Career opportunities with the European Institutions Selection Procedures European Personnel Selection Office March 2014
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Why an EU Career?
Why an EU Career? Interesting and International challenging working work environment Training Variety of career languages options and roles skills Make a Travel difference for Europe
Your EU Career? European Public Law Administration Translation External Communication Audit Relations Lawyer-linguist Interpreters Economists Many other Proofreaders Assistants profiles
Where can an EU Career lead?
Who?
Who are we looking for? Graduates + European Non-graduates citizens And speaking … Speaking at least another EN , FR or DE official EU language? Ready to move to Brussels or Luxembourg
How?
Selection Procedure General overview List Assessment Computer Apply Centre of Based Online in Successful Admission Candidates eu-careers.eu Brussels or Tests Luxembourg Number of months 1 9
Your EPSO Account
Computer Based Tests across Europe and beyond
Computer Based Tests (CBT) In your main Verbal reasoning language 1 of 24 official EU languages Numerical reasoning Abstract reasoning In your 2nd language Situation Judgment
Assessment Centre in Brussels (or Luxembourg)
Assessment Centre Overview Generalists 1,5 day in your 2 nd language Oral Group Case Structured presen- exercise interview study tation
Assessment Centre Overview Linguists 1,5 day in your 2 nd language Oral Practical Structured Group Language presen- interview exercise tation tests
Assessment Centre: Competencies Analysis & Delivering Communicating Problem solving Quality & Results Learning Resilience & Development Prioritising & Potential to lead Working with others Organising (leadership)
Successful Candidate? General overview Contact Recruitment List of with Job by EU Successful institution EU Interview candidates institutions Number of months 1 12
Assessment Centre
When?
When to apply? Spring Graduates – Generalists profiles such as law, public administration, etc. Summer Linguists - Translators, Conference interpreters *languages vary per year Winter non- graduates with experience (Assistants) Specialists when needed (e.g. economists, building specialist, ICT, food safety, contractual staff when needed
Open / Upcoming Translators DE/EL/ES/SV – Summer 2014 Specialist profiles Graduates – Generalist profiles Graduates – Audit profile 13th and 20th March 2014
Other Staff
Types of staff Contract Temporary agent agent (CAST) Interim staff Freelance Seconded National Trainees expert
EU Agencies Source: wikipedia
TRAINEESHIPS
Traineeships EU Institutions & Agencies 5 Paid! Months* Brussels EU Luxembourg experience Others.. Practical Competitive Day-to-Day Procedure work
When and where to apply? Overview Online Application Eligibility Pre- Selection check Selection 6 months in advance To potentially start in: 1 October - apply in January. 1 March - apply in July/August. http://ec.europa.eu/stages http://europa.eu/epso/apply/how_apply/trainees/index_en.htm
What about… Bulgarian applicants?
eucareers@fco.gov.uk
Training and support
Questions? www.eu-careers.eu
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