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Career opportunities

with the European Institutions

and EPSO selection procedures

EPSO – Outreach & External Relations

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EU Institutions as employer

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Profiles

Scientists

European

Public

Administration Economists Finance Officers

External Relations

Lawyers InterpretersLawyer-linguists

Auditors

ITCommunication

specialists

Translators

SecretariesAssistants Linguistic assistants

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EU

citizens

Minimum of 2 EU languages

Working in multicultural

teams

Graduates +

Non-graduates

Who are we looking for?

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What do we offer?

Interesting & challenging

work

International working

environment

Flexible working

conditions

Shaping Europe

together

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What do we offer?

Personal development,

training courses

Job

mobility

Work-life balance

Well-being initiatives

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What do we offer?

Collaborative way of working

Inclusion, equality and diversity

Compensation & benefits

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Competitions

Permanent officials

(civil servants)

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Types of competitions

Generalists

Common fields (Law,

Audit, Economics, Public

Administration, …)

No professional

experience needed

Mainly for graduates

Grade AD5

Specialists

Specialised fields

Professional experience

needed for most profiles

For graduates and non-

graduates Grade AD6, AD7, AST3

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Typical elements of a

specialist competition

Reasoning

skillsTalent Screener

Assessment

Centre

Field related

tests

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Typical elements of a

generalist competition

New competition model under construction

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Verbal reasoning

Numerical reasoning

Abstract reasoning

1 of 24 official

EU languages

Reasoning skills tests

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Talent Screener

Set of questions to

select candidates

based on

qualifications

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Field related tests

• Profile-specific

questions (MCQ)

• Language

comprehension

questions (MCQ)

• Translations

• Etc.

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Assessment Centre

• Approximately 3

times the number

of successful

candidates

sought will be

invited for this

stage.

• In language 2

• Different possible

tests

Case study/Writtentest in the field

Situational Competency Based Interview

Structured interview

Oral presentation

Motivational interview

Interview in the field

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Assessment Centre testing 8 competencies

Analysis & problem solving

CommunicationDelivering quality &

resultsLearning &

Development

Prioritising & organising

Resilience Working with others Potential to lead

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Successful Candidate

List of

Successful candidates

Contact with

EU institutions

Job

Interview

Recruitmentby EU

institution

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Ongoing

*dates to be confirmed

Field Languages Grade Application period

Audiovisual and conference

techniciansEU-27 AST3 23/09 – 26/10/2021

Building technicians EU-27 AST3 23/09 – 26/10/2021

Laboratory technicians EU-27 AST3 23/09 – 26/10/2021

Laboratory support workers EU-27 AST3 23/09 – 26/10/2021

Administrators in digital forensics and

in operational and strategic analysisEU-27 AD7 7/10 – 9/11/2021

Anti-fraud Investigators and Experts EU-27 AD7/9 7/10 – 9/11/2021

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Other

Staff

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Staff categories

Contract agents

(CAST)

Temporary agents

Interim staff Freelancers

Seconded National Experts

Trainees

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Contract agents

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Permanently available profilesField Function Group Registration period

Manual workers I Open

Secretaries/Clerks II Open

Child Care staff II Open

Administration/HR II – III – IV Open

Finance II – III – IV Open

Project/Programme Management III – IV Open

Communication III – IV Open

Political affairs III – IV Open

Law III – IV Open

ICT III – IV Open

Educational psychologists IV Open

Translators IV Open

Proofreaders III Open

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CAST PERMANENTSelection procedure

Open

registration

period

Preselection

by recruiting

services

Testing by EPSO

(MCQs):

Reasoning tests (Verbal,

numerical, abstract) in

Language 1

Competency test

(knowledge in the field)

in Language 2

if successful,

results valid for 10 yrs

if successful,

results valid for 5 yrs

Interview by

recruiting

service

RecruitmentEU CAREERS WEBSITE

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Ad-hoc vacancies

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Traineeships

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Traineeships in the EU institutions All EU institutions offer traineeships – not centralised

Consult EPSO’s website for links to each programme:

Job opportunities > Traineeships

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Traineeship in the European Commission

5 months01/03 - 31/0701/10 - 28/02

Paid(± €1.200)

BrusselsLuxembourg

+ representations

1.800 trainees/year

Participate in the work processes

High number of applicants

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Who can apply?

Minimum of 2 2 EU languages

Bachelor degree

Minimum of 2 2 EU languages

1 language must be:

No EU citizenship

needed No age limit

You?

Application within the deadline

No prior EU employment of

more than 6 weeks

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Blue Book Traineeship – key steps

Online

Application

Eligibility check

Pre-Selection

Selection

Apply in January 2022 for the October 2022 traineeship

Apply 16 July-31 August 2022 for the March 2023 traineeship

Online application for EC Traineeship:

http://ec.europa.eu/stages/index_en.htm

12.000

applicants

(average)

2.500

pre-selected

‘Blue Book’

900

approx.

receive an offer

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Questions? Thank you!

www.eu-careers.eu