Police Directorate appointment of a new emergency response director has received much criticism after Politi Forum revealed that Marit Fostervold withdrew its application after being called by HR Director Karin Aslaksen to POD in the aftermath of his interview.
Now says Marit Fostervold for the first time about the noise around director job and the much talked about the phone call.
– I perceive it that I should withdraw my application, says Fostervold NRK on the phone she got after the job interview.
– What do you think about that?
– I would not have run this process in such a way himself.
– Should say that I do not recognize me
Fostervold says to NRK that she tried to establish a dialogue with the POD when she was approached by Police Forum which would mention the matter . Only then POD even got a call from magazine to show the chief have received an answer.
– They wanted me to go out to say that I do not recognize me in the article. I had no interest in saying that, I had pulled my application. When I was not willing to do so, the question was whether it was fair that POD promoted my view that I did not recognize myself in that description Police Forum had.
– It is not at all fine. There was also a no from my side.
– Were you asked to retract the matter?
– I have been asked to disavow it the way that I should say that I do not recognize myself in it, and that it was just my words that could stop it.
HR Director Karin Aslaksen Police Directorate has another perception of this.
– We were called by Police Forum to answer questions where it was claimed that Fostervold had been asked to withdraw its application. I’ve always had a good dialogue with Bernie and took contact for hearing about it entailed correctness. I see that she perceives this differently than me, says Aslaksen.
pULLED APPLICATION: Marit Fostervold (left) pulled its application to become a new contingency Director of Police Directorate, after being called up after the interview. Here at a press conference with deputy chief of staff in Sør-Trøndelag Police, Torkjel Rendal, which has no role in the case.
“Could not know that Smedsrud have searched”
Among those who have criticized POD hardest is the leader in Oslo Police Association Kristin Aga. She accuses the country’s top police leaders to be a “boy’s club” engaged in “leather processes.”
Fostervold says to NRK that she is primarily looking to elucidate the matter, which according to her have led to a huge media pressure over the past week.
She tells of a process and that is in contrast to the POD have written in the advertisement for the position of director: “the police is an open and inclusive agency where all applicants are evaluated equally. “
According Fostervold was not the content of the conversation Saturday 5 February to misunderstand:
the job preparedness director intended Knut Smedsrud (55), one of the police director Odd Reidar Humlegård nearest entrusted by the Directorate.
– I got a call notifying me that they were unsure whether they could set me to work, because I had not given references mine in application. It was not natural for me to do. Nor was asked about this in the application text says Fostervold.
She says she replied that there was no problem for her to provide references.
– I was the motivated for the job.
– not unusual to pull application
TALKING tO FOSTER VIOLENCE: HR Director in the Police Directorate, Karin Aslaksen, called Fostervold one week after she had been on the interview. Photo: Alf Ivar Martinsen / NRK
She says that conversation then must have been about her lack of experience in strategic management. Having answered this, the HR director Aslaksen Having said that Fostervold “might not expect to know that Knut Smedsrud have applied.”
– My response to that was that there was no reason that I should withdraw my application. I ask if it really is so the setting is finished? Then I answered that Knud Smedsrud will be nominated as number one.
How Fostervold perceived the call at this time, she had really only two options:
– one is to provide references mine, the other is to withdraw the application. I asked if it had anything to say if I gave some references, or the setting was already ready?
– When do I get to answer that “ it is not uncommon is that it draws its application when not being chosen as number one “ says Fostervold.
DISAGREE: Karin Aslaksen is not happy with the way the Police Directorate has appointed a new emergency director at.
DISAGREE: Karin Aslaksen is not happy with the way the Police Directorate has appointed a new emergency director on.
‘Can surely become a little track “
In a new conversation Saturday 5th February will Fostervold have asked how it is perceived if she pulled his position.
– When I get to answer that “it might just be a little track.” I answer: Control? It is the noise. But that’s not what I’m asking about, explains show superintendent continues:
– What I’m asking about is how Police Director will perceive that I draw my application? It will be perceived negatively? Then I answered that she (Karin Aslaksen, journ.’s Note.) Will greet me from Vidar Refvik, Deputy Police Director, who says that I have handled the process professionally, and that she was sure Humlegårdsvägen (Police Director Odd Reidar Humlegård, journ .’s note.) said the same.
– When I finished the conversation by saying that I congratulated Knut Smedsrud, and that I should do my best to make sure he does the best possible job, says Fostervold, pointing out that she has no reason to doubt Smedsrud fitness.
– He is a qualified and very clever director, who has been in the leading group of the National Police Director before. I look forward on his behalf, and it is the best to get the job.
– Not asked to withdraw the application
NEW EMERGENCY DIRECTOR: Knut Smedsrud was on Friday appointed as the new preparedness director of the Police Directorate.
HR Director Karin Aslaksen declined to NRK Friday that she asked Fostervold to withdraw its application, and repeat this in an e-mail Tuesday.
she confirmed, however, that she called show chief Saturday February 5th, and asked if her references.
– Through the call was from her side asked about the reviews, and I chose to be open and said Smedsrud would be nominated as number one because he was the best qualified, says Aslaksen.
She says that the two then agreed to be called later.
– She called back and said that she withdrew the application. We have no interest in that applicants prefer their application, but I have respect for the choice she makes in this situation. It is not unusual to pull the application when one learns that one is not chosen as number one, says Aslaksen.
She also points out that it was publicly known that Smedsrud was a candidate for the job when she spoke with Fostervold.
SHOULD sAY sHE wAS dISAGREE: According to Karin Aslaksen took POD contact and asked her to say that she disagreed with the preparation in Police Forum.
SHOULD sAY sHE wAS dISAGREE: According to Karin Aslaksen took POD contact and asked her to say that she disagreed with the preparation in Police Forum.
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