eu career opportunities and selection procedures by rita hinek (epso)
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Job Fair EC Stagiaires Summer 2012 "Workshop"TRANSCRIPT
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