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The EU wants You!
What ambassadors do?
• Promote EU careers:-they are open for graduates-encourage more Brits
• Answer questions
What can the EU do for you?
• International workplace and cities (Brussels, Luxemburg and Strasburg)
• An employer which looks after you • Training and development (learn a third
language before 1st promotion)• Able to move jobs and spend time in private
sector• Great starting salaries (around £45,000 for
administrators)
What’s needed?
• -Native language one of the 23 official EU languages
• + English, French or German as a second language. (don’t need to be fluent, just able to communicate at interview)
• A degree in any subject • EU citizenship
• Administrators:Key role in policy making, management and research.Salary grades 5-16. (starts at around £45 000)
• Linguist: (comes under administrator)Translation or interpreting. English + strong in 2 other EU languages. Get to learn new languages as part of job!
• Assistant:Internal management: finance, personnel, IT, secretarial.Secondary education + relevant professional experience. Grades 1-11. (starts at £24 000)
Roles
AdministratorsPolicy makingLawyersAuditScienceTranslatorsInterpretersCommunications and pressITDevelopment aid Statisticians
AssistantsSecretariesHR assistantsConference assistantsICT SupportWeb designSocial workersNursesCommunications assistants
Applications
Administrators: Spring; March
Linguists: Summer. Languages rotate, English as a native language due to come up anytime now!
Assistants: Winter
Application process outlined
1. Online application2. Computer-based test, in English & either DE or FR practice speed-reading, good passive knowledge3. Assessment centre in Brussels, + interview Tests: e.g. case sudies, group exercises, in EN + DE/FR Be able to hold a conversation, not fluent.4. Reserve list = you’ve passed! - invited for job-specific interviews, & finally recruited.
Practice materials online!
RaconteursThey explain:- Their day-to-day jobs (a good insight into how
varied EU careers can be).- How they got there- You can find them on the EU Careers Facebook
page!
UK EU Fast Track
(A second route into EU Careers, this time through the UK Civil Service)• 2 years in London within the UK Civil Service Fast Stream• Given EU-related post (e.g. within trade, health, environment
departments, liaising with Brussels)• They prepare you to take the concours (provide language
training), because Britain desperately needs to be represented within the EU!
• If you pass you go to work in Brussels, Luxemburg or Strasburg• If not you stay within the UK Civil Service as a regular Fast
Streamer, but remember, you are still able to take the concours as many times as you like.
The EU is desperate for Brits!Comments from David Bearfield (head of EU recruitment):- UK the most under-represented country in the EU.- ‘War for talent’ over next decade. Many
applicants, but shortage of the best graduates. - Over-haul of selection process; now faster so
that it grabs graduates
• -Many now reaching retirement • Young grads = healthier for institutions, and
likely to stay in ‘jobs for life’
Traineeships and Internships• 6 months for graduates (paid)• 600 trainees selected twice a year
Need:-Bachelor's degree-Second lang (French of German)
Desirable:-EU related studies or experience-3rd European language-Studies abroadWork experience (for 4-6 weeks) still a possibility!
But, if you haven’t yet graduated, unfortunately it won’t be paid and needs to be informal.
Photo-competitionSend in a photo that celebrates something, or someone,
that has had an impact on your life.
In the same way, your graduate job could impact upon the lives of 500 million people.
Prize: -A trip to Brussels
-Work shadowing junior and senior ministers-A camera
For a link, like EU Careers Durham on Facebook!
Drop-in session
Have specific questions? • Come to Careers Advisory next Wednesday
(7th December), [email protected] page: EU careers Durham