Study Of Accounting Students' Perceptions of Interest In Becoming Public Accountants

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the influence of accounting students' perceptions on their interest in becoming public accountants. Interest in a career as a public accountant in this research is measured by the variables work environment, professional risk, financial rewards, professional recognition and job market considerations. The sample in this research were accounting students from the Ahmad Dahlan Lamongan Institute of Technology and Business and Wijaya Putra University with the criteria of having studied the Auditing I course with a sample size of 51 respondents. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire method and statistical analysis in this research was assisted by using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 25.0 computer software application program. The results of this research show that financial awards have a significant and significant influence on students' interest in becoming public accountants, while the work environment variables, professional risks, professional recognition and job market considerations have no effect on students' interest in becoming public accountants.