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9 February 2012
Career opportunities with EU institutions
European Personnel Selection Office
Presentation by Joan FlanaganEducation OfficerEuropean Commission Representation in Ireland
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What can I do
for the EU??
Political AdvisorAid Work
...And many, many more….
Policy development Audit and Inspection
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EPSO selects staff for:
CouncilCommission
Ctte of RegionsCourt of Justice Court of AuditorsEconomic &Social Ctte
Ombudsman
Data ProtectionSupervisor
Parliament
…and many other agencies of the EU
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Are you looking for:
• Challenging work?
• Meaningful work (public service)?
• Opportunities to travel and work in different countries?
• Opportunities to change job and progress?
• Opportunities to learn new skills and languages?
• An attractive benefits package?
… then look no further!
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How to apply
• Single point of entry:– Run by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)
• Entry is by open competition
• Organised in annual cycles for general profiles– More specialised profiles “on demand”
• Apply online at: www.eu‐careers.eu
• EPSO selects candidates– Selection procedure = 5‐9 months
• Institutions recruit from selected candidates
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Who can apply
• Citizens of the 27 Member States• At least 2 official EU languages • Second language must be English, French or German
• 3 languages before first promotion
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Categories of staff
AD – Administrators (Spring)Drafting policy, implementing EU law, research, policy analysisVaried roles
Linguists (Summer)Translators, Interpreters
AST – Assistants (Winter)Administrative support (e.g. in finance, HR, IT), technicians, secretaries, proofreaders
NB: Specific requirements for each competition
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Competition timeline
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Selection Procedure
Main steps (after online registration)
A Computer‐Based Test at a centre in your country: Tests things such as numerical and verbal skills.
An Assessment Centre in Brussels: A range of tests like case studies and groups exercises to assess your wider skills and knowledge.
*For specialist roles such as translators and interpreters there will also be professional skills tests.*
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Selection Procedure – 3 stages
> 50,000applicants
< 300successful
typically1 : 3
1. Admission Tests (CBT) – multiple-choice tests– cognitive abilities– test centre in your country – all applicants
2. Assessment Centre– EPSO assessment centre in Brussels– competency-based
3. Database of successful applicants (called a ‘Reserve list’)
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Computer based tests ‐ overview
• Verbal reasoning
• Numerical reasoning
• Abstract reasoning
in first (or ‘main’) language
• (EU knowledge is no longer tested)
• Situational judgement
in second language which must be English, French or German
• AST: professional skills
• Linguists: language skills
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Numerical Reasoning ‐ Example
Since 2001, annual motorway network growth has been 10% in France and 2% in Germany. Assuming these growth rates have remained constant, in what year did the total length of French motorways overtake the total length of German motorways?
•2002 •2003 •2004 •2005 •2006
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Abstract reasoning (sample question)
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Second stage ‐ Assessment Centre
Depending on the competition:• Case study • Exercises relating to professional skills• Oral presentation• Structured interview• Group exercise
In second language which must be English, French or German
• Practical language tests
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‘Reserve list’ Database
• List of successful candidates
• Basis for recruitment by Institutions
• Valid for at least one year – may be extended
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Third stage ‐ recruitment
• Institutions invite candidates for interview
• Job offer made
• Candidate has option of accepting or remaining on reserve list
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2012 Administrator Competition
Details will be published on eucareers.eu in the course of the first quarter 2012
Choose one of 5 possible fields:European Public Administration, Law, Audit, Communication, External Relations
* Check Notice of Competition for full details
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Other employment possibilities
• Temporary staff: temporary agents
• Contract staff: contract agents
• Traineeships (5 months)
• Seconded national experts (typically 1‐2 years)
• Interim Staff (6 months, drawn from local agencies)
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European Commission traineeship
The European Commission offers two 5‐month traineeships each year (March ‐ July and October –February)
See http://ec.europa.eu/stages
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European Commission traineeship
Application for March 2013 traineeship open from 2 July to 31 August 2012
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European Commission traineeship – Requirements
• University degree • No previous in‐service training or employment (paid or
unpaid) with any EU institution or body of more than 6 weeks• Very good knowledge of English, French or German and if EU
Member State national, very good knowledge of second EU official language
For translation traineeship with DGT:• your target language must be one of the EU official languages
or Croatian• your first source language must be either English, French or
German• your second source language, different from the first one,
must be one of the EU official languages
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European Commission traineeship
Apply online http://ec.europa.eu/stages
Top three departments with justification for choice
Competition for certain DGs (EEAS, EAC, Legal Service)
Trainees receive a basic monthly grant (€1071,19 in March 2011)
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Staffing levels by Institution
European Parliament13%
European Ombudsman0,5%
Council9%
European Commission70%
European Court of Justice3%
Court of Auditors2%
Economical and Social Committee
2%
Committee of Regions1%
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Attractive career
• Strong focus on training & development• Language training encouraged (3rd language required for first promotion)• Job mobility: career development positively encouraged (successive
changes of department/field) • Basic monthly salary for AST1: 2,650€• Basic monthly salary for AD5: 4,350€• Additional allowances for: expatriation, household, dependent child,
education
• Flexitime arrangements
• Part‐time working arrangements
• Maternity leave of 20 weeks
• Parental leave of 6 months
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More information…
EPSO website: www.eu‐careers.eu
UCD EU Careers Ambassador: Laura [email protected]
[email protected]• Mailing list for final year students and graduates interested in applying for
permanent EU posts• Updates and information on the application process and the tests
The Department of the Taoiseach has no part in the organisation, running or selection process for the recruitment of EU officials. This work is carried out by EPSO.
