EU Jobs in Europe Professional Posts and Internship Opportunities in the EU Institutions UCC Kevin Byrne 24 February Irish people do well in Brussels Iih Irish people with ihlanguages do very well in Brussels 1 2 What s on offer? Permanent posts in the EU institutions Internships (stages) in the EU institutions, agencies, bodies Permanent Posts European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) www.epso.eu Recruit centrally for all EU institutions, bodies, agencies Commission, Council, Parliament, European Space Agency, European Court of Justice, FRONTEX etc etc etc 3 4 Permanent Posts Assistants Assistants (AST) General supporting role (secretarial, personnel, budgets & finances) Specific skills proofreaders, translator s assistants Permanent Posts Administrators Administrators (AD) Drafting policy, implementing EU law, analysing and advising Hugely varied roles Career spread across a whole range of institutions and policy areas Mostly based in Brussels and Luxembourg, but opportunities to work all over the place 5 6 1
EU is recruiting 16 th March 2011 EU is recruiting AD 5 aimed at graduates and final year students AD 7 aimed at those with 6 years professional experience For roles in the following fields: European Public Administration Law Economics Audit Finance Statistics 7 8 Application Process All online through www.epso.eu The Process Online application form First stage: Computer based tests Second stage: Assessment centre in Brussels for successful first stage candidates Are you eligible? Citizen of a Member State of the European Union Entitled to full rights as such a citizen Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the laws on military service Have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the EU and a satisfactory knowledge of a second. Irish is an official language 9 10 The language thing The main language (usually your mother tongue) is referred to as language 1 in the online registration form You should have a satisfactory knowledge of your second language Most of the tests at the Assessment centre will also be in your second language. It must be different from your main language and must be English, French or German The language thing Second stage must be in English, French or German If English in first stage need to do French or German in second stage If English in second stage you need to do first stage in Irish, French, German, Spanish, Italian Or Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, or Swedish 11 12 2
Psychometric Tests Ticking boxes The psychometric tests in the first stage of assessment will be offered in all 23 official EU languages 4 tests: verbal, numerical, abstract, situational judgement tests 13 14 Second Stage Day long assessment centre in Brussels Case Study Structured Interview Oral Presentation Group Exercise 18 3
EUjobs@dfa.ie Mailing list for final year students and graduates interested in applying for AD5 Updates and information on the application process and the tests Apply! Boring legal disclaimer The Department of Foreign Affairs has no part in the organisation, running or selection process for the recruitment of EU officials. This work is carried out by EPSO. 19 20 Translators and Interpreters Translators: 1750 translators, 600 support staff. 50% Brussels, 50% Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Interpreters: largest interpreting service in the world 750 interpreters http://ec.europa.eu/ireland/about_us/posts/index_en.htm Internships/Stages USA = internships, EU = stage (rhymes with mirage ) Work placement, usually for graduates Real work experience offered Vary in length, usually 3 6 months Differing i eligibility ibilit criteria i Payment varies High proportion of employers now looking for stage experience for job applications European Movement Ireland s GREEN BOOK 21 22 Stages Where? 1. Commission, Brussels 2. Parliament, Brussels 3. Council, Brussels 4. European Economic & Social Committee, Brussels 5. Committee of the Regions, Brussels 6. European Central Bank, Frankfurt 7. European Ombudsman, Strasbourg 8. Court of Auditors, Luxembourg 9. European Court of Justice, Luxembourg 10. European Investment Bank, Luxembourg Commission Stage Two stage intakes, summer (March) & winter (Oct) Administrative & translation stage Paid 1,070 ish a month 15,000 applications for 1,200 positions Requirements Need a 1 or a 2:1 Under 31 years Need good working knowledge of English and another EU language Application process Online application process, top three Departments are identified 23 24 4
Agency Stages 23 agencies Specialised areas that have been decentralised around Europe Usually of a legal, technical or scientific nature Lisbon, London, Crete, Valenciennes, Torino, Vienna, Alicante, Luxembourg, Stockholm, Thessaloniki, Dublin, Angers, Vigo, Bilbao, Warsaw, Cologne, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Parma, Vilnius, The Hague, Brussels European Parliament Stage The Schumann scholarship traineeship = the paid traineeship program for this institution. It offers scholarships (paid traineeships) for both general traineeships and journalism traineeships There are two intakes one beginning on 1 March (Application Period 15 August 15 October) and the other on 1 October (Application Period 15 March 15 May) 25 26 Je m appelle ERASMUS ERASMUS looks great on a CV/application But know how to sell it Don t downplay your ERASMUS year Use it to show your language skills, ability to work internationally, adaptability, capacity to work under pressure and to tight deadlines The Green Book European Movement Ireland s guide to Stages http://tinyurl.com/65r3tq4 27 28 Questions? Links EPSO www.epso.eu DFA mailing list EUjobs@dfa.ie Commission Stage www.ec.europa.eu/stages/index_en.htm Interpreting positions www.ec.europa.eu/ireland/about_us/posts/in dex_en.htm European Movement Internship s page www.europeanmovement.ie/index.php?id=13 091 29 30 5