If you apply for a role with us (regardless of whether this is for a direct role, which includes executive recruitment, or for a contractor or worker position) or register an interest in working for us, we use your personal information in connection with this application
What processing activities do you undertake that include my personal information?
We use automated systems and processes to sift and score candidate applications for graduate and apprentice roles, summer internships, industrial placement and related schemes.
Immediately upon submitting your application, we may use automated processes to check applications have met the advertised role specific requirements, such as qualifications.
If you apply for one of these roles and you meet the application criteria, you will be invited to complete an online video interview and game-based assessment.
These online assessments evaluate whether you meet predetermined role competencies and baselined cognitive abilities.
The software we use during these assessments automatically marks the online assessment without human involvement. This increases the number of applications we can assess and applies a common scoring method. We work with our software suppliers with the aim of using the software in an ethical, fair, and accurate way.
Our software provider uses transcription technology to transcribe your video interview. This is a type of technology that enables computers to translate spoken language into written text. Your interview answers, and your responses in the game-based assessment, are then scored using algorithmic scoring. This scoring method uses computer-based rules and calculations that give different levels of importance to certain information. It also ensures scores are applied consistently to all assessments. The level of importance is called a ‘weighting’. These weightings and the scoring algorithm are subject to regular review and ongoing testing to ensure they perform as expected.
The score that you achieve in the online assessment will be compared to other applicants' scores and cut-off scores set by us for the role/scheme you apply for. If you do not meet the required threshold, we will not progress your application further.
Where we use automated decision-making technology without human involvement during your application, you can contact us to:
- obtain human intervention;
- express your point of view; and
- contest the decision.
If you want to talk to us about any of the above, you can contact us via the details you are given by the team managing your application or by using the details provided in the Contact Us section of this Notice.
What categories of personal information are included in these processing activities?
To manage this activity, we process Staff related data, Recruitment data and the results of the online ability tests.
What is the reason for these processing activities?
The purpose of this activity is to ensure that we recruit and select individuals to work at the Company with the appropriate ability, skills and aptitude.
What are the legal grounds you rely on to carry these out?
This processing is also necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company. In some instances, this processing is necessary to take steps at your request to enter a contract of employment.
See “What are the legal grounds for processing personal information?” in the Overview section.
What are the 'legitimate interests' referred to above?
The Company considers that it has a legitimate interest in fully assessing applications for employment to ensure that only suitable and appropriate candidates are both assessed and selected. The Company considers that this is important to ensure that the Company identifies the right people for its business who will be able to contribute to its operations and culture.
Who do you share this personal information with?
Your personal information is shared internally, as set out in this Notice (see “When do you share my personal information with others?” in the Overview section). This would usually include the recruiter, HR, hiring manager and senior management.