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All permanent staff for the EU institutions are recruited through
organised by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)
the Council of Ministers (also called Council of the European Union), the
(and the General Court of the EU), the European Parliament (EP)
Social Committee (EESC). These attract a very considerable number of applicants who know that passing the competition is the only way to
become a permanent official in an EU institution. Regarding non-
takes place, though for EU Agencies a simple CV application and job interview is enough.
What is a concours?
Where can I find open competitions for EU jobs?
All permanent staff for the EU institutions are recruited through
orgaThe easiest is to check out the EU Jobs section of our website,
the where we post all jobs published by EPSO and the temporary jobs
offered by EU Agencies around the European Union. 
(and the General Court of the EU), the European Parliament (EP)
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takes place, though for EU Agencies a simple CV application and job interview is enough.
How long does the recruitment process take?
Where can I find open competitions for EU jobs?
All pIn the new system in place as of 2010, competitions run in 7-9  Linguistic administrators such as translators, interpreters and
orgamonth long cycles.              EU Jobs section of our website,       lawyer-linguists (AD) will apply in each June and a decision will be
the where we post all jobs published by EPSO and the temporary jobs    made by March the following year. 
Applications for European Policy Administrator (AD) positions
(andcan be submitted in March each year and the reserve list will be      Assistants and secretaries (AST) can apply in December and seal
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Verbal Reasoning

Verbal and numerical reasoning are good old friends
to all candidates familiar with the EU recruitment
process.

The verbal reasoning test is designed to test your
ability to comprehend complex written texts.
Currently, verbal reasoning tests can be taken in 3
languages (English, German or French). However,
for those taking the test in a foreign language, the
verbal reasoning test can be seen more as a
language test than a truly intelligence-based
reasoning exercise. For this reason, EPSO is now
considering to introduce verbal reasoning tests in
ability to comprehend complex written texts.
affect exams starting in 2010. We will keep you
posted well before this development is introduced.
Numerical Reasoning

Numerical reasoning tests are designed to assess
your ability to efficiently analyse numerical data,
such as statistics. The data may be presented in a
table (look right), or in the form of charts and
diagrams. Either way, your task is to figure out how
to get from Data A to Data B.

Abstract Reasoning
The abstract reasoning test is designed to measure your
so-called “fluid intelligence” (a fancy way to call
intuition), but there are of course lots of methods to
prepare for it. 
Those of you who have ever tried an IQ test may find
some of these graphic tests similar in style. 
Typical abstract reasoning figures have various patterns
and shapes, and often all you need to look for is how
Abthey are rotated, mirrored, or manipulated some other
way. 
The abstract reasoning test is designed to measure your



Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 10:36
 

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