Appendix A - Questionnaire for 1993 Graduating
Seniors
Mr./Ms.___________________:
ShenZhen University will include your name in its alumni
listing to mark our 10th Anniversary. Data will be
computerized.
We are also conducting a survey to learn how our alumni
get jobs. This information will not be published. Only
information from Section I will be published in the
alumni directory. But your opinions are very important.
Thank you.
I. Personal data for directory and alumni computer
listing:
name:_____ ______ ______
student ID #: __-___-___
major: _____________
male/female: M____ F_____
occupation/job title: _________________________________
employer:________________________________________________
work address ____________________________________________
postcode province city street no.
parents address _______________________________________
postcode province city street no.
work tel: (0755)_ _ _ _ _ _ _
work fax: (0755)_ _ _ _ _ _ _
II. Current Employment; other personal data, not for
publishing:
Have you found a job: ____yes ____no
Before you got your current job, did you temporarily take
another full time job? _____yes ______no
Will you immediately continue your study in graduate
school:
____yes ____no
Do you plan to go abroad during the next 12 months?
_____yes _____no
Your type of work unit: state company or government__
joint venture______
sole foreign company____
private Chinese firm_______
self-employed______
other (specify) ________________
What does company do (explain):__________________________
_________________________________________________________
What fringe benefits do you get:
housing: Yes____ No_____ unclear_____
pension/death benefits: Yes___ No_____ unclear_____
health plan Yes____ No_____ unclear_____
transportation Yes____ No_____ unclear_____
food coupons Yes____ No_____ unclear_____
stock Yes____ No_____ unclear_____
cost of living
subsidy Yes____ No_____ unclear____
household items Yes____ No_____ unclear____
Describe your job:
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
How long have you held this job? _____weeks
Did your employer review your ShenDa transcript before
hiring you?
yes______ no________
How many other employees were hired when you were hired?
____people
How many other ShenDa graduates were hired with you?
_______ alumni
Did the company send you for special training (not on-
the-job) when you first entered the company:
Yes_______ No__________
How long did the training program last: _____ days
Are there chances for further training? yes____no___
Are there chances for future promotion? yes____no___
The following questions ask you to circle a number that
corresponds to your opinion. For example, 5=very good,
4=good; 3=ok; 2=poor; 1=very poor
Compared with other graduates of your qualification, how
would you rate your present job?:
in pay good 5 4 3 2 1 poor
in prospects good 5 4 3 2 1 poor
How satisfied are you with your present job
satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
In what ways are you satisfied/not satisfied:
pay satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
benefits satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
work environment satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
type of job satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
workmates satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
challenge of job satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
location of work satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
size of company satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
promotionability satisfied 5 4 3 2 1 not satisfied
Are your talents being utilized?
very utilized 5 4 3 2 1 not utilized
How much do you use your field of study in your job?
fully used 5 4 3 2 1 unused
What particular skills do you use that you learned at
ShenDa?
English_______ Accounting_______
Computer______ social skills____
Do you think you will change jobs in the near future?
likely______ Unlikely________ uncertain_______
How long do you think you will continue working for this
company?
Two years at the most______
From two to five years_____
More than five years ______
Until I retire.______
What is the occupation of your parents:
mother:___________________________
father:___________________________
CCP membership of either parent: _____yes ____no
What is the education level of your parents:
father: ___Y/N__primary school ___Y/N junior school
___Y/N__high school __Y/N__ technical school
___Y/N__junior college Y/N___university
___Y/N__other
mother: ___Y/N__primary school ___Y/N junior school
___Y/N__high school __Y/N__ technical school
___Y/N__junior college Y/N___university
___Y/N__other
What is your starting monthly salary: ____yuan
For your present job, have you signed a written contract?
Yes______ No_____
if so, how long is the contract for: ______months
Do you have a probation period? Yes________ No_________
If so, for how long? ______months
Name of high school you graduated from: _______________
city school
Class standing in grades when you graduated:
_____ ______ _____ _______ ________
top 1/5 top 2/5 top 3/5 bottom 2/5 bottom 1/5
Total number of children in family, including
yourself:___persons
number of younger sisters: _____
number of younger brothers: _____
number of older sisters: _______
number of older brothers: _______
Number of sibblings over 18 who have attended a
university:__
III. Job selection process and job history
Did you personally know anyone in company before you
applied for the present job?
