On 16 March, the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) will launch a modernised selection procedure for EU officials, with its first competition for administrators under the new arrangements.

The new system will establish annual competitions for the most common job profiles, thus allowing candidates to plan their applications more effectively and helping strategic human resource planning by the EU institutions. It is supposed to be faster and more efficient, involving fewer steps than and it will be shifting the emphasis from knowledge to competency-based assessment.

“In an increasingly competitive jobs market, the European institutions have to be able to attract a diverse range of top quality applicants,” said Maroš Šefčovič, Commission Vice-President for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration. “It will provide the EU institutions with the right people at the right time, while remaining true to the principles of fair and open competition.”

There will be annual recruitment competitions in three cycles, for administrators, assistants and linguists, complemented by individual competitions for specialists.
Alongside the new selection procedure, the EU has developed a new logo to attract potential candidates.