Simulation; and • Group exercise. • Details regarding these workshops are posted on (http://www.hku.hk/careers/events/regist.html) . Page 29 of 33

CEDARS Job Search Process & Support • Recruitment talks • Every year more than 150 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). Page 30 of 33

CEDARS 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. Page 31 of 33

CEDARS Job Search Process & Support • Partnership & Communication • Continuous communication with PGSA • Targeted email to specific student societies on specific job opportunities and recruitment events • Other communication channel • Let us know: Too many emails, how to make more effective communication Page 32 of 33

CEDARS Job Search Process & Support • CEDARS • Address: 3/F, Meng Wah Complex • Contact no: 2859 2314 • Email: guidance@cepc.hku.hk • Director of Careers and Placement • Mr Herman Chan • Contact no: 22415234 • Email: herman.chan@cepe.hku.hk Page 33 of 33

Career Workshop for RPg Students Using your Research Degree to enter your Dream Career