IR-01-22-26815
27 September 2022
Mel Guetta
[FYI request #20095 email]
Tēnā koe Mel
Request for Information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 29 August 2022, in
which you asked for information regarding recruitment.
My response to each part of your request can be found below.
A. Can you please confirm that a candidates work history is *not* considered during
the evaluation of their application. For example - a role is advertised, and
someone with years of experience in that role applies, as does someone with no
experience in that role at all. Their applications are identical, bar the difference in
experience on their CVs. The person with experience is not offered an interview,
while the person with no experience is offered an interview, and the role,
suggesting that work history and experience is not considered. Assuming the
applications were identical bar experience, is there more to the evaluation of
these applications than is being stated here? Or is this a material process failure
by Talent Pathways?
The Talent Pathway Team has experience in identifying well rounded applicants with a
mix of technical skil s and desired behaviours. The entire application, including prior
experience, is taken into consideration when Talent Pathway Advisors review an
application. Prior experience in a role does not necessarily mean an applicant meets all
the requirements a hiring manager is seeking. Talent Pathway Advisors will choose
appropriate selection tools for each job to test applicants for the right technical,
behavioural, and leadership capabilities or potential to succeed in the position. It is
important to consider how much emphasis is put on the technical skil s required
throughout the recruitment process against the potential for an applicant to perform well
in the position.
B. You state that the Talent Pathways team consists of experienced recruiters. Can
you identify the prior recruitment experience of your staff at the inception of
Talent Pathways in 2020; i.e., were they external hires coming from a recruitment
background, or were they casual Police staff deployed from other projects
unrelated to recruitment?
The Talent Pathway Team launched within New Zealand Police in August 2020. At its
launch the team was comprised of a mix of Recruitment Professionals sourced externally
alongside existing Police Recruitment staff.
D) Y
ou state that the Talent Pathways team spends time with various workgroups
to ensure they have an understanding of the needs of the many workgroups
within the NZ Police. Can you please provide a list of the workgroups Talent
Police National Headquarters 180 Molesworth Street. PO Box 3017, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.
Telephone: 04 474 9499. Fax: 04 498 7400. www.police.govt.nz
Pathways has spent time with to ensure your recruiters are aware of the needs
within those workgroups.
The Pre-Recruitment Discussion for each vacancy between the Talent Pathway Advisor
and the hiring manager ensures we are aware of the needs within that specific
workgroup. The Talent Pathway team have also worked with the majority of workgroups
within Police to better understand their unique needs. These include, but are not limited
to:
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Armed Offenders Squad (AOS)
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Covert Operations
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Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB)
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Dive Squad
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Dog Training
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Emergency Communications
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Field Learning & Development
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Frontline Public Safety Teams (PST)
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High Performance
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Human Resources
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Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
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Intelligence
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Investigations
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Iwi & Community
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Maritime
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Police Infringement Bureau (PIB)
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Service Delivery
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Tactical Operations Group
I trust this information is of use to you.
Yours sincerely
Paula Hill
Director - Recruitment