The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is launching an open-ended selection procedure to create a pool of candidates from which the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the European Union (EU) can recruit contract agents in the fields listed below:
No | REFERENCE | PROFILE | FUNCTION GROUP |
1. | EPSO/CAST/P/1/2017 | Finance | FG III |
2. | EPSO/CAST/P/2/2017 | Finance | FG IV |
3. | EPSO/CAST/P/3/2017 | Project / programme management | FG III |
4. | EPSO/CAST/P/4/2017 | Project / programme management | FG IV |
5. | EPSO/CAST/P/5/2017 | Finance | FG II |
6. | EPSO/CAST/P/6/2017 | Secretaries/Clerks | FG II |
7. | EPSO/CAST/P/7/2017 | Administration / Human resources | FG II |
8. | EPSO/CAST/P/8/2017 | Administration / Human resources | FG III |
9. | EPSO/CAST/P/9/2017 | Administration / Human resources | FG IV |
10. | EPSO/CAST/P/10/2017 | Communication | FG III |
11. | EPSO/CAST/P/11/2017 | Communication | FG IV |
12. | EPSO/CAST/P/12/2017 | Political affairs / EU policies | FG III |
13. | EPSO/CAST/P/13/2017 | Political affairs / EU policies | FG IV |
14. | EPSO/CAST/P/14/2017 | Law | FG III |
15. | EPSO/CAST/P/15/2017 | Law | FG IV |
16. | EPSO/CAST/P/16/2017 | Information and communication technology | FG III |
17. | EPSO/CAST/P/17/2017 | Information and communication technology | FG IV |
1. EU Citizenship, 2. Fulfilled any militaty services requirements, 3. Meet the character requirements for the duties concerned, 4. Have a thorough knowledge (C1 level) of one of the 24 official EU languages (will be defined as your Language 1), 5. Have a good command (B2 level) of either English, French or German and must be different from Language 1 (will be defined as your Language 2)
For function groups II and III:
For function group IV:
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As needs arise, the recruiting services will search the pool of applications and shortlist a certain
number of candidates who, based on the information in their applications, best match the
job requirements in question.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to sit the following MCQ tests:
Function Group II & III
Reasoning Tests | Language | Questions | Duration | Pass mark |
Verbal | Language 1 | 20 Quest. | 35 min | 10/20 |
Numerical | Language 1 | 10 Quest. | 20 min | Numerical+Abstract: 8/20 |
Abstract | Language 1 | 10 Quest. | 10 min | Numerical+Abstract: 8/20 |
Competency | Language 2 | 25 Quest. | 50 min | 13/12 |
Function Group IV
Reasoning Tests | Language | Questions | Duration | Pass mark |
Verbal | Language 1 | 20 Quest. | 35 min | 10/20 |
Numerical | Language 1 | 10 Quest. | 20 min | Numerical+Abstract: 10/20 |
Abstract | Language 1 | 10 Quest. | 10 min | Numerical+Abstract: 10/20 |
Competency | Language 2 | 25 Quest. | 50 min | 16/25 |
If you obtain the scores needed to succeed in the tests, the results will be valid for a
certain period, so that you will not have to sit those tests again. The results will be valid as
follows:
If you pass the reasoning tests, the results will remain valid for 10 years, for the same or lower function group(s).
If you pass the competency tests, the results will remain valid for 5 years for the chosen profile in the same or lower function group(s).
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Reasoning Tests | Questions | Duration |
Verbal reasoning | 10 questions | 18 min |
Numerical reasoning | 10 questions | 20 min |
Abstract reasoning | 20 questions | 20 min |
Situational Judgement | 20 questions | 30 min |
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