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Page 1 of 2 Dear ArborEUs. Almost everytime I take a test I am told the resluts are above-average. First of all, I'd like to understand if the tests are administered in the same sequence for everybody or else it would be impossible to confront results and secondly, are you sure you are not just trying to boost us up ;-) I like the... idea that you do that to make us more confident ... but I am wondering ... Thanks a mill for your comments about this issue. Sincerely. FC Dear Franceso! First of all, good for you, congrats! :) Second: no, we do not 'massage' the figures in any way. Check out our FAQ on how averages are calculated: http://www.eutraining.eu/faqList (sixth item under General Issue). In short: each of your tests is compared to other's performance in exactly the same set of questions. Good luck at the exam! Thank you very much for the great help. Could you please tell us about the verbals, in which cases it is useful to read the whole text? In the case of: "which summarises the text"? Also there is the case: "true, not true, not enough info, none". Lastly the case of the "one incorrect" is interesting. Thanks in advance! EPSO will not have correct/incorrect/cannot tell type of questions but these are very useful for preparation purposes and to boost your comprehension and analytic skills of a text. A good method is to read the answer options first and then deal with the text itself so you'll know what to concentrate on. Hope this helps, let us know if you have further questions! Hi , I m preparing for the test. I m mostly dreading the numerical part.Can anybody tell me if you can use a calculator or not?thanks Yes, you can use at the exam an on-screen one and a physical one as well! Hi there, I have a question related to verbal tests. Is the same text of the question used only once, or even more questions have the same text? Means like in the EPSO example at their page... Thanks a lot. I took the test earlier this week and as far as my experience is concerned every test in the verbal reasoning had only one question. I shoud also add that the size of EPSO'S texts was smaller that those of Arboreus. No need to worry, take care. Thanks for the comments - glad that the real tests are easier than ours so hopefully it will improve your scores! Good luck for the results! Hallo, just took the exam today. Verbal were ok, a couple of them slighly ambiguous but not very long nor too difficult. Numerical were very similar to your tests, maybe a few questions required a few more operations. Abstract were only "which is next", more or less the same as welll. I think the main issue is time, if... you get stucked in one or two questions, even skipping and then come back, time does not allow you to think too long. @ anyone who did the EPSO exam already: Can I use time that I save while answering the questions in one section (for example in the verbal reasoning) for the next section? Or do I lose any time-leftovers when I click on "end section"? (Then it would be better to use that time for revision of the section...)  unfortunately you can't "save time" in one section and use it in another, so it is advisable to use up all the time you have in each section. Good luck! We have received a personal story from Milena (Bulgaria) who has recently been recruited by the European Commission. She has agreed to share with others her experiences and insights which we thought would be very useful - so here it goes: "I've always wanted to work for the EU but it seemed only privileged people can do that - which is plain wrong, though now that I'm about to start at the Commission, I also feel privileged :-) Two years ago, however, I started the long road to an EU job: searching on the internet, checking EPSO's website and contacting people on Facebook to find out how the procedure goes and if I have a chance at all. During my preparation, I realised many things and collected some advice for others that you may wish to share with your readers. First, my own motivation was the key to success. Several times I almost gave up: waiting for the results and the length of the recruitment procedurewas very frustrating as I didn't know if I passed or not, or whether I should already prepare for the next stage. My advice is that as soon as you get news from EPSO (i.e. they admitted you to the exam or to the next phase), immediately start collecting materials and practice tests online. Many friends left it to the last minute thinking they can cover all materials - they couldn't and failed. I had a weekly plan to study about two hours every night after I put my children to sleep, and a bit more on Sundays. I think a consistent preparation pays off, especially when you have to memorize "crazy" things like which policy is under co-decision or cooperation procedure. While the EU part is a lot of studying, it is still possible to learn. << Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>

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