Working for the EU: How to Get In, 2nd Edition 2024

Description

This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to know about the many ways to start and then go on to build a career in the EU public administration. 

The new edition has been fully updated to take account of major developments such as the new 2024 format of EPSO competitions, the increased availability of internal competitions, and important trends in the types of jobs and career pathways available.

Working for the EU: How to Get In explains:

• The wide range of positions in the EU institutions and agencies, in Brussels, Luxembourg and (increasingly) elsewhere
• The many types, advantages and disadvantages of permanent and temporary posts
• How temporary posts can become stepping stones to permanent or very long-term jobs
• The critical difference between being selected and being recruited – and how recruitment really works
• The little-known alternatives to passing an open competition
• The value of stages and other types of traineeships
• The crucial importance of ‘being there’ and building your networks
• Why and how you should think strategically, keeping as many options open as possible