Advances in artificial intelligences and robotics have modernized the business environment of the 21st century. It is not enough for graduates to have only the occupation-specific knowledge and transferrable kills for graduates to meet the needs of labour markets. They are also expected to have a number of personal attributes including self-awareness, self-confidence, independence, emotional intelligence, flexibility and adaptability, creativity and initiative, willingness to be lifelong learner. The present research analyses the association between the three self-efficacy factors of the general selfefficacy scale (GSES): initiative, effort and persistence on accounting near-graduate employment outcomes. The study sample consisted of 337 near-graduate accounting students from