Dublin, March 2013. EPSO Network of Experts in the field of Personnel Selection 14th March 2013

Dublin, March 2013 EPSO Network of Experts in the field of Personnel Selection 14th March 2013

On-going and upcoming competitions

AD2012 by Citizenship

AD2012 Citizenship %EU Population validated application %validated application admitted / invited to AC %admitted / invited to AC reserve list %reserve list Austria 1.67 652 1.44 14 1.72 9 3.86 Belgium 2.18 2980 6.57 70 8.60 28 12.02 Bulgaria 1.49 1851 4.08 38 4.67 8 3.43 Cyprus 0.16 169 0.37 0 0.00 0 0.00 Czech Republic 2.10 551 1.21 10 1.23 1 0.43 Denmark 1.11 357 0.79 2 0.25 0 0.00 Estonia 0.27 312 0.69 1 0.12 0 0.00 Finland 1.07 534 1.18 12 1.47 4 1.72 France 12.95 2866 6.32 34 4.18 17 7.30 Germany 16.27 2891 6.37 63 7.74 24 10.30 Greece 2.25 2971 6.55 18 2.21 6 2.58 Hungary 1.99 1150 2.54 24 2.95 5 2.15 Ireland 0.89 338 0.75 6 0.74 1 0.43 Italy 12.06 8554 18.86 168 20.64 56 24.03 Latvia 0.44 388 0.86 7 0.86 0 0.00 Lithuania 0.65 690 1.52 6 0.74 0 0.00 Luxembourg 0.10 62 0.14 0 0.00 0 0.00 Malta 0.08 148 0.33 0 0.00 0 0.00 Netherlands 3.31 866 1.91 43 5.28 11 4.72 Poland 7.60 1782 3.93 26 3.19 2 0.86 Portugal 2.12 3159 6.96 37 4.55 5 2.15 Romania 4.26 4402 9.71 53 6.51 16 6.87 Slovakia 1.08 605 1.33 8 0.98 3 1.29 Slovenia 0.41 430 0.95 3 0.37 0 0.00 Spain 9.18 5060 11.16 128 15.72 29 12.45 Sweden 1.87 522 1.15 21 2.58 3 1.29 United Kingdom 12.42 1066 2.35 22 2.70 5 2.15 Total 45356 100 814 100 233 100

AD2012 Validated Applications [5343] %validated application IE UK FR BE NL LU DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80 AT -8 BE 50 BG 46 CY 40 CZ -27 DE -44 DK -17 EE 44 ES 10 FI 5 FR -34 GR 49 HU 12 IE -9 IT 22 LT 40 LU 15 LV 32 MT 59 NL -27 PL -32 PT 53 RO 39 SE -24 SI 40 SK 10 UK -68 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.627_v7.2_mn MT CY

AD2012 Admitted [5343] %admitted / invited to AC IE UK FR BE NL LU DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80-100 AT 1 BE 60 BG 52 CY -100 CZ -26 DE -36 DK -64 EE -37 ES 26 FI 16 FR -51 GR -1 HU 19 IE -9 IT 26 LT 7 LU -100 LV 32 MT -100 NL 23 PL -41 PT 36 RO 21 SE 16 SI -5 SK -5 UK -64 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.627_v7.2_mn MT CY

AD2012 Reserve List [5343] %reserve list IE UK FR BE NL LU DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80-100 AT 40 BE 69 BG 39 CY -100 CZ -66 DE -22 DK -100 EE -100 ES 15 FI 23 FR -28 GR 7 HU 4 IE -35 IT 33 LT -100 LU -100 LV -100 MT -100 NL 18 PL -80 PT 1 RO 23 SE -19 SI -100 SK 9 UK -71 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.627_v7.2_mn MT CY

