Singapore Graduate Survey 2013
In this report Objective Sample & Methodology Employment Status Length of Time to Secure Employment Employment by Industry Country of Origin Country of Employment Key Factors on Employment Choice Salary Range Segregated by Program
Objective This Graduate Destination Survey was conducted in September 2013. As in the previous years, the objective of the survey was to gather graduate employment information. This information gather will be essential to JCU Singapore Career Advisory Centre to better advise and assist graduands and graduates. The information will also be used by Marketing staff to communicate JCU Singapore graduate employment trends to prospective students.
Sample & Methodology Sample The survey sample consists of JCU Singapore graduates who participated in the JCU Singapore Graduation Ceremony in May 2013. This is a voluntary survey, hence, graduates can choose not to respond. Methodology The survey was conducted electronically through an online survey platform for ease of user participation & data collection. Statistics are shown in percentage unless upon written request to JCU Singapore.
Employment Status Company / Family Sponsored 10% New Business Owner Continuing Education Postpone Job Search 3% Seeking Job 1 Currently Employed 65% Graduates employment status after graduation (of those who responded) 65% of alumni are currently employed 1 are still job seeking 10% are working in company or family sponsored business
Length of Time to Secure Employment More than 6 Months After Last Trimester 41% Before Finishing Their Last Trimester 7% Within 6 Months After Last Trimester 30% Within 3 Months After the Last Trimester 22% Length of time to find employment (of those who responded) 7% of graduates found job before graduation 22% found jobs within 3 months after graduation 30% found jobs within 6 months after graduation
Employment by Industry Manufacturing 1% Public Technology 21% Customer service 9% Others Marine Business and trading 1% Social services 12% Business intelligence 7% Consulting Sales & Marketing 1 Education 7% Financial services 7% Oil & Gas/ Chemical/ Energy Graduate employment by industry (of those who responded) Media 1% 21% of graduates are employed in Technology sector 1 are working in Sales and Marketing 12% of are working in Social Services
Country of Origin Vietnam 11% Myanmar 11% Indonesia 10% Others 7% Singapore 27% India 33% China 1% Graduate coming from different country of origin (of those who responded) 33% of graduates are from India 27% come from Singapore 11% are from Myanmar and Vietnam respectively 10% are from Indonesia
Country of Employment Myanmar 10% Indonesia 7% Vietnam 8% Others Singapore 48% India 22% Country where graduates are employed in (of those who responded) China 1% 48% of graduates are employed in Singapore 22% are working in India 10% are working in Myanmar 8% are in Vietnam and 7% in Indonesia
Key Factors on Employment Choice Family commitment 20% Others 16% Good employment prospects 25% I found a job there 32% Attractive salary package 7% Key factors influencing graduates to work in specific country (of those who responded) 32% work in a country because they found a job there 25% choose the location due to good employment prospects 20% works in a country due to family commitments
Salary Range (Bachelor of Business) $2,001 - $3,000 40% Below $2,001 60% Salary range for graduates in Bachelor of Business (of those who responded) 60% of graduates make below SGD $2,001 40% make between $2,001 and $3,000
Salary Range (Bachelor of IT) $2,001 - $3,000 25% $3,001 - $4,000 12% Below $2,001 63% Salary range for graduates in Bachelor of IT (of those who responded) 63% of graduates make below SGD $2,001 25% make between $2,001 and $3,000 12% earn between $3,001 and $4,000
Salary Range (Bachelor of Psychology) $3,001 - $4,000 8% Below $2,001 8% $2,001 - $3,000 8 Salary range for graduates in Bachelor of Psychology (of those who responded) 8 of graduates make between SGD $2,001 and $3,000 8% make below $2,001 8% make between $3,001 and $4,000
Salary Range (MBA) $2,001 - $3,000 18% $3,001 - $4,000 1 Below $2,001 68% Salary range for graduates in Master in Business Administration (MBA) (of those who responded) 68% of graduates make below SGD $2,001 18% are earning between $2,001 and $3,000 1 of graduates earn between $3,001 and $4,000
Salary Range (MIT) $3,001 - $4,000 12% Below $2,001 25% $2,001 - $3,000 63% Salary range for graduates in Master in Information Technology (MIT) (of those who responded) 63% of graduates make between SGD $2,001 and $3,000 25% make below $2,001 12% earn between $3,001 and $4,000