____Yes _____No
Whom did you know? (mark only one)
_____Manager or someone in top management
______classmate
_____shenda alumnus
_____other (specify):________________
______friend
_____mid level manager
Did you replace somebody or was your job a newly created
position?
newly created_________ replaced______________
Did you take a competitive examination? ______Yes_____No
If yes, was exam: oral exam:_____
written exam:_____
Did you have an interview? ______yes ______No
If yes, was interview with any of these?:
(mark as many as necessary)
______person who became your immediate supervisor
______head of company
______company's personnel officer
______other company employee
How many interviews did you have in total? ___interviews
How did you find the present job? (mark only one)
_____by yourself (direct application)
_____company recruited at ShenDa.
_____public advertisement.
Newspaper name:_______________
_____Someone introduced me.
_____Other (e.g., employment agency; specify)______
If so, who introduced you to the job? (mark only one)
_____mother _____friend of mother
_____father _____friend of father
_____sibbling _____friend of sibbling
_____relative _____friend of relative
_____personal friend _____friend of a friend
_____an employee at your company
_____someone from ShenDa **(specify who:______) Whom did they first introduce you to? (mark only one)
_____high ranking official with company
_____manager of division you now work in
_____personnel officer
_____ordinary company employee
How crucial and decisive was this introduction in your
getting your present job?
crucial 5 4 3 2 1 Not important
Time between first introduction and starting work. __wks
What do you have to do in order to be promoted: (mark
only one)
_____training
_____judged on daily performance
_____must take promotion exam or certification
_____other (elaborate) _________________________
At the time you started the job, did you chose this job
over other offers? ____yes ____no
How many other jobs did you turn down? ___ rejections
Why? _________________________
How many jobs did you apply for but failed to get?__ jobs
What is the language you speak at home: (mark only one)
_____putonghua
_____cantonese
_____chaozhou
_____shanghai
_____keja
_____other
IV. Attitudes and miscellany
This section asks for your opinions. This information is
CONFIDENTIAL and used for group statistics only.
some-
times
false/
some-
mostly times mostly
false false true true
true
Shenda was my first choice for
university.
Money is more important than
personal satisfaction in the job.
I can't easily change jobs because
I must respect others who helped me
get the job.
If a teacher is wrong, one should
question him in class although he
might lose face or get angry.
Using guanxi is not bad in getting
a job.
Parents have the right to try to
arrange their children's lives and
marriage.
My university education will let me
earn more than my middle school
classmates.
I consider most of my ShenDa
classmates zhishi fenzi.
Everything being equal, my company
would prefer hiring a graduate from
ShenDa over someone from an inland
university.
Education should be practical even
if this means not studying theory.
I keep in close contact with ShenDa
alumni.
GuanXi was important in my getting
a job.
I got good grades as much for my
parents as for myself.
Students should ask questions and
be active in class.
I used the backdoor to get my job.
Men get superior jobs to women.
My talents are fully utilized in my
job.
I primarily chose ShenDa because
it's located close to my home.
A company or organization's rules
should not be broken -- even when
the employee thinks it is in the
organization's best interests.
Often at work employees are afraid
to express disagreement with their
managers.
Teachers should be the center of
the class.
My education was too practical.
Often I'd rather be alone than tag
around with my friends.
I'd rather take classes with
students I know.
Grades do not necessary reflect
one's ability.
I'd rather get an inferior job by
myself rather than use my parent's
guanxi.
The educational quality at ShenDa
was not as good as I first
expected.
To earn a lot of money is important
in my job.
Many of my classmates got their
jobs through guanxi, not
necessarily ability.
I got my job largely based on
guanxi, but I didn't use the back
door.
I consider myself a zhishi fenzi.
Society should take care of its old
people; they should not be a burden
on their children.
My education was not practical
enough.
I lacked sufficient guanxi to get
the type of job I wanted.
I often feel tense or nervous at
work.