AD 2010, 2011 and 2012

Citizenship AD 2010, 2011 and 2012 %EU Population validated application %validated application admitted / invited to AC %admitted / invited to AC reserve list %reserve list Austria 1.67 2059 1.48 48 1.71 21 2.55 Belgium 2.18 10952 7.89 325 11.56 111 13.45 Bulgaria 1.49 6250 4.50 121 4.30 19 2.30 Cyprus 0.16 495 0.36 3 0.11 0 0.00 Czech Republic 2.10 2074 1.49 46 1.64 7 0.85 Denmark 1.11 1124 0.81 15 0.53 4 0.48 Estonia 0.27 930 0.67 11 0.39 0 0.00 Finland 1.07 1959 1.41 72 2.56 15 1.82 France 12.95 10258 7.39 203 7.22 83 10.06 Germany 16.27 9676 6.97 279 9.92 114 13.82 Greece 2.25 8641 6.23 88 3.13 20 2.42 Hungary 1.99 3547 2.56 115 4.09 32 3.88 Ireland 0.89 1286 0.93 16 0.57 5 0.61 Italy 12.06 23970 17.28 409 14.54 133 16.12 Latvia 0.44 1251 0.90 22 0.78 1 0.12 Lithuania 0.65 2475 1.78 22 0.78 4 0.48 Luxembourg 0.10 264 0.19 1 0.04 0 0.00 Malta 0.08 551 0.40 5 0.18 4 0.48 Netherlands 3.31 2336 1.68 157 5.58 52 6.30 Poland 7.60 6203 4.47 91 3.24 15 1.82 Portugal 2.12 5818 4.19 78 2.77 16 1.94 Romania 4.26 15416 11.11 175 6.22 45 5.45 Slovakia 1.08 2392 1.72 30 1.07 8 0.97 Slovenia 0.41 1353 0.98 15 0.53 2 0.24 Spain 9.18 12611 9.09 319 11.34 79 9.58 Sweden 1.87 2027 1.46 84 2.99 16 1.94 United Kingdom 12.42 2820 2.03 62 2.20 19 2.30 Total 138738 100 2812 100 825 100

AD 2010, 2011, 2012 Validated Applications [5104,5103,5102,5101,5100, 5267,5343] %validated application DK IE UK NL BE DE LU FR SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0-10 -20-30 -40-50 -60-70 AT -6 BE 57 BG 50 CY 38 CZ -17 DE -40 DK -15 EE 43 ES -1 FI 14 FR -27 GR 47 HU 13 IE 2 IT 18 LT 47 LU 30 LV 34 MT 65 NL -33 PL -26 PT 33 RO 45 SE -12 SI 41 SK 23 UK -72 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.693_v7.2_mn MT CY

AD 2010, 2011, 2012 Admitted [5104,5103,5102,5101,5100, 5267,5343] %admitted / invited to AC DK IE UK NL BE DE LU FR SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0-10 -20-30 -40-50 -60-70 AT 1 BE 68 BG 48 CY -20 CZ -12 DE -24 DK -35 EE 19 ES 11 FI 41 FR -28 GR 16 HU 35 IE -22 IT 9 LT 10 LU -48 LV 28 MT 36 NL 25 PL -40 PT 13 RO 19 SE 23 SI 13 SK -1 UK -70 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.693_v7.2_mn MT CY

AD 2010, 2011, 2012 Reserve List [5104,5103,5102,5101,5100, 5267,5343] %reserve list IE UK NL BE LU FR DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0-10 -20-30 -40-50 -60-70 -100 AT 21 BE 72 BG 21 CY -100 CZ -42 DE -8 DK -39 EE -100 ES 2 FI 26 FR -13 GR 4 HU 32 IE -19 IT 14 LT -14 LU -100 LV -57 MT 71 NL 31 PL -61 PT -4 RO 12 SE 2 SI -25 SK -5 UK -69 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.693_v7.2_mn MT CY

AST3 2011 by Citizenship

AST3 2011 Citizenship %EU Population validated application %validated application admitted / invited to AC %admitted / invited to AC reserve list %reserve list Austria 1.67 113 0.65 2 0.49 1 0.92 Belgium 2.18 2288 13.25 56 13.59 13 11.93 Bulgaria 1.49 778 4.50 21 5.10 3 2.75 Cyprus 0.16 49 0.28 0 0.00 0 0.00 Czech Republic 2.10 181 1.05 2 0.49 0 0.00 Denmark 1.11 73 0.42 1 0.24 0 0.00 Estonia 0.27 140 0.81 4 0.97 3 2.75 Finland 1.07 128 0.74 9 2.18 4 3.67 France 12.95 1371 7.94 30 7.28 6 5.50 Germany 16.27 566 3.28 17 4.13 6 5.50 Greece 2.25 1322 7.65 27 6.55 6 5.50 Hungary 1.99 465 2.69 8 1.94 4 3.67 Ireland 0.89 119 0.69 2 0.49 0 0.00 Italy 12.06 3064 17.74 68 16.50 22 20.18 Latvia 0.44 199 1.15 4 0.97 1 0.92 Lithuania 0.65 314 1.82 2 0.49 1 0.92 Luxembourg 0.10 32 0.19 1 0.24 1 0.92 Malta 0.08 48 0.28 1 0.24 0 0.00 Netherlands 3.31 168 0.97 9 2.18 3 2.75 Poland 7.60 686 3.97 12 2.91 1 0.92 Portugal 2.12 728 4.22 10 2.43 4 3.67 Romania 4.26 2033 11.77 45 10.92 15 13.76 Slovakia 1.08 204 1.18 3 0.73 0 0.00 Slovenia 0.41 139 0.80 3 0.73 0 0.00 Spain 9.18 1743 10.09 65 15.78 13 11.93 Sweden 1.87 115 0.67 3 0.73 1 0.92 United Kingdom 12.42 205 1.19 7 1.70 1 0.92 Total 17271 100 412 100 109 100

