mpact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Career Plans and Entrepreneurship Intentions of Students in Muhammadiyah Magelang University

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of student entrepreneurship intentions on career
plans due to the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Entrepreneurial intention can be
interpreted as a process of seeking information to achieve a business goal. According to
data obtained from the central statistics agency, data on the increasing number of
unemployed, from 2019 to 2020 increased by 1.84% so that the number of unemployed
becomes 7.07%. In addition, the difficulty of finding a job is also one of the causes of
someone becoming unemployed. The method used in this study is a quantitative method
using a descriptive survey. The participants of this study were "Active" students at
Muhammadiyah Magelang University. The data was taken by distributing google forms
through the Administration (TU) of each Faculty at the University of Muhammadiyah
Magelang. The technique used in this research is the snowball sampling technique which
is carried out online. The number of participants obtained is N=78. Then the data was
analyzed using the SPSS 26 program for windows or a newer version. The results of this
study found that the frequency of entrepreneurial intentions of students at the
University of Muhammadiyah Magelang was in the "MEDIUM" category. In conclusion,
from the results of these calculations, it can be seen that the career plans of students at
the University of Muhammadiyah Magelang to become entrepreneurs are still in the
medium category.