Assessment Centre

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During the course of the FREE 2018 EPSO AD Information Webcast a number of questions were raised by participants about the 2018 EPSO Administrators Generalists (AD5) (EPSO/AD/356/18) competition. We have collected these questions and have provided answers in this article.

Did you know that Rafael Nadal actually once passed the EPSO Exam, but decided to be the world’s best tennis player instead?

Do you know what the recommended AC dress code is? Is it better to be the first to talk at group exercise? Should you speak about your personal life in the structured interview?
These are just a few examples of the questions András got whilst and after the Assessment Centre webinar last week.

We are happy to give you the latest addition to our library of free e-books; a 7-page-long collection of tips, tricks and experiences of candidates who attended Assessment Centres organised by EPSO. Within the booklet you will find first-hand accounts of Structured Interviews, Oral Presentations and Group Exercises. Four candidates will share their unique take on the Assessment Centre along with their top tips.

EU career candidates often wonder who the "assessors" are in their EPSO Assessment Centre and whether they really are able to provide an impartial, professional evaluation of their performance at the EPSO exam. To gain more insight into how the assessors are trained, I myself followed an intensive course in November 2012...

Many candidates are afraid of the structured interview in the Assessment Centre, while others approach it as "just another job interview". Both can be misleading and dangerous for your scores and the optimal performance: the structured interview is one of the most important parts of the AC and you need to "nail it" to prove you have the right competencies the EU career office is looking for. Based on more than 100 personal coaching sessions and candidate feedbacks, I collected a list of tips which, if candidates knew, would lead to a much better performance at the EPSO structured interview. Here it goes:

Those who were successful at the pre-selection tests are now facing the Assessment Centre or AC in Brussels. (The Case Studies are written on a seperate occasion usually a month before the Assessment Center). The 3 main parts of the AC are therefore: the oral presentation, the structured interview and the group exercise. Let's see how to ace them, one by one!

The following is a report from a successful EU exam candidate who is now a European Commission official (Part 2/2) - this part covers the EPSO Assessment Centre.

"I have just been informed that I successfully passed the 2011 Administrator (AD5) statistics competition, so I decided to share with your readers my experience with EPSO competitions. As I am extremely pleased with the services on your website, it really makes a difference using this tool for preparation. Feel free to use my text below if you wish to publish it and please do so without mentioning my name. What matters is to share information for everyone’s benefit."