The Effect of Accounting Expertise, Internship Experience, and Job Information on Job Readiness of Accounting Students with Self Efficacy as a Moderating Variable

This study aims to examine the effect of accounting expertise, internship experience, and job information on job readiness of accounting students with self efficacy as a moderating variable. The population in this study were all active accounting students of the Faculty of Economics and Islamic Business, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya with a total of 515 students. The number of samples in this study were 241 active accounting students in 2019 and 2020, which were obtained through purposive sampling method. Data collection in this instrument uses an online questionnaire via google form. The findings of this study indicate that accounting expertise affects the work readiness of accounting students and internship experience affects the work readiness of accounting students. Meanwhile, job information has no effect on the job readiness of accounting students. The research findings also reveal that self efficacy can moderate the relationship between accounting expertise and internship experience on work readiness of accounting students, but does not moderate the relationship of work information on work readiness of accounting students.