AST3 2011 Validated Applications [5338] %validated application IE UK FR BE NL LU DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80 AT -44 BE 72 BG 50 CY 28 CZ -33 DE -66 DK -45 EE 50 ES 5 FI -18 FR -24 GR 55 HU 15 IE -13 IT 19 LT 48 LU 29 LV 44 MT 54 NL -55 PL -31 PT 33 RO 47 SE -48 SI 33 SK 4 UK -83 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.579_v7.2_mn MT CY

AST3 2011 Admitted [5338] %admitted / invited to AC IE UK FR BE NL LU DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80-100 AT -55 BE 72 BG 55 CY -100 CZ -62 DE -60 DK -64 EE 57 ES 26 FI 34 FR -28 GR 49 HU -1 IE -30 IT 16 LT -14 LU 41 LV 37 MT 49 NL -21 PL -45 PT 7 RO 44 SE -44 SI 28 SK -20 UK -76 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.579_v7.2_mn MT CY

AST3 2011 Reserve List [5338] %reserve list IE UK FR BE NL LU DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80-100 AT -29 BE 69 BG 30 CY -100 CZ -100 DE -49 DK -100 EE 82 ES 13 FI 55 FR -40 GR 42 HU 30 IE -100 IT 25 LT 17 LU 80 LV 35 MT -100 NL -9 PL -78 PT 27 RO 53 SE -34 SI -100 SK -100 UK -86 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.579_v7.2_mn MT CY

AST3-2012 by Citizenship

AST3-2012 Citizenship %EU Population validated application %validated application Austria 1.67 42 0.4 Belgium 2.18 1019 9.82 Bulgaria 1.49 494 4.76 Cyprus 0.16 49 0.47 Czech Republic 2.1 102 0.98 Denmark 1.11 12 0.12 Estonia 0.27 54 0.52 Finland 1.07 46 0.44 France 12.95 628 6.05 Germany 16.27 288 2.77 Greece 2.25 868 8.36 Hungary 1.99 249 2.4 Ireland 0.89 39 0.38 Italy 12.06 1971 18.99 Latvia 0.44 88 0.85 Lithuania 0.65 142 1.37 Luxembourg 0.1 16 0.15 Malta 0.08 24 0.23 Netherlands 3.31 76 0.73 Poland 7.6 388 3.74 Portugal 2.12 654 6.3 Romania 4.26 1456 14.03 Slovakia 1.08 143 1.38 Slovenia 0.41 66 0.64 Spain 9.18 1350 13 Sweden 1.87 43 0.41 United Kingdom 12.42 74 0.71 Total 10381 100

AST3-2012 Validated applications [5406] %validated application IE UK FR BE NL LU DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80 AT -61 BE 64 BG 52 CY 49 CZ -36 DE -71 DK -81 EE 32 ES 17 FI -41 FR -36 GR 58 HU 9 IE -41 IT 22 LT 36 LU 20 LV 31 MT 47 NL -64 PL -34 PT 50 RO 53 SE -64 SI 22 SK 12 UK -89 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.560_v7.2_mn MT CY

