Pre-selection tests refer to the exams that EU career competition participants are required to sit to be considered for the Assessment Centre. For most exams, pre-selection tests are required given the large number of applicants. However, when the number of applicants (most for Specialist exams) is lower than approx. 600, EPSO does not require these tests to be taken, though there is still a pre-screening in the form of a so-called Talent Screener.
Typically, the pre-selection tests include abstract, verbal and numerical reasoning tests and a Situational Judgment Test, and for Assistants, there are extra tests such as accuracy and precision, and organising and prioritising. The language of the pre-selection tests is Language 1, except for the Situational Judgment Test which is usually conducted in Language 2.
See also:
Abstract Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Organising and Prioritising Test, Accuracy Test, Situational Judgment Test, Talent Screener, Specialists, Administrators (AD), Assistants (AST)
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