Analysis of Factors that Influence the Interest of Accounting Students Career as Accounting Public in Batam City

Abstract

Public accounting is seen as one of the most secure professions for now. This study is
aims to test and analyze empirically the assessment of financial rewards, professional
training, work environment and sosial value on the interests of students in Batam City
choose career as a public accountant. The method use for the sampling in this study is
purposive sampling method with 1.087 accounting students in Batam City as the
population of this research and used 100 accounting students in Batam City as the sample
obtained from the Slovin formula. The sample has been used in this research is
acccounting student that on their 5th abd 7th semester. This research collects the data from
questionnaire and using a Likert scale to measure the questions than tested using an
SPSS application to test. This research uses multiple regression analysis. This research
prove that financial reward, professional training and work environment have an influence
positive and significant influence accounting students becoming public accountants. While
the social value is negative significant influence career accounting students becoming
public accountants.