Mr Aswandi served as an officer at the Immigration Department of Malaysia once completed his studies at secondary level. He continues to pursue his diploma in the field of Public Administration at Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM) and completed his law studies at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Upon completion of his studies, Mr Aswandi worked at the Immigration Department of Malaysia and was promoted to Assistant Director of Department of Relation Industrial, heading the Investigation and Enforcement Unit of Legislation Division. In year 2007, Mr Aswandi was elected Deputy Director as well as Head of Industrial Dispute Unit who are responsible in advising Director of State Department and was an Assistant Facilitator in the Ministry of Human Resources on Wage System which related to productivity. Since year 2009, Mr Aswandi operates his own legal firm until current, after working in public sector for 18 years.