All Competitions 2010 - now

Competitions 2010 - now Citizenship %EU Population validated application %validated application admitted / invited to AC %admitted / invited to AC reserve list %reserve list Austria 1.67 2569 1.18 92 1.36 32 1.55 Belgium 2.18 22437 10.3 865 12.79 318 15.37 Bulgaria 1.49 9113 4.18 231 3.42 58 2.8 Cyprus 0.16 694 0.32 4 0.06 0 0 Czech Republic 2.1 3160 1.45 155 2.29 36 1.74 Denmark 1.11 1523 0.7 129 1.91 54 2.61 Estonia 0.27 1666 0.76 141 2.09 16 0.77 Finland 1.07 2430 1.12 141 2.09 43 2.08 France 12.95 17082 7.84 484 7.16 181 8.75 Germany 16.27 12465 5.72 611 9.04 218 10.54 Greece 2.25 14106 6.48 229 3.39 65 3.14 Hungary 1.99 6410 2.94 265 3.92 74 3.58 Ireland 0.89 1920 0.88 68 1.01 21 1.01 Italy 12.06 36662 16.83 743 10.99 240 11.6 Latvia 0.44 2090 0.96 127 1.88 12 0.58 Lithuania 0.65 3837 1.76 102 1.51 35 1.69 Luxembourg 0.1 421 0.19 11 0.16 4 0.19 Malta 0.08 1038 0.48 84 1.24 30 1.45 Netherlands 3.31 2895 1.33 201 2.97 66 3.19 Poland 7.6 9595 4.4 236 3.49 48 2.32 Portugal 2.12 9324 4.28 211 3.12 43 2.08 Romania 4.26 24566 11.28 390 5.77 105 5.07 Slovakia 1.08 3919 1.8 123 1.82 29 1.4 Slovenia 0.41 2241 1.03 162 2.4 51 2.46 Spain 9.18 19213 8.82 585 8.65 158 7.64 Sweden 1.87 2480 1.14 140 2.07 44 2.13 United Kingdom 12.42 3993 1.83 231 3.42 88 4.25 Total 217849 100 6761 100 2069 100

Validated Applications [AllComps_2013_03_12] %validated application IE UK NL BE LU FR DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80 AT -17 BE 65 BG 47 CY 33 CZ -18 DE -48 DK -23 EE 48 ES -2 FI 2 FR -25 GR 48 HU 19 IE -1 IT 16 LT 46 LU 31 LV 37 MT 70 NL -43 PL -27 PT 34 RO 45 SE -24 SI 43 SK 25 UK -74 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.560_v7.2_mn MT CY

Admitted [AllComps_2013_03_12] %admitted / invited to AC IE UK NL BE LU FR DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80 AT -10 BE 71 BG 39 CY -46 CZ 4 DE -29 DK 27 EE 77 ES -3 FI 32 FR -29 GR 20 HU 33 IE 6 IT -5 LT 40 LU 23 LV 62 MT 87 NL -5 PL -37 PT 19 RO 15 SE 5 SI 71 SK 25 UK -57 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.560_v7.2_mn MT CY

Reserve List [AllComps_2013_03_12] %reserve list IE UK FR BE NL LU DK DE SE CZ AT SI PO SK HU FI EE LV LT RO 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80-100 AT -4 BE 75 BG 30 CY -100 CZ -9 DE -21 DK 40 EE 49 ES -9 FI 32 FR -19 GR 17 HU 29 IE 6 IT -2 LT 45 LU 31 LV 13 MT 89 NL -2 PL -53 PT -1 RO 9 SE 6 SI 72 SK 13 UK -49 PT ES IT BG Deviation Measure GR [3]_0.560_v7.2_mn MT CY

Upcoming publications - 1 EPSO/AD/177/10, EPSO/AD/178/10 and EPSO/AD/179/10 "Pachtitis" competition: Publication 21/3/2013 Specialist competitions Macroeconomics (AD6) and Financial economics (AD7) Publication 14/3/2013 Information Technology (AST3) Publication 11/4/2013 (TBC) Food safety (Policy and Legislation AD6) and Food safety (Audit, Inspection and Evaluation AD7) Publication 18/4/2013 Heads of Unit HR AD9/AD12 (Law/Economics/EPA) Publication 25/4/2013 Correctors DE/EL (AST3) Publication 8/5/2013 Nuclear energy (AD12) Publication 23/5/2013

Selection procedure Macroeconomics (AD6) and Financial economics (AD7) 1 number of months 9 Apply Online Computer Based Tests * CV Sift Assessment Centre Brussels Reserve list Macroeconomics 111 37 Financial economics 81 27 * Depending upon number of applicants

