Dear all.
We did it and nobody told it was going to be easy.
What we wish is to get our results soon.
Question to the experts in these selection processes: how long can it delay?
Another way to ask this question. I asume there is a budget approved for increasing the staff in DG Transport and the succesful candidates might start in January or February (always that the EU budgets run from January to December).
I know that the process is to create a reserve list and the whole process can delay more than expected. But, how long?
Am I right if I expect to get my results by November/December? Or before?
Thank you for your support these months. Despite what people are telling in social media, I think EU Training is a good way to prepare for these competitions.
Regards.
Isabel
Hi Isabel,
Hi Isabel,
I won't claim to be an expert, but I will tell you what I know.
I wouldn't assume that there is a big budget to increase the number of staff in DG MOVE or that there are posts planned to be filled by new laureates in January or February. Budgets are tight inside the Commission and mostly people on the reserve list will be able to apply for posts that also open to internal staff. I don't know why they increased the number of laureates from 80 to 220, but I feel quite confident that they do not have 220 AD7 posts to fill!
I would also say that even if you are lucky enough to reach the reserve list and there's a perfect job waiting right away, the recruitment process can take time - there are interviews, sometimes more tests and then if you are chosen for the role you have to have a medical etc. I wouldn't expect anyone to be taking up a post particularly quickly after the list is published.
On the length of time to wait for a reserve list - it's hard to say. EPSO is not known for speed! Most of the competitions are suspended at the moment, so maybe they will be faster than usual, but it's also difficult to tell because this competition was organised differently than previous ones (with all the tests on one day - previously you would pretty much pass one stage and then wait to be invited to the next).
For the Env and Clima competitions earlier in the year they published the reserve lists just over a month after the final oral tests. But at that stage they had already narrowed the field to a couple of hundred candidates. Here it's quite a big reserve list and they will be doing the eligibility check and marking the written test of c.330 people.
So who knows, part of the magic of EPSO is it's mystery!
Excuse me Anna, I am not very
Excuse me Anna, I am not very clear on this part of your message: "there are interviews, sometimes more tests and then if you are chosen for the role you have to have a medical etc.". If one is placed on the reserve list, are there additional tests to be taken? What kind of tests? I thought it would be more of an introductory interview rather than actual tests. Did I misunderstand? Thank you
Gabriele
I think it will depend on the
I think it will depend on the role and the Head of Unit, but it's always possible there could be a test included in the recruitment for specific roles. For example if role includes speechwriting, often they will give you a scenario and give you x minutes to write a speech. If the role requires a lot of external presentation, they might ask you to deliver a presentation.
I have heard informally that a more rigorous recruitment process at the level of the role is likely now that the EPSO competition does not include an assessment centre - the role specific recruitment could be the first and only time that someone has actually interacted with the candidate, so it is possible the recruiting unit will want to do more than just an introductory interview.
I confess that this situation
I confess that this situation bothers me quite a bit, because after passing a tough selection test with the guarantee of objective and anonymous correction (assuming you manage to pass it), and they have also positively assessed your admissibility, it may happen that you are excluded at the last minute just because you might not perform well in a test invented on the spot, with no way to prepare in advance and without any guarantees of impartiality towards other candidates.
Hi Anna.
Hi Anna.
Thank you for your detailed explanation, it's very clear.
Let's wait for next steps with patient.
Cheers.
Isabel