The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) released the 2017 CAST competitions Notice of Competition on Thursday, 5 January 2017.
In response to this, EU Training held a FREE Information Webcast on 6 January, 2017 to familiarise you with the upcoming CAST exams’ eligibility requirements, the competitions' structure, the individual tests to be undertaken, as well as effective preparation strategies.
Presented by András Baneth, Europe’s #1 expert on EU careers and a former EU official.
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Topics covered include the latest and most accurate information on:
- Introduction to EPSO exams
- Understanding the Notice of Competition
- CAST exams explained
- CAST selection process explained
- How to get the EU job you want?
- Test-taking strategies and best practices
Snapshot of the 2017 EPSO CAST Competitions:
This open competition is being held to recruit temporary contract agents in multiple fields of expertise. The following CAST competitions have been advertised to launch on 5 January, 2017:
- EPSO/CAST/P/5/2017 (Finance, FG II)
- EPSO/CAST/P/1/2017 (Finance, FG III)
- EPSO/CAST/P/2/2017 (Finance, FG IV)
- EPSO/CAST/P/3/2017 (Project/Programme Management, FG III)
- EPSO/CAST/P/4/2017 (Project/Programme Management, FG IV)
- EPSO/CAST/P/6/2017 (Secretariat/Clerical Tasks, FG II)
- EPSO/CAST/P/7/2017 (Human Resources/Administration, FG II)
- EPSO/CAST/P/8/2017 (Human Resources/Administration, FG III)
- EPSO/CAST/P/9/2017 (Human Resources/Administration, FG IV)
- EPSO/CAST/P/10/2017 (Communication, FG III)
- EPSO/CAST/P/11/2017 (Communication, FG IV)
Political Affairs / EU Policies
- EPSO/CAST/P/12/2017 (Political Affairs/EU Policies, FG III)
- EPSO/CAST/P/13/2017 (Political Affairs/EU Policies, FG IV)
- EPSO/CAST/P/14/2017 (Law, FG III)
- EPSO/CAST/P/15/2017 (Law, FG IV)
Information and Communication Technology
- EPSO/CAST/P/16/2017 (Information and Communication Technology, FG III)
- EPSO/CAST/P/17/2017 (Information and Communication Technology, FG IV)
Click here to view the 2017 CAST Information Webcast
To hear about the upcoming 2017 CAST competition updates and to interact directly with other candidates, you may be interested in joining the 2017 EPSO CAST Exams Facebook group.
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CAST Practice Packages Now Available
Over the last few months, the EU Training team has been working hard to put together special CAST practice packages. Regardless of which profile you will be applying for – law, finance, HR etc. - we have a practice package for you.
You can view our offering here - including FREE trial packages
Please note that currently the Law, Finance, Human Resources, Information and Communication Technology, Secretariat, Communication and Political Affairs product packages have been loaded. The Project Management product package will be loaded and available in the coming day, so please check back for those.
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Useful reading:
The Motivation Challenge - What To Write In Your EPSO Application?
How To Make The Most Of Your EPSO Talent Screener