1. Career opportunities with the European Institutions Overview Selection Procedures European Personnel Selection Office Koen Hendrix – 3 April 2014

2. Where can an EU Career lead?

3. Who?

4. Profiles? Law European Public AdministrationTranslation CommunicationAudit External Relations Lawyer-linguistInterpretersEconomists Assistants Proofreaders Many other profiles

5. Who are we looking for? European citizens Graduates + Non-graduates Speaking EN, FR or DE Highly skilled Resilient Communicative Motivated Result driven Analytical Potential to lead And speaking… at least another official EU language? Enjoying working in multicultural teams Ready to move to Brussels or Luxembourg

6. What we offer Interesting & challenging work International working environment Travel Training languages skills Work-life balance Job mobility Social Benefits Brussels or Luxembourg based careers A chance to make a difference for Europe…

7. How?

8. Selection Procedure General overview Apply Online eu-careers.eu Computer Based Admission Tests Assessment Centre in Brussels or Luxembourg List of Successful Candidates 1 9 Number of months

9. Computer Based Tests across Europe

10. Verbal reasoning Numerical reasoning Abstract reasoning Situation Judgment In your main language 1 of 24 official EU languages In your main language 1 of 24 official EU languages In your 2nd language Computer Based Tests (CBT)

11. Example verbal reasoning

13. Example numerical reasoning

15. Example abstract reasoning

17. Example situational judgement X X

18. Assessment Centre in Brussels (or Luxembourg)

19. Assessment Centre Overview Generalists 1,5 day in your 2 nd language Case study Oral presen- tation Structured interview Group exercise

20. Assessment Centre Testing 7+1 competencies Analysis & Problem solving Communicating Delivering Quality & Results Learning & Development Prioritising & Organising Resilience Working with others + Potential to lead (leadership)

21. Successful Candidate? General overview List of Successful candidates Contact with EU institutions Job Interview Recruitment by EU institution

22. When?

23. 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 When to apply?

24. Upcoming FieldLanguageGradeApply RL GeneralistsEUR-28AD513/3-15/4137 AuditEUR-28AD520/3-23/4 40 TranslatorsDE/EL/ES/SVAD5JulyTBC Interpretersno competition this year

25. Other Staff

26. Types of staff Contract agent (CAST) Temporary agent Interim staffFreelance Seconded National expert Trainees

27. What and how to apply? Contract agent Selection procedure run by EPSO or Institution/Agency. No Assessment Centre, no predefined number of successful candidates Temporary agent Vacancy published on EPSO website by Institution or Agency (and on their own site). Selection without EPSO. Interim staff Temporary position through local temping agencies. List: …….. Freelance For translation and interpretation profiles. see relevant websites of EU language services Seconded National Expert Secondments of civil servants from Member State governments/bodies to EU institutions in specific fields. Vacancies through Permanent Representations. Trainees In general 5 months – various EU Institutions, Agencies. Competitive selection.

28. Questions? www.eu-careers.eu