Woo, Kuan Heong
(2016)
Working for the Government: A Logit Regression Analysis.
In: International Conference on Disciplines in Humanities and Social Sciences (DHSS-2016), April 26-27, 2016, Bangkok, Thailand.
(Submitted)
Abstract
In a fast-paced, dynamic and ever-challenging era, when most job seekers looking for a job which
could offer them with large salary, advancement opportunities and career fulfilment, the stereotypical view of
government jobs deem dull and old fashioned making it more important than ever to understand what attract job
seekers to the public service. University and college graduates will be a significant of public service renewal.
Using a sample of 519 graduating students from two private higher education institutions in Malaysia, this study
investigates factors that affect graduating students in seeking government jobs. Logistic regression is used to
analyze the data collected through a cross-sectional survey. Results indicate that the perceived attractiveness of
public employment (Attrctv, the index of public employment attractiveness), race (Race), proficiency in Malay
and English languages (MalayPro and EnglishPro) are statistically significant in affecting the likelihood of
Malaysian graduating students in choosing government jobs, ceteris paribus. Based on these findings, several
implications are noted to policy makers and public personnel managers so that they have better understanding
on factors affecting graduating students in considering sectoral employment and to guide remedial action.
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