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Career opportunities with the European Institutions

Career opportunities with the European Institutions. Igor Merheim-Eyre EU Careers Ambassador, University of Kent. Where can an EU Career lead?. Parliament. Council. Ombudsman. Court of Justice. Ctte of Regions. Court of Auditors. Economic & Social Ctte. Data Protection Supervisor.

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Career opportunities with the European Institutions

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  1. Career opportunities with the European Institutions Igor Merheim-Eyre EU Careers Ambassador, University of Kent

  2. Where can an EU Career lead? Parliament Council Ombudsman Court of Justice Ctte of Regions Court of Auditors Economic &Social Ctte Data ProtectionSupervisor Commission European External Action Service … and many more agencies of the EU … in Brussels or Luxembourg (80%) or elsewhere in the EU and the World (20%)

  3. 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

  4. Overview of staff categories • Permanent staff: Officials • Contract staff: CAST through EPSO • Temporary staff: mostly in agencies • Interim, Freelance, SNE • Traineesnot through EPSO

  5. WHO?

  6. 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 + 6 yrs of prof. exp. post-secondary education + 3 yrs of prof. exp.

  7. EU career profiles Graduate Policy officers Lawyers Auditors Translators Interpreters Communication & pressofficers IT project managers DevelopmentAidspecialists Archivists Statisticians Contract managers Administrator (AD) • Non – Graduate • Secretaries • HR assistants • Language editors • Financial assistants • Conferenceorganisers • Audio visualtechnicians • ICT support • Web designers • Nuclearinspectors • Social workers • Nurses • Assistant (AST)

  8. What kind 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

  9. HOW?

  10. Selection Procedure Overview number of months 1 9

  11. Selection Procedure Overview Computer Tests EU wide Assessment Centre Brussels • Reserve list • Successful • applicants

  12. Online Application • www.eu-careers.eu • ConsultIndicative planning • Create an EPSO Accountcommunication EPSO candidate • Apply for a competitionduring the application period (5 weeks)

  13. Selection Procedure Overview Assessment Centre Brussels • Reserve list • Successful • applicants Computer Based Tests World wide

  14. Computer Based Tests Computer Based Tests (CBT) multiple-choice tests in 1st and 2nd language – cognitive abilities (= reasoning skills) – test centre in your country – all applicants

  15. Computer based tests In yourmainlanguage: 1 of 23 official EU languages In your 2nd language: EN,FR or DE

  16. Computer based testsLinguists and AST Linguist profiles Language skills: verbalreasoning in 2nd and 3rd language Assistant profiles Professional skills

  17. Selection Procedure Overview Assessment Centre Brussels • Reserve list • Successful • applicants

  18. Assessment Centre • fixed quota of top scoring candidates are invited • 1 day in Brussels (EPSO building) • Case study • Oral presentation • Structured interview • Group exercise • Practicallanguage tests (Linguists) • Exercisesrelated to professionalskills(AST) In your 2nd language: EN, FR or DE

  19. 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)

  20. Selection Procedure Overview • Reserve list • Successful • applicants

  21. Reserve list & Recruitment Reserve list EPSO Recruitment EU Institutions • 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

  22. WHEN?

  23. When to apply? Generalists: 3 major selection procedures per year Spring: Graduates (Administrator) Summer: Linguists - Conference interpreters - Translators Winter: Non-Graduates with experience (Assistants) Specialists and contractual staff: when needed (Most) profiles and languages vary each year

  24. Benefits package • Salary AD5: 4300 €/month • Training: - languages - skills • Travel for work • Job mobility • Work-life balance • Social benefits: - health care - child care - European Schools

  25. OTHER STAFF

  26. Overviewofstaffcategories • Permanent staff: Officials • Contractstaff: CAST through EPSO • Temporarystaff: mostly in agencies • Interim, Freelance, SNE • Traineesnot through EPSO

  27. Other types of employment • CAST – contract agents (no assessment centre stage, number of successful candidates is not predefined) • Temporary agents (published on EPSO website, selection is done by Institutions/Agencies) • Interim staff (via local temping agencies) • Freelance linguists (translators and interpreters) • Seconded national experts (via Perm. Reps of the Member States)

  28. Other types of employment • Traineeships

  29. EC Traineeship – what is it? • All Institutions offer traineeships – not centralized Most trainees work in the Commission • Approx. 600 selected, twice per year • Not a boring internship (no ‘photocopying’, you are paid) • 5 months: Oct>Feb or March>July

  30. EC Traineeship – who can apply?Selection Criteria • You do not have to be an EU national • There is no age limit • No prior work experience within the Institutions You need: • to have a bachelor degree • to speak 2 EU languages (2nd: EN, FR, DE) • to apply in time ....

  31. EC Traineeship – key steps.... for traineeship October 2013 Apply between 3-31 January 2013 June + a hard copy file! 2000 pre-selected ‘Blue Book’ 600 approx. receive an offer 5000 -7000 applicants Online application for EC Traineeship: http://ec.europa.eu/stages/index_en.htm March traineeship: apply in July-August in Yr-1

  32. Questions? • Upcoming Talks: • Policy Development and Research Careers in the EU, 20th February 2013 16:00, Woolf College Room W1-SR2(18) • EUCareers Opportunities for Graduates in Humanities, 6th March 2013 15:00, Cornwallis Octagon COLT3 www.eu-careers.eu eucareers.kent@gmail.com

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