This book will help you prepare a Written Test (WT) related to the field, Field-Related Written Test (FRWT), or Free-Text Essay on EU matters (EUFTE) for competitions or selection procedures, especially those ones organised by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) or directly by the EU institutions or agencies, to get a job in any of them. It contains a description about this type of exercises; an analysis of the EPSO written tests and non-EPSO (other EU bodies) written tests; our method to prepare this test and improve your writing skills; our study in detail of a case closely based on an actual EPSO test, including the solutions to the assignment and giving additional tips to build your own responses; and finally our conclusions and recommendations for your training. We have added a second exercise to facilitate your practices with this method. All this from the personal and professional experience of a successful candidate in numerous tests designed by EPSO and other EU agencies (reasoning tests, case studies, written tests and assessment centre interviews), being an official at the public administration in Spain and having held several positions as a Head of Unit from 2009 to the present, mostly in the areas of human resources, finance, programme management, law enforcement, competition and general administration. He has also worked as a national expert at the European Commission, gaining additional experience on communication and political affairs at the EU level, provided training to civil servants and coached many candidates for open competitions (numerical, verbal and abstract reasoning, 'talent screener', practical exercises and interviews), helping them improve their abilities and competencies.
This book will help you prepare a Written Test (WT) related to the field, Field-Related Written Test (FRWT), or Free-Text Essay on EU matters (EUFTE) for competitions or selection procedures, especially those ones organised by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) or directly by the EU institutions or agencies, to get a job in any of them. It contains a description about this type of exercises; an analysis of the EPSO written tests and non-EPSO (other EU bodies) written tests; our method to prepare this test and improve your writing skills; our study in detail of a case closely based on an actual EPSO test, including the solutions to the assignment and giving additional tips to build your own responses; and finally our conclusions and recommendations for your training. We have added a second exercise to facilitate your practices with this method. All this from the personal and professional experience of a successful candidate in numerous tests designed by EPSO and other EU agencies (reasoning tests, case studies, written tests and assessment centre interviews), being an official at the public administration in Spain and having held several positions as a Head of Unit from 2009 to the present, mostly in the areas of human resources, finance, programme management, law enforcement, competition and general administration. He has also worked as a national expert at the European Commission, gaining additional experience on communication and political affairs at the EU level, provided training to civil servants and coached many candidates for open competitions (numerical, verbal and abstract reasoning, 'talent screener', practical exercises and interviews), helping them improve their abilities and competencies.
