IR-01-22-22621
23 August 2022
Mel Guetta
[FYI request #20095 email]
Kia ora Mel
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 1 August 2022 in which
you asked for information regarding Police’s Talent Pathways process.
My response to each part of your request can be found below.
A) The specific steps Talent Pathways fol ow when reviewing video interview
responses from potential candidates, including whether the candidate’s work
history, experience and seniority is considered, and how they decide which
candidates are progressed for face to face interviews
The Talent Pathway Team member managing the role wil review each application to
determine a candidate’s skills to perform, or potential to perform, in the role. Applications
wil be evaluated against:
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the hiring manager’s brief on the role’s requirements;
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specifications in the job advertisement;
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aspects of the core competencies the hiring manager specifical y wants to focus on; and
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the position description.
Candidates may be asked to participate in additional selection tools to further explore
their fit and to assist the Talent Pathway Team in determining a shortlist.
A candidate’s answers wil be presented back to the Talent Pathway member who
assesses all applications and presents recommendations to the hiring manager, who
confirms which candidates wil progress to interview.
B) The required qualifications Talent Pathway workgroup employees must hold
in order to make decisions effecting non-sworn Police employees careers
The Talent Pathway Team consists of experienced recruiters led by a team of leaders
who with nearly 65 years of col ective recruitment experience. Training for the team in
regard to specific Police roles is conducted to ensure the highest standard of service.
Although there are no formal qualifications required, we seek experience or transferrable
skillsets, and provide development opportunities within the group, for example, a
coordinator developing into an advisory position.
Police National Headquarters 180 Molesworth Street, PO Box 3017, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Telephone: 04 498 7400. . www.police.govt.nz
C) Whether hiring or promotion decisions are made solely by Talent Pathways,
or whether these decisions are made in conjunction with the hiring
workgroups management
Advisors present their recommendations to the hiring manager and through a consultation
process, will confirm which applicants are to proceed to interview. Talent Pathway staff
provide advice and additional information where required but the decision belongs to the
hiring manager.
D) How many hiring decisions made by Talent Pathways have been overturned
and/or upheld since the inception of the Talent Pathways workgroup
Please refer to the answer above. Since Talent Pathway’s inception in August 2020 the
team have worked on over 5000 appointments and there are only three centrally recorded
hiring decisions that have been overturned via an independent reviewer in this time.
E) Any training documents Talent Pathway employees receive when training for
their positions within the workgroup.
Talent Pathway employees do not receive any position specific training documents when
training for their positions within the workgroup. As such, this part of your request is
refused under section 18(e) of the OIA, as the requested information does not exist. As
most of the Talent Pathway Team bring with them a wealth of recruitment experience,
their training is individually tailored to meet their specific needs. Our team is collectively
trained on the Police High Performance Framework and how it imbeds into our roles, and
spend time with various workgroups to understand the specific needs of the different units
within Police.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602
Yours sincerely
Paula Hill
Director- Recruitment
NZ Police
Document Outline
- IR-01-22-22621 coversheet.pdf
- IR-01-22-22621- APPROVAL SHEET.pdf
- IR-01-22-22621 response for exec review.pdf
- IR-01-22-22621 request.pdf