Computer Based Tests (CBT) Multiple-choice tests testing cognitive abilities - either all applicants in a test centre in their country - or only those who passed CV-sift, in Brussels during the Assessment Centre Depending upon number of applicants Verbal Numerical Abstract In main language: 1 of 23 official EU languages

Assessment centre Fixed quota of candidates are invited in Brussels General competencies (45%) Case study Group exercise Structured interview Specific competencies (55% ) Structured interview on competencies in the field

Upcoming publications - 2 Lawyer Linguists Court of Justice (AD7) DE/LV/NL/PT EP/Council (AD7) DA/DE/EN/GA/NL Provisional Publication June Publication October Linguistic Cycle Interpreters (AD5/AD7) EN/FR/RO/SL Translators (AD5) HR Translators (AD5) DA/EN/FR/IT/MT/NL/SL Publication July Publication June Publication July

Upcoming publications - 3 Specialists Correctors (AST3) PT/SV Parliamentary Ushers (AST1) Provisional Publication October Publication November Assistants Cycle Fields to be confirmed (AST3) Publication December

Actual and projected needs (excl. CAST and internal competitions) 32

AD 2013 cycle publication 21st March 2013 Re-run AD/177+178+179 Commitment of Institutions to retest candidates Candidate population: Candidates who failed admission tests (CBT) Candidates who were not among the best candidates (CBT) to proceed to the next phase of the competition On date of publication of corridenda i.e. 21 March: Candidates will receive a letter in their EPSO account asking them to confirm their interest to continue If confirmed, application data will be copied under a new competition title

AD/177 AD 2013 cycle parameters N of laureats (same as in 2010), breakdown below: EPA: 105 ECO: 39 Law: 43 Audit: 64 IT: 72 Tests: CBT: VL, ABS, NUM (no SJT as in 2010 this test was a trial only and did not count towards the end result); Assessment Centre: Case Study, Language 1 test, group exercise, oral presentation, structured interview.

AD/178 AD 2013 cycle parameters N of laureats (same as in 2010) = 19 AD/179 N of laureats (same as in 2010) = 9 Tests for both competitions: CBT: VL, ABS, NUM (they did not have SJT in the first instance); Assessment Centre: Case Study, Language 1 test, group exercise, structured interview; Languages: both CBT and Assessment Centre = EN, FR, DE (for all competitions).

AD 2013 cycle publication 21st March 2013 Re-run AD/177 Provisional timetable Confirmation of interest in competition: from 21 March to 23 April CBT booking: 3 May to 16 May CBT testing: 22 May to 18 June Admission: July-September Case study: November AC period: Autumn 2013 March 2014 Reserve list: Spring 2014

AD 2013 cycle publication 21st March 2013 Re-run AD/178+179 Confirmation of interest in competition: from 21 March to 23 April CBT booking: 3 May to 16 May CBT testing: 22 May to 7 June Admission: July-September Case study: November AC period: Autumn 2013-March 2014 Reserve list: Spring 2014

RATES OF RECRUITMENT Competition Rate AD/177/10 (AD5) 77% AD/206-207/11 (AD5-7) 71% AD/178-181/10 Specialists 1st wave 83% AD/204-205/10 Specialists 2 nd wave 70% AD/215 & 227-229/11 Specialists 1st & 2 nd wave 2011 44% AD/183-187/10 Translators 68%

RATES OF RECRUITMENT AD/216-221/11 Translators 2011 45% AD/188-189/10 Interpreters 2010 80% AD/222-226/11 Interpreters 2011 41% AD/190-191/10 AD/198-199/10 Heads of Unit 53% AD/192-197/10 Lawyer linguists 2010 54%

RATES OF RECRUITMENT AD/208-214/11 Lawyer Linguists 20% AD/200-203/10 Lawyers qualified in national law 67% AST/111/10 (AST1 Sec.) 83% AST/117/11 (AST1 Sec.) 81% AST/112/10 (AST3) 69% AST/118/11 (AST3) 24% AST/102-108/10 (AST3 Specialists) 80% AST/113-116/11 (AST3 Specialists) 25%

Opening up of vacancies to laureates - Until this week, the following vacancies have been published to EPSO laureates from across the Institutions: Committee of Regions: 4 Council: 78 Court of Auditors: 1 Court of Justice: 2 EPDS: 1 EESC: 50 Parliament: 5 Commission: 1313