Factors Influencing Students’ Career Choices: Empirical Evidence from Business Students

Ahmed, Kazi Afaq; Sharif, Nimra; Ahmad, Nawaz

doi:10.5171/2017.718849

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“…Misfit of choosing a career may result in unemployment and underemployment [8]. Professional life and future achievement is a result of the appropriate choice of career among students [9]. Students become confused, for instance, negative perceptions in certain specialities of a preferred career [10].Advising is helping students to realize with their own ideas, feeling, and effort to understand and make meaningful concepts in the choice of their career [11].…”

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Preferences in Senior High School Tracks of the Grade 10 Students

Moneva

Malbas

2019

IRA-JEMS

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There are many influences that affect the preferences of grade 10 students in choosing a track to proceed to senior high school. Likewise, this study aims to identify influence of preference of a Senior High School track that is commonly encountered by the Grade 10 students in terms of Gender, Socio-Economic Status, Average academic grades, nature of parent’s occupation; and, strand and the level of influence of the respondent to be associated with preferences in choosing a track in senior high school in terms of family influence-decision; peer influence; financial condition; and employability. The research tool was a survey questionnaire. The questionnaire is composed of respondent’s profile and 10 statements to be rated. The factors fairly influence preferences of the senior high school. In terms of gender, male students consider their socio-economic status and their parent’s occupation as factors in choosing their track in Senior High School while female students consider their peers as a factor in choosing a track in Senior High School.

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Preferences in Senior High School Tracks of the Grade 10 Students

Moneva

Malbas

2019

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“…In terms of considerations about the institution, the computed value is 6.41 while its critical value is 9.59 where it inferred that there is no significant association between the considerations about the institution and Statistics and Probability because X 2 (0.05 ) = 9.59 > X 2 comp = 6.41 therefore, H o is fail to reject. The computed value when it comes to future job opportunities is lesser than the critical value X 2 comp = 4.08 < X 2 (0.05 ) = 12.59 it reveals that there is no significant association between future job opportunities and Statistics and Probability because the null hypothesis is fail to reject and it supported by the study of Ahmed, Sharif and Ahmad (2017) said that future job opportunity had less association in choosing a course in college.…”

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“…Therefore, H o is fail to reject. It implies that there is no significant difference between peer influence and Physical Science that means in choosing courses, advice from peers does not affect on one's decision as supported by the study of Kaneez and Medha (2018) that does not totally influence in their career decision, The computed value of X 2 (13.65) when it comes to consideration about the institution under Physical Science is greater than its X 2 (0.05) which is 12.59 wherein it explain that there is a significant association since the H o is reject and it was a consistent studies showed such as Shumba and Naong (2012) and Ming (2010) that institutions is the most influential among the students.…”

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“…comp is 2.77; for peer influence, X 2 comp = 1.42; for consideration about the institution, X 2 comp = 6.41; and lastly, X 2 comp = 4.08. For decision-making and interest, the computed value is 2.77 while its critical value is 9.59 it implies that there is no significant association between decision-making and interest and student considerations of performance in the subject Statistics and Probability because X 2 (0.05 ) = 9.59 > X 2 comp = 2.77 which means H o is fail to reject. Wherein it implies that it does not affect of one's decision in choosing courses in college, Kaneez and Medha (2018) found that interest is a less impact in course selection.…”

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Factors Influencing on Grade 12 Students Chosen Courses in Jagobiao National High School – Senior High School Department

Ouano¹,

Torre²,

Japitan³

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Making a career choice is a defining phase in every students' life. Students have to consider several factors before arriving at a decision. The purpose of this research was to see the factors which affect the choice of career among students. This study assessed the influence identified factors such as decision-making and interest, peer influence, considerations about the institutions and future job opportunities on the career decisions of 90 students in Jagobiao National High School. Data was collected through a survey questionnaire-researchers used a chi-square as a research tool to formulate the collected data. The results show that the considerations about the institutions as most significant, followed by decision-making and interest, peer influence and future job opportunities. .

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“…Karir merupakan salah satu tujuan dari individu untuk mencapai jenjang yang lebih tinggi. Pilihan karir yang tepat bagi mahasiswa yang telah lulus sangat penting bagi kehidupan dan masa depan mereka nanti (Afaq Ahmed, Sharif, & Ahmad, 2017). Karir tidak hanya menentukan pola pendapatan individu tetapi juga mempengaruhi kepribadian seseorang dan konsep dalam kehidupan (Zotorvie, 2016).…”

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Pengaruh Motivasi, Penghargaan Finansial, Pelatihan Profesional, Pertimbangan Pasar Kerja, Lingkungan Pada Karir Akuntan Publik

Rahayu

Putra

2019

E-Jurnal Akuntansi

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ABSTRAKTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan bukti empiris pengaruh motivasi karir, motivasi ekonomi, penghargaan finansial, pelatihan profesional, pertimbangan pasar kerja, lingkungan teman dan keluarga pada pemilihan karir sebagai akuntan publik. Metode Penentuan sampel pada penelitian ini menggunakan teknikpurposive sampling. Sampel penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa jurusan akuntansi reguler FEB Udayana angkatan 2015 yang berjumlah 142 orang. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dengan metode angket berupa kuesioner. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji asumsi klasik dan analisis regresi linear berganda. Berdasarkan hasil analisis ditemukan bahwa motivasi yang meliputi motivasi karir dan ekonomi, penghargaan finansial, pelatihan profesional, pertimbangan pasar kerja, lingkungan teman dan keluarga berpengaruh positif terhadap pemilihan karir sebagai akuntan publik. Kata kunci: Motivasi karir, penghargaan finansial, pelatihan profesional, pertimbangan pasar kerja, lingkungan, dan pemilihan karir akuntan public. ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to obtain empirical evidence of the influence of career motivation, economic motivation, financial rewards, professional training, consideration of the job market, the environment of friends and family in choosing a career as a public accountant. Methods Determination of samples in this study using purposive sampling technique. The sample of this study were regular accounting students at FEB Udayana class of 2015, amounting to 142 people. Data collection methods used with the questionnaire method in the form of a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used is the classic assumption test and multiple linear regression analysis. Based on the results of the analysis it was found that motivation which included career and economic motivation, financial rewards, professional training, consideration of the job market, friend and family environment had a positive effect on career choice as a public accountant.

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Factors Influencing Students’ Career Choices: Empirical Evidence from Business Students

Cited by 60 publications

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Preferences in Senior High School Tracks of the Grade 10 Students

Preferences in Senior High School Tracks of the Grade 10 Students

Factors Influencing on Grade 12 Students Chosen Courses in Jagobiao National High School – Senior High School Department

Pengaruh Motivasi, Penghargaan Finansial, Pelatihan Profesional, Pertimbangan Pasar Kerja, Lingkungan Pada Karir Akuntan Publik

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