<![CDATA[Career orientation is crucial for students’ future plans, but many do not understand career choices in line with their interests and talents. This research attempted to analyze the effect of resilience and self-efficacy on career orientation through social support. Such thing urged the present research to be conducted using an ex post facto method by involving 214 vocational high school students whose data were collected through a validated questionnaire. Based on path analysis resilience and self-efficacy positively affected career orientation, with social support mediating this relationship. Students with high resilience and self-efficacy and strong social support perceived better career orientation. Finally, it is concluded that increasing resilience, self-efficacy, and social support are significant for improving students' career orientation at vocational high schools in Semarang City. Future research should explore interventions to improve resilience and self-efficacy and their effects on career orientation, while also examining the role of social support and factors such as intrinsic motivation and family conditions. Guidance counselors are encouraged to create programs to enhance these qualities in students, thereby strengthening career orientation.]]>
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