Abstract:
Abstract : Career decision is a critical and crucial decision for human life,
organizational stability and economic growth of a country. Career decision differs
with the time based on several factors which lead to organizational commitment and
job satisfaction. Identifying the factors affecting career decision also helps to
develop entrepreneurship that can create new employment opportunities of a
country. This Study examines the factors affecting career decision among university
students and professionals in Bangladesh. After examining 11 dimensions from
personal characteristics of decision making, 5 dimensions have been observed
significantly influencing career decision making in both of the level of study and
work life. Factor analysis has been used to identify the factors that influence career
decision and to reduce the unnecessary factor. Correlation is also used to identify
the most highly correlated factor. On the other hand, some job related factors also
have been justified for influencing career decision making according to their
priority. Simple descriptive statistics has been used to measure the degree of
influence of job-related factors. General Linear Model is also used to examine the
differences of career decision making depending on the job related factors. Non
probability random sampling has been taken as a sampling technique for collecting
data. Sample size for this study is 212 respondents, 106 respondents from graduate
students of universities and 106 respondents from service holders. It is observed that
career decision has been significantly influenced by pay, family influence, location,
job security. Types of work, personal satisfaction, work environment, opportunities
for employment have no significant impact on career decision.
