Job vacancies & EU Open competitions

European Personnel Selection Office

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO), the body which recruits staff for European Union institutions, has recently become aware of the existence of certain commercial websites which are marketing past EU competition papers. Furthermore, in some cases the names and visual presentation of these websites is such that they can be mistaken for official EU or national authorities¡¦ sites. Complaints have been received from individuals who have drawn the erroneous conclusion that EPSO is charging for past papers.

There is only one official EPSO website, namely http://europa.eu.int/epso

The EPSO website provides reliable and comprehensive information about selection procedures and specific competitions. Sample tests are available free of charge on the EPSO site. They cover the needs of potential candidates in most fields, and the number of tests available is shortly to be increased.

EPSO does not authorise the reproduction of its test material for commercial purposes.

If you receive any enquiries about these commercial websites, or indeed about commercial companies offering training for competitions through other media, please make it clear that anyone subscribing to them does so at their own risk. EPSO can offer no assurances that the material offered is relevant to their needs or accurate.

Job opportunities in the European Union institutions, advisory bodies, agencies and other organisations can be found on the website of the UK Office of the European Parliament at www.europarl.org.uk/jobs

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Ever thought of becoming an interpreter?

The Interpretations Directorate-General of the European Commission recently had an open day to help people see what it's like to be an interpreter for the European Institutions.

You can see a short video of the event at http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=QMipfko8E8w

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OPEN COMPETITION: EPSO/AST/75/08 - Social Welfare Assistants (AST 3)

Publication : 19 November 2008 - Official Journal C 296 A

Closing date for registration on line : 18 December 2008

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OPEN COMPETITION: EPSO/AST/76/08 - Social Welfare Assistants (AST 1)

Publication : 17 December 2008 - Official journal C 322 A

Closing date for registration on line : 27 January 2009

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RECRUITMENT NOTICES - EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

PE/115/S Temporary member of staff

Administrator - Budget Studies Administrator (AD 12)

Publication: Official Journal C 320 A of 16 December 2008

Closing date for applications: 30 January 2009

In order to receive the Official Journal, you should send a written request, specifying the number of the recruitment notice (available only in EN and FR) and the address to which it should be sent. This request may be made by:

- e-mail to joconcours@europarl.europa.eu

- fax to +352 4300 27740

PE/116/S - Director (AD14)

Directorate-General for Innovation and Technological Support -

Directorate for Information Technologies

Publication in Official Journal No C 317 A of 12 December 2008 :

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ%3AC%3A2008%3A317A%3ASOM%3AEN%3AHTML

Closing date for applications: 15 January 2009