Career Workshop for RPg students 2012

1. Career Workshop for RPg students 2012 How to Prepare for Non-academic Jobs Date : 30 April 2012 (Monday)Time : 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmVenue : RM223, Knowles Building Speaker: Mr. Herman Chan, Director of Careers & Placement This PowerPoint will be put in our website : http://www.hku.hk/careers/crp/1112/material.html H:\1112\CE\WS\Others\CWFRPS\120430.pptx

2. Outline • Economic environment, job market & career, 2012, 2013 • 2011 Postgraduates Employment : • Employment Situation • Employment Sector • Salary Level • Time taken to Secure Employment • Industries, Positions & Companies • ROAD MAP to your Dream Career • Working tools & support from CEDARS • Job Search Process & Support • Placement Services to PGs • Different Approach for PGs • Workshops • Recruitment Talks • Partnership & Communication

3. 2012/13 Macro Trend & Job Market

4. Job Market: Hong Kong & China

5. PG Employment Statistics: Overall Employment rate of PG graduates * Based on job seeking respondents Monthly income of PG graduates Remarks: RPG salary increases faster than TPG.

6. 2011 Graduate Employment SurveyEmployment Situation : Still Good Note :1. TPG already employed/with work experience. Thus, higher employment rate2. On YOY basis, no obvious rise in further studies, both RPG & TPG

7. 2011 RPG Graduate Employment SurveyEmployment Situation : MPhil+PhD * Include 1 SJD

8. Employment Sector of PG Graduates • RPG: Academic (Education) is still the No. 1 distribution (60%), next is Commerce & Industry • TPG: 50/50 Academic / Commerce & Industry

9. 2011 Graduate Employment Survey Basic & Gross Income : MPhil+PhD • Increased in 2011 salary. 1 2 3 4 Note :1. Station Officer, HKSAR – Fire Services Department2. Resident Physicist, Prince of Wales Hospital3. Science Consultant (employer name unknown)4. Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong- PhD : higher mean & median, but not significantly higher- Data could vary significantly year to year- Overall PhD higher by 10%

10. Time to Secure Employment of 2011 Postgraduates 97% 100% 95% 90% 80% Note : TPG overall faster pick up date: - relevant companies & jobs come early from previous year, Sep 2010 through Dec to early next year 2011 - TPG starts job search & interview earlier

11. Examples of Careers & Job Diversity among 2011 RPGs

12. Examples of Careers & Job Diversity among 2011 RPGs

13. Examples of Careers & Job Diversity among 2011 RPGs

14. Examples of Careers & Job Diversity among 2011 RPGs

15. Job Market Trend 2010 - 2012: Trend & Seasonal CycleNumber of monthly job vacancies in JIJIS and NETjobs during Dec 2010 - Feb 2012

16. Employment Destination of PG Graduates Remarks: More RPG returned to China job market. An established and growing trend.

17. Past & Coming Events

18. Past & Coming Events Hefei University of Technology Recruitment Day in May 2012

19. Preparation

20. Job Market Competition

21. Road Map to Dream Job How to plan your career migration into non-academic careers? Road Map Target Fit

22. Road Map to Dream Job • Leverage on your field of major • Take career / personality / job test MBTI (Career Centre Staff can administer) • Cross field opportunities : many successful examples from past record • Explore to know how wide/narrow your options & choices - e.g. : • Biotechnology : • R&D? Compliance? Product specialist & market management? • PhD Statistics : • I banking? Risk consulting? Academic? • Engineering • Consulting? Contractors? Large corporations: MTR, HKAA, Gov’t?

23. Understand Yourself • What field will suit you or you would be suitable • Self Evaluation • MBTI : Myers-Briggs Type Indicator • Know your personality type • Understand your personality inclination • Learn more about your career inclination • Find the best fit between your personality inclination and the possible job choices • Cost app. $100 to administer & interpret individually • Contact us if you want to conduct one

24. Plan & Set Goals Your own SWOT Strength : maturity/academic/research skill/other generic skill Weakness : too senior for MT job/junior job? Too specialised Opportunities : what/where/you create? Threat : competition (from post PhD candidates?) Consult experienced CEDARS professionals (HR Directors, head hunters) Get advice on what your transferable skills to particular trade or position are

25. Industry - trend up/down/rising stars/sunset Company - business/strength, management/value/mission Position - duties/requirement/career advancement Consult experienced people : what information Research

26. PG Job Market • All have substantial Commercial, Government, NGO, Academic work experiences • Reduce your uncertainly :“Not knowing the unknown” • What’s unique • Campus recruitment & job posted may provide half of the market • Your research & network, the other half • Support from Careers & Placement • Experienced advice from Careers & Placement • Director (EMBA + 30 years exp.) • Senior Staff (6 - 13 years exp.) • Hon. Career Advisor (Retired HR Directors, Head Hunters, Professors, Businessmen, Civil Servants)

27. Careers & Placement Services Available to PG Students • Careers Related Personality Tests • MBTI : Licensed test administrator and interpreter • Prospects Planner (http://www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner) • Self administer on line test on careers and placement centre website

28. Careers & Placement Services Available to PG Students • Job sites • NETjobs (http://www.careers.hku.hk/netjobs) • JIJIS (http://www.jijis.org.hk) • Daily Job Notices (http://www.careers.hku.hk/NEW/news.html) • Nominations and shortlisting for various companies on request. Look out for daily notice & deadlines (usually 1 week only).

29. Careers & Placement Services Available to PG Students • 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) • Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited(http://www.cyberport.hk)

30. Careers & Placement Services Available to PG Students • Recruitment Talks (http://apps.cedars.hku.hk/registration) • Every year around 170 employers visit the campus to present their organisations to students. • Industry Talks • Mix-n-Mingle Sessions, Alumni Experience Sharing Sessions • Special Talks arranged for PGs • Science & Technology Park Visit & Career Fair • Research & scientific companies

31. Careers & Placement Services Available to PG Students • One-to-one Consultation: Booking 3/F, Meng Wah Complex • Director of Careers and Placement • Hon. Career Advisors (from different tracks & industries including retired professor)

32. Careers & Placement Services Available to PG Students • 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, many successful examples. • Coaching Focus • Transform R&D, academic, strength and project management experience into job competencies

33. Chongqing Municipal Recruitment Day (Dec 2011)

34. Postgraduate Career Day 2012

35. Careers Fair 2012

36. Contact Us • Individual & Group Training Support : • 1 to 1 : Careers Advisors • Group : Organise according to size and need • Appointment Booking : • 3/F, Meng Wah Complex, Help Desk