The purpose of this research is to analyze the factors that influence personal
accounting student interests toward career choice as accounting profession. Factors
affecting the selection of career is measured by the academic performance
variables, personality type, student’s perception towards the accountant profession,
emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence.
The sample in this research uses purposive sampling method. The sample
in this research is 106 last-year students of accounting undergraduate students of
Diponegoro University. This study used logistic regression analysis and chisquare
analysis.
The results of the analysis showed variable performance of academic,
student perception towards the Organization of the profession of accountant and
emotional intelligence has significant effects against the selection of a career as an
accountant or non-accountant, but variable intelligence spiritual shows these
variables do not have significant influence towards the election of accountant
career or non-accountant. While the personality type variable has a significant
relationship towards the election of a career as an accountant or non-accountant
