This book will help you prepare a Written Test (WT) related to the field, Field-Related Written Test (FRWT), or Free-Text Essay on EU matters
(EUFTE) for competitions or selection procedures, especially those ones
organised by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) or directly
by the EU institutions or agencies, to get a job in any of them.
It
contains a description about this type of exercises; an analysis of the
EPSO written tests and non-EPSO (other EU bodies) written tests; our
method to prepare this test and improve your writing skills; our study
in detail of a case closely based on an actual EPSO test, including the
solutions to the assignment and giving additional tips to build your own
responses; and finally our conclusions and recommendations for your
training. We have added a second exercise to facilitate your practices
with this method.
All this from the personal and professional
experience of a successful candidate in numerous tests designed by EPSO
and other EU agencies (reasoning tests, case studies, written tests and
assessment centre interviews), being an official at the public
administration in Spain and having held several positions as a Head of
Unit from 2009 to the present, mostly in the areas of human resources,
finance, programme management, law enforcement, competition and general
administration.
He has also worked as a national expert at the
European Commission, gaining additional experience on communication and
political affairs at the EU level, provided training to civil servants
and coached many candidates for open competitions (numerical, verbal and
abstract reasoning, 'talent screener', practical exercises and
interviews), helping them improve their abilities and competencies.
