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FOI Request - external advert FOI-2416-1920

Request ID: FOI-2577-1920
Date published: 04 December 2019

You asked

As information in the email below seems to be incomplete, can you please provide additional information relating to recruitment of 3 external candidates. A) Can you please let me know if the salary or salary range was provided to external candidates: - in the external advert or, - during external recruitment process? If yes, what was salary or salary range information? Or, can you please confirm if external candidates did not know the salary range for the roles which they applied for. B) Can you please advise what assessment criteria were in relation to 3 external candidates, for example: CV, application form, face to face interview or anything else ? Can you also please let me know on which webside this advert appeared, especially for the roles in London ? Please let me know if I can offer any clarification regarding my request?

We answered

Our ref: FOI-2577-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 22 November 2019 asking for information about job adverts.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our Information Access Policy. You asked:

Can you please provide additional information relating to recruitment of 3 external candidates:

A) Can you please let me know if the salary or salary range was provided to external candidates:  

- in the external advert or,

- during external recruitment process? 

If yes, what was salary or salary range information?

The salary range was not advertised for internal or external roles.  

Or, can you please confirm if external candidates did not know the salary range for the roles which they applied for.

External candidates did not know the salary range.

B) Can you please advise what assessment criteria were in relation to 3 external candidates, for example: CV, application form, face to face interview or anything else ?

The assessment was a CV submission and a face to face interview which consisted of a scenario based interview followed by a competency based presentation.

Can you also please let me know on which website this advert appeared, especially for the roles in London ?

The role was advertised on TfL’s External website, LinkedIn and Movmillions, a TfL specially created microsite.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely,

Melissa Nichols

FOI Case Officer

General Counsel

Transport for London

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