Personnel Administration : Public Sector Vs Private Sector

2 Differences between personnel admin in public sector versus personnel admin in private sectors:

1.In term of  Recruitment Process, Public Sector has more complicated procedure than that of Private Sector.
According to Perintah Am, Bab A, Bahagian III: Pengambilan. Despite the process of every Ketua Jabatan who are required to inform the Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam about the recruitment information in each recruitment process, any doubt in the scheme of services or the advertisement itself, should also refer to the Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam. 

The recruitment process should be advertised in at least 1 Bahasa Malaysia's Newspaper , with 7 features of the vacancy clearly stated, which are:
1.Name of the post and the status of recruitment (contract or permanent)
2. Name of the Scheme of the service
3. Salary information
4.Academic qualification for the post and other relevant qualification needed
5.Nationality of the applicant
6.Closing date of the vacancy
7.The address to where the applicant should send / get the application form
Whereas in private sector, the recruitment process could be way simple and not standardized. Although some may required standard academic qualification, some are just walk-in interview or first-come-first-serve basis. Basic / common requirement for clerk in private sector is the applicant who are able to speak fluent Bahasa Malaysia or English, capable of using computer and able to work according to the time fixed by the company.


2. In terms of size, Personnel Admin in Malaysia Public Sector handled over 1.4 million of human resources, while in private sector in Malaysia, the size are much more smaller.