Research Article
The Formation of Accounting Students’ Strategies in The Recruitment Process of The Big Four Public Accounting Firms
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.10-10-2023.2342150, author={Clarissa Wanakantjana and Icha Hafsari and Arief Fadhilah and Theodorus Radja Ludji}, title={The Formation of Accounting Students’ Strategies in The Recruitment Process of The Big Four Public Accounting Firms}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Public Sector Conference, IPSC 2023, October 10th-11th 2023, Bali, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={IPSC}, year={2023}, month={12}, keywords={big four bourdieu recruitment strategy}, doi={10.4108/eai.10-10-2023.2342150} }- Clarissa Wanakantjana
Icha Hafsari
Arief Fadhilah
Theodorus Radja Ludji
Year: 2023
The Formation of Accounting Students’ Strategies in The Recruitment Process of The Big Four Public Accounting Firms
IPSC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.10-10-2023.2342150
Abstract
Using Bourdieu's theory of practice, this study analyzed how the strategies of 12 final year accounting students is shaped to the point where they understand the ways of accumulating and using resources in order to succeed in the Big Four recruitment process. This study also examines how the beliefs attached to students can be affected when students succeed or fail in the recruitment process. The findings show that students' perceptions and behaviors in undergoing the Big Four recruitment process is formed by the interactions students go through with other social agents and the things they experience in the field of accounting education. These will later on provide students with a knowledge on how to fall in line with the rules of the Big Four recruitment process and will therefore become the basis of students' recruitment strategies that are used in the process.