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class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Abstract reasoning test </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><p>An abstract reasoning test is a cognitive assessment that evaluates an individual's ability to identify patterns, logical relationships, and rules within non-verbal based visual information, typically presented as a series of shapes, symbols, or images. <br>It measures one's ability to think abstractly and conceptually, which is essential for problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making.<br>This test is part of the three reasoning pre-selection tests (<a href="/en/glossary/vnar-reasoning-test" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="1e08cbab-acd0-49f6-93ee-1dd2d29bab25" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="VNAR /reasoning test ">VNAR</a>).</p></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Administrator (AD) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><p>European <a href="/en/node/16304" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4a371d03-f70e-431b-bc5b-4b8143ee417c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="EU Official/Permanent official ">permanent officials</a> are classified into three groups: Administrators (AD), <a href="/en/node/16296" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="57a3ea54-bcc6-43f9-96b7-e3b263ff10b2" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Assistant (AST)">Assistants </a>(AST) and Secretaries/Clerks (ASC-SC).  <br>Becoming an Administrator (AD) requires a college or university diploma and successful completion of an EPSO competition for an open-ended contract. <br>With grades ranging from AD 5 to AD 16, Administrators work in various sectors such as justice, law, finance, trade, environment, human resources, communication, translation, and more. Their duties include policy development, analysis, regulatory tasks, international negotiations, stakeholder engagement, and drafting and checking EU legal texts. <br>Selection and recruitment at higher AD grades require relevant experience and management skills.</p><p>See also <a href="/help/faq/permanent-officials-ad-ast-ast-sc">Permanent officials related FAQs</a>.</p></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Anchors </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p paraid="705644171" paraeid="{b2f95024-e875-41ed-aff0-a0dfbd2d8967}{185}">Anchors are the elements taken into consideration by test markers (i.e. assessors) when assessing a given competency.</p><p paraid="705644171" paraeid="{b2f95024-e875-41ed-aff0-a0dfbd2d8967}{185}">For competency 4 (Self-management), an anchor would for example be “Responds calmly to obstacles and is able to distance themselves from frustration and negativity”. </p><p paraid="705644171" paraeid="{b2f95024-e875-41ed-aff0-a0dfbd2d8967}{185}">All anchors and competencies can be found here: <a href="/en/documents/epsos-competency-framework" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="af44c0d1-3d60-4b7a-b69c-9d5a7195fe1e" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="EPSO’s Competency Framework">EPSO’s Competency Framework</a> </p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Assistant (AST) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><p>European <a href="/en/node/16304" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4a371d03-f70e-431b-bc5b-4b8143ee417c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="EU Official/Permanent official ">permanent officials</a>,  are classified into three groups: <a href="/en/node/16294" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="11e94690-11a4-41cc-9ece-70fb9cf58d65" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Administrator (AD)">Administrators </a>(AD), Assistants (AST) and Secretaries/Clerks (ASC-SC). <br>Assistants (AST) are required to have either a high school or vocational school diploma, with or without professional experience. <br>However, for AST3 positions, which involve areas like financial management, project management, communication, or related