5. What are the differences between staffing in the private sector and staffing in the public sector? Why would private employers probably resist adopting many of the characteristics of public staffing systems? a. Public sector staffing implement merit principles and civil service laws and regulations. For example, (1) open announcement of all vacancies; (2) large amount of applicants due to applications being open to all persons; (3) legal mandate to test applicants only for KSAOs that are directly job related; (4) limits on discretion in the final hiring process; and (5) rights of applicants to appeal the hiring decision, testing process, or actual test content and method. Private employers would probably resist adopting many of the characteristics of public sector staffing because of the amount of time to be sure they are in compliance with civil laws and regulations, as well as the expenses. Also, the change in staffing (recruitment, selection, and employment); especially when pertaining to discrimination, and longer hiring time