Factors Influencing Career Selection among Post Graduate Students in Andhra Pradesh
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Abstract
Almost everyone will eventually have to deal with the challenge of the occupational choice problem. However, choosing study programmes is when students are most likely to run into this issue. Many people, especially students, hold the view that choosing a course of study is very crucial in finding their ideal future employment; it is evident from various research studies across the globe, that there are so many factors which actually influence the career choice decisions of students. The present study is an attempt to explore the Factors influencing career choice decisions of Post Graduate students in Andhra Pradesh.
38 attributes which influence the career choice were found via literature review and expert opinions which were ranked on a scale of one to five (likert scale). The study used 384 respondents through random sampling method. The data was subjected to factor analysis and generated six factor grouping. The paper concludes with the most influenced factor for career choice and implications for further research.