Tips and tricks

Recently, EU Training hosted a free 2017 EPSO CAST webcast to discuss the competition’s eligibility requirements, its structure, the individual tests to be undertaken, as well as effective preparation strategies. As part of this event, many useful questions were posed by the participants, so we thought we’d share the answers to these with you as well.

You may have just registered for an EPSO competition or thinking about giving it a try…do you feel totally overwhelmed by the selection process? Don’t worry if you are. You’re not alone!

While it is unknown when the next round of CAST competitions will be launched, there will certainly be some key changes to the selection process due to the new CAST Permanent System being implemented. Through this new system EPSO aims to enhance selection efficiencies and manage candidates' expectations better.

What are the pieces to the puzzle contributing to your chances of success on an EPSO exam? PLUS try our very own Success Calculator and estimate your own chances!

Candidates undertaking an EPSO competition will have the joy and pleasure of taking part in the Group Exercise at the Assessment Centre stage. But many candidates dread the scenario of one dominant participant hijacking the group discussion and monopolising the exercise. Here are some smart strategies that candidates can put to use.

A lot of frustration has been mounting over the lack of EPSO competition announcements this year. Candidates and would-be EU officials, eager to start their path towards an EU career, have been left disappointedly waiting for major EPSO competitions to be announced. To know more about what to expect, we tried to highlight the current situation and what you can expect next.

On 10 November, Online EU Training held a Live EPSO Case Study Webinar to give current EPSO candidates the best chance to excel in this component of the competition.  Following the lively engagement on this topic we collected and answered the most revealing questions asked during the session to share with you.

EPSO's annual report usually doesn't make it onto Amazon's best-seller list, so we did the reading for you and found the most interesting facts and figures.

The importance of competency testing has significantly increased within the European Personnel Selection Office, so much so, that it takes centre stage in their selection processes. 

The EPSO e-tray exercise has been a part of the Assistants (AST) exam for a long time, but from 2015 it became even more important when the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) decided to integrate this type of test into the Administrators (AD) competition process as well.