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Job Selection Priorities of Accounting and Finance Graduates: An Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

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  • Sadia Anjum

    (Department of Commerce and amp; Finance Government College University, Katchery Road Lahore 54000, Pakistan)

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This study aims to evaluate the impact of six independent variables namely; professional growth, financial earnings, organizational repute, job environment, job security, and interest in the subject on one dependent variable i.e. job selection priorities of accounting and finance graduates in the perspective of Pakistan. The data of the study comprises 900 responses from final year graduates of 15 universities of Pakistan. The study used a structured questionnaire technique consisting of three parts (Part I= Demographic Characteristics, Part II and Part III= Assessment information of independent and dependent variables respectively) with 28 close-ended questions. Each item of the questionnaire was assessed using a 5-point Likert scale. The study employed demographic analysis, scale analysis, and inferential analysis. The empirical findings evidenced a positive correlation of all independent variables with dependent variables whereas no correlation was found among independent variables, and only three independent variables have a significant impact on the dependent variable of the study.

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  • Sadia Anjum, 2021. "Job Selection Priorities of Accounting and Finance Graduates: An Empirical Evidence from Pakistan," Business, Management and Economics Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 7(2), pages 27-38, 06-2021.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:bmerar:2021:p:27-38
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