Job requirement in the public sector: soft skill among employee in the Nilai Municipal Council / Mohd Syafiq Sulaiman and Nazratul Nazrah Mohd Yusoff

This research was conducted at Nilai Municipal Council, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
There were 130 of respondents among the employees from that organization. This
research is about Job Requirement in the Public Sector that acquired Soft Skill among
Employee in the Municipal Council. The purpose of this research is to find out whether
the soft skill acquired in the department and to relate the acquisition of soft skill during
tenureship. In this study, researchers used simple random sampling technique to
conduct the research project. The application of soft skill among employees in the
Municipal council will give the result based on the questionnaire distributed. From the
findings by using SPSS, the soft skill is acquired in the department by participation in
the activities that carried out in organization. The tenureship did not influence the
acquisition of soft skill. These two elements are interrelated to develop the soft skill. The
education also is one of important factor to develop the soft skill. Therefore, the soft skill
is one of the job requirements that needed in the public sector. The employers benefit
by hiring applicants that already have soft skills background. It is because employees
able to develop the soft skill from the participation in their department in organization.