Private sector firms are asking the government for funding to help re-train public sector staff moving into private employment. According to research by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and recruitment consultancy, Hays, many public sector workers are ill-equipped to take on the private sector job market and more needs to be done to help them find employment in the private sector. Of the public sector workers surveyed, 49% said they would benefit from receiving support for learning how to promote themselves in their job-hunting. Public sector employees have a negative opinion of private sector employment - 72% of those surveyed think they are perceived as "commercially naive" by private sector managers.
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