Due to their lack of experience and ongoing concerns about their future plans, undergraduate students often struggle with making career decisions, especially those who are graduating. This study is an attempt to examine the factors that contribute to career decisions among undergraduates in Klang Valley, comprises of the factors of salary and benefit, working environment, and career development. The survey was distributed among undergraduates from selected universities in Klang Valley with 150 respondents. Data received was analyzed using SPSS version 26. The result indicated that the relationship between salary and benefit factors, working environment, and career development towards the factors of career decisions are significant. For future research, the researchers propose the study setting cover the other area of Malaysia with additional factors. Hence, it would add contributions to the body of knowledge.
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To Cite this Article: Ramli, N. H., Ramlee, N. A. Z., Tamrin, S. I., Setapa, M., Mamat, M., & Mamat, N. A. S. (2022). An Empirical Study of the Career Decision among Undergraduates in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(10), 470– 479.
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