1. New career opportunities in the European Union institutions - ongoing competitions 24th March 2011

2. Who ? European Personal Selection Office - http://europa.eu/epso YES: European Commission, European Parliament, Consilium, Court of Auditors, Court of Justice, Committee of the Regions, Economic and Social Committee, Ombudsman, OLAF, Agencies NO: EFTA, OTAN...

3. What ? New forecasted competitions in 2011 AD profile "Administrator" University Degree required AST profile"Assitant" University Degree not required Open to all (so called new and old member states) salary eligibility criteria

4. When ? 2011... March - AD (opening the 16th) Law Economy Audit IT European Public Administration During the year: Competitions for lawyers linguists December - AST ANNUAL CALLS epso planning

5. When ? 2011...

6. Where ? 1st phase http://europa.eu/epso Test held in all European Union Capitals and: Beijing Geneva New York Sydney Toronto

7. Where ? 2nd phase BRUSSELS

8. How ? Step by step, 1: EPSO profile First Step EXTREMELY IMPORTANT !!! Create your EPSO profile and specify:EPSO profile Personal data and contact information First (non official languages not available) + Second language Curriculum vitae (EPSO's Facebook)

9. How ?

10. How ? Step by step, 2: Register & CBT Once the competition is launched: REGISTER You get Applicant number And date for the CBT - Computer Based Test That consist in 4 tests: Verbal reasoning p.e. AD / ASTADAST Numerical reasoninh p.e. AD / ASTADAST Logic reasoning p.e. AD-ASTAD-AST Situational p.e. AD-ASTAD-AST

11. How ? Step by step, 3: Assessment center 5 to 9 months after the opening of the competition

12. Knowledge is not assessed, competencies are: Analysis and problem solving Communicating Delivering quality and results Learning and development Prioritising and organising Resilience Working with others + Leadership (AD) How ? Step by step, 3: Assessment center

13. How ? Step by step, 4: Reserve list Active till the end of next competition (1 year) To be or not to be proactive ? Options: EU CV Contatcs with the more appealing DGs / Units Networking Work in your weak points

14. More? This Session's material / slides: http://www.ideasforeurope.eu CMC - mailing: info@cmc-foundation.eu Questions and answers