EFFECT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, PARENTAL INFLUENCE, AND PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS ON CAREER SELECTION AS PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (Empirical Study on Accounting Students at Mercu Buana University and Indonesia University)

Abstract

The low number of public accountants in Indonesia gets serious attention both from government and professional organizations of public accountants. Refers to social cognitive career theory (Social Cognitive Career Theory). This study aims to determine the influence of factors influencing the career selection of undergraduate students majoring in accounting at Mercu Buana University and University of Indonesia. The independent variables in this study are professional training, parental influence, and student perceptions while the dependent variable is career selection as a public accountant. The research sample used convenience sampling by distributing questionnaires to respondents by chance / incidental meeting with researchers. The number of samples used was 88 respondents. The analytical method used is binary logistic regression using SPSS version 20.

Keywords: Social Cognitive Career Theory (Cognitive Career Theory), Accountant Public, Career, Professional Training, Parental Influence, Student Perceptions.