Career opportunities with the European Institutions

Selection Procedures

European Personnel Selection Office

Where can an EU Career lead?

Council

Parliament

Court of Justice Court of Auditors

Economic &

Social Ctte

Ctte of Regions

Data Protection

Supervisor

… and many more agencies of the EU

… in Brussels or Luxembourg (80% )

…or else where in the EU and the World (20%)

Ombudsman

Commission

WHY?

Why EU Careers?

A career with the EU Institutions gives you:

• Interesting and challenging work that makes a real difference for Europe

• An environment where you are encouraged to learn new skills and languages

• The opportunity to work and travel abroad, and work with people from all over Europe

• A lifetime of different jobs

What is an EU career?

Graduate

Policy officers

Lawyers

Auditors

Translators

Interpreters

Communication & press

officers

IT project managers

Development Aid specialists

Archivists

Statisticians

Contract managers

Administrator (AD)

Non – Graduate

Secretaries

HR assistants

Language editors

Financial assistants

Conference organisers

Audio visual technicians

ICT support

Web designers

Nuclear inspectors

Social workers

Nurses

Assistant (AST)

Where to find more about the type of work?

Follow our “raconteurs”:

• members of staff from across the EU Institutions

• blogging on Facebook and tweeting on Twitter

• Just search ‘EU Careers Raconteurs’

Who are we looking for?

Basic eligibility criteria:

EU citizen

2 EU languages (2nd = EN, FR or DE)

Linguist profiles: 3 EU languages

Graduate profiles (Administrator):

bachelor degree

Non-graduate profiles (Assistant):

secondary education + 3 years professional

experience

What sort of people are we looking for?

• Are highly skilled, resilient and motivated to

succeed, learn and develop

• Have a desire to make a difference; who want to help shape Europe and the world

• Enjoy working in multi cultural teams

• Deliver results

When to apply?

Generalists: 3 major selection procedures per year

• Spring: Graduates (Administrator) – next in 2014

• Summer: Linguists

Conference interpreters Translators

• Winter: Non-Graduates with experience (Assistants)

Specialists and contractual staff: when needed

(Most) profiles and languages vary each year

Upcoming 2012

• 05 July: Interpreters (DA/DE/EN/SK)

• 12 July: Translators (ET/GA/PT/LV)

• November, December: AST1, AST3

HOW?

Online

Application

Computer

Tests

EU wide

Assessment

Centre

Brussels

Reserve list

Successful

applicants

Selection Procedure

Overview

www.eu-careers.eu

Selection Procedure

Overview

Phase 1. Computer Based Tests (CBT)

– multiple-choice tests in 1st and 2nd language

– cognitive abilities

– test centre in your country

– all applicants

Phase 2. Assessment Centre

– fixed quota of top scoring candidates are invited

– EPSO assessment centre in Brussels

– competency-based

Resulting in Reserve list

– fixed quota

See Notice of Competition for details

Procedure

takes about

9 months

1

9

•n your ain language Verbal reasoning

• 1 of the 23 official Numerical reasoning

•EU languages Abstract reasoning

Situational judgement

Computer based tests

In your main language

1 of 23 official

EU languages

In your 2nd language

EN/FR or DE

Example verbal reasoning

Example verbal reasoning

Example numerical reasoning

Example numerical reasoning

Example abstract reasoning

Example abstract reasoning

KEY: D.

Example situational

judgement

Computer based tests Linguists and AST

Assistant profiles

Linguist profiles:

verbal reasoning

in 2nd and 3rd languages

Language

skills

Professional

skills

Assessment Centre

Depending on the profile:

• Case study

• Oral presentation

• Structured interview

• Group exercise

• Practical language tests (Linguists)

• Exercises relating to professional skills (AST)

Assessment Centre

7+1 Competencies

• Analysis & Problem-Solving

• Communicating

• Delivering Quality & Results

• Learning & Development

• Prioritising & Organising

• Resilience

• Working with others

Leadership (potential to lead) (AD profiles)

Reserve list & Recruitment

• Data base of successful

candidates

• Valid for at least 1 year

– may be extended

• No guarantee for a job

• Institution has a vacancy

- Checks reserve list

- Invites candidates to

interview

- Job offer to ‘best fit ‘

• Candidate accepts offer, or

remains on reserve list

Recruitment

EU institutions

Reserve list

EPSO

Questions?

www.eu-careers.eu