Career Decision of Accounting Students and Its Influencing Factors: A Study of University Accounting Students in DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence university accounting students’ career choices. The testing was done by dividing respondents into 2 (two) categories. First, students who want to work as public accountants, assuming that the public accountant profession provides better job opportunities and this field is in accordance with the field that they engage in. Second, students who are not willing to become public accountants, assuming that the profession other than public accountants will provide wider career opportunities and will have low levels of stress. From both analyses, this research tried to find the factors that have strong influences in the selection of accounting university students' career, either as the public accountant or else. The research results prove that the profession that will be taken after graduating is very dependent on their respective perceptions of the expectations and opportunities that will be accepted by them when choosing a profession.