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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2021
рrint ISSN: 2617-2682; online ISSN: 2707-3637; DOI:10.26697/ijsa

Results
According to 362 sets of the questionnaires collected 5. The hypothesis testing in order to find the relationship
from fourth-year students at Chiang Mai University, the between job characteristics and decision-making in
data was analysed in order to prove hypotheses as choosing civil service jobs. The result of this hypothesis
follows: testing showed that job characteristics was related to
- The results of the study on personal factors showed that decision-making in choosing a civil service career of
the majority of a sample group were female accounted fourth-year students at Chiang Mai University
for 68.0%. Regarding the total sample, 52.1% of them significantly at the 0.05 level which was in line with the
domiciled in other provinces, 30.6% of them had a hypothesis created. In other words, job characteristics
cumulative grade point average of 2.25-3.00 and 22.7% positively influence career choice. The better the work
of them had a family with monthly income of 20,000 - system is also the more it is in line with the needs, the
30,000 baht. more the students will choose civil service jobs.
- The results of the study on job characteristics found 6. The hypothesis testing in order to find the relationship
that overall, job characteristics was in a high level with between compensation system and decision-making in
an average of 3.44. choosing civil service jobs. The result of this hypothesis
- The results of the study on compensation found that testing showed that compensation system was related to
overall, compensation was in a high level with an decision-making in choosing a civil service career of
average of 4.15. fourth-year students at Chiang Mai University and they
- The results of the study on a career path found that went in the same direction significantly at the 0.05 level,
overall, a career path was at a moderate level with an which was in line with the hypothesis created. In other
average of 2.89. words, the higher the compensation on both salary and
- The results of the study on a compensation system benefits is, the more the students will choose civil
found that overall, given high compensation system was service jobs.
at a moderate level with an average of 4.2. 7. The hypothesis testing in order to find the relationship
- The results of the study on values found that overall, between a career path and decision-making in choosing
values were at a high level with an average of 3.57. civil service jobs. The result of this hypothesis testing
- The results of the study on choosing civil service jobs showed that a career path was related to decision-
found that overall, the students in a sample group making in choosing a civil service career of fourth-year
decided to choose a civil service career at a high level students at Chiang Mai University and they went in the
with an average of 3.60. same direction significantly at the 0.05 level, which was
Results of hypothesis testing: in line with the hypothesis created. In other words, the
1. The hypothesis testing in order to compare decision- better the career path is, the more the students will
making in choosing civil service jobs based on gender. choose civil service jobs.
The result of this hypothesis testing showed that fourth- 8. The hypothesis testing in order to find the relationship
year students at Chiang Mai University with different between job security and decision-making in choosing
gender had no different decision-making in choosing civil service jobs. The result of this hypothesis testing
civil service jobs, which was not in accordance with the showed that job security was related to decision-making
hypothesis created. in choosing civil service jobs of fourth-year students at
2. The hypothesis testing in order to compare decision- Chiang Mai University and they went in the same
making in choosing civil service jobs based on domicile. direction significantly at the 0.05 level, which was in
The result of this hypothesis testing showed that fourth- accordance with the hypothesis created. In other words,
year students at Chiang Mai University with different the more the job security is, the more the students will
domiciles had no different decision-making in choosing choose civil service jobs.
civil service jobs, which was not in accordance with the 9. The hypothesis testing in order to find the relationship
hypothesis created. between values and decision-making in choosing civil
3. The hypothesis testing in order to compare decision- service jobs. The result of this hypothesis testing showed
making in choosing civil service jobs based on that values was related to decision-making in choosing
cumulative grade point average. The result of this civil service jobs of fourth-year students at Chiang Mai
hypothesis testing showed that fourth-year students at University and they went in the same direction
Chiang Mai University with different cumulative grade significantly at the 0.05 level which was in line with the
point average had no different decision-making in hypothesis defined. In other words, values positively
choosing civil service jobs, which was not in accordance influence career choice. The more the values are
with the hypothesis created. accepted, the more the students will choose civil service
4. The hypothesis testing in order to compare decision- jobs.
making in choosing civil service jobs based on family
income. The result of this hypothesis testing showed that Discussion
fourth-year students at Chiang Mai University with Decision-making towards choosing civil service jobs of
different family income had no different decision- fourth-year students at Chiang Mai University was in a
making in choosing civil service jobs, which was not in high level. It showed that a vast majority of the students
accordance with the hypothesis created. were more likely to decide to enter a government job
because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was due to

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