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Cilliers van Zyl, Sizwe Ntsaluba & Gobodo, Pretoria Why some students
choose to become chartered accountants (and others do not) (2019)
The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influence the career
choice of accounting students in South Africa. The results indicate that CA
students’ choice is driven mainly by job security, job satisfaction, aptitude for
accounting and potential future earnings. Although a high percentage of non-CA
students have considered becoming a CA (61.6 per cent), they cite job satisfaction
as one of the key reasons why they decided against a CA qualification
Faizah Khalid, Noor Syakila Md Sarani, Nurulhuda Nor Hisam, Hani Syaida
Zulkffl (2016) Students' Perception of the Accounting Profession
It provides evidence that even though the public may be wary of the accounting
profession, accounting students still have faith in the profession and its
contribution to society It provides evidence that even though the public may be
wary of the accounting profession, accounting students still have faith in the
profession and its contribution to society