Meeting with the CCP

20th May 2010

David Bearfield, Director

Latest state of play and planning

2010 cycles

• 16th March 2010: successful launch of applications for the first annual cycle of AD candidates for a total of 323 laureates.Validated applications: 51671

Specialist competitions: first wave of 5 competitions launched on 29th April: Information Systems Security – INFOSEC, Librarianship/Information science, Competition Law, Industrial Economics and Audiovisual for a total of 72 laureates;

• Linguists cycles for Translators (DA, DE, EN, FR, SL) for a total of 192 laureates and Interpreters (BG, NL, EN, RO, SL) for a total of 98 laureates: July;  • Lawyer linguist competitions: 2 waves of competitions during 2010;

• Assistants: December.

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CBT – 2010 cycle

• AD cycle 4 tests:– Verbal and numerical reasoning– Abstract reasoning (NEW)– Situational judgement test (NEW) – non eliminatory– EU test removed– tests still in 2nd language (EN, FR or DE)– capacity planned for 100 000 candidates in 7 weeks

(cca. 45 000 tested within 12 months in 2009!)– Test centre network has been expanded in EU

+ 5 WW locations (NY, Toronto, Sydney, Beijing, Genève)

- Testing period : 6th April – 21st May

CBT – 2010 cycle cont.• AD Linguists (July)

– translators (DA, DE, EN, FR, SL)– interpreters (BG, RO, SL, EN, NL)- 5 tests: in 1st language: VNR, AR (no SJT)

in 2nd and or 3rd language 2 additional VR tests

• AST (December) – Professional skills tests– Some profiles in 1st language (tests available in 23 languages)

in between the cycles: • CAST 2010• Specialists competitions

Combined registration/booking/testing – NEW approach

Other selection procedures

Two waves of competitions for Lawyer-Linguists (for 12 languages) during 2010-2011 for a maximum of 110 laureates.

Languages TOTALEN 18LT 11NL 11 First waveRO 12DA 10DE 8PL 10BG 8MT 8 Second waveHU 8SL 3SV 3

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Other selection proceduresLinguists cycles for Translators (DA, DE, EN, FR, SL) for a total of 192 laureates: July

Translators TOTALDA 41DE 33EN 41FR 33SL 44

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Other selection procedures

Linguists cycles for Interpreters (BG, NL, EN, RO, SL) for a total of 98 laureates: July 

Interpreters TOTALBG 21EN 22NL 18RO 17SL 20

98

Other selection proceduresJRC competitions:

• 16 competitions: 8 fields at 2 levels (AD6-7)32 fields;

• Publication: July or September;

• 2 dedicated Board Members accredited;

• Administrative support by HR Task Force;

• Assessment Centres from end 2010 until April-May 2011

CAST 2010: Two calls for expression of interest

• EPSO/CAST/01/2010– Nursery nurse/Childcare worker FG II

(puéricultrice) 75 posts

– Educator/Childminder for after-school centres

(éducatrice en garderies) FG II

65 posts

Two calls for expression of interest

• EPSO/CAST/02/2010– Secretary FG II

500 posts

– Financial assistant FG II

300 posts

– Finance officer FG III

150 posts

EPSO/CAST/01/2010 “crèches”

• Testing– Registration/publication 17/5 - 14/6– CBT booking 27/5 - 23/6– CBT testing (verbal+numerical) 08/6 - 09/7– Results end July– Written tests (EU+Comp) September

• Recruitment

– Laureates’ lists available October/November – Laureates eligible for an indefinite-duration (3A)

contract

EPSO/CAST/02/2010 “Sec/Fin”

• Testing– Registration/publication 17/5 - 14/6– CBT booking 27/5 - 23/6– CBT testing (verbal+numerical) 08/6 - 09/7– Results end July

• Recruitment

– “Extended” job interviews (Art 8.2.(b))

• Testing professional competencies• Testing (optionally) EU integration (motivation)

– Laureates eligible for a contract up to 3 years (3B))

Strategic Planning 2010

• Strategic Planning exercise for 2010 launched;

• Closing date for submission: 31st March 2010;

• To be followed by Working Group discussions.

• 2009: 1438 laureates recruited across the Institutions

Communication and Branding

EU Careers – A new brand

New Advertising

Raconteurs

• 12 volunteers.• Across the Commission, Parliament and Council.• Will blog on Facebook and ‘tweet’ on Twitter.• Will also attend EU Careers events across Europe.

Web 2.0• We are now using Facebook and Twitter.

• News on EU Careers and selection procedures.

•Raconteurs- Telling their story to attract young applicants.

« Brussels drive to recruit eurocrats gets brush-up » - Financial Times 17.3.2010

«EU revamps search for top talent - The European Commission says it is bringing EU recruitment into line with best practice in public administration worldwide » - BBC News 12.3.2010

« New EU exam to axe dreaded quiz on union trivia » EUobserver.com 3.3.2010

Selection Board members:

•Nomination

•Composition

•Planning

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