Is It Difficult to Decide? Preliminary Study for Career Maturity in University Students

Abstract

It is complicated making career decision after undergraduate education, particularly for individuals who come from families with collectivistic culture. Preliminary findings study regarding the career maturity of 161 college students (73 men, 88 women, age average is 21 years) from fourth year-level at the University of Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, showed that 58.38% of respondents had a low level career maturity. Data measurements (reliability alpha = .884), based to the theory of career maturity from Crites (1978), shows the main obstacles that arise are related to the ability of goal-decision and self-efficacy in decision making. Interview's data shows that parents are still seen as the main figures that influence the decision-making of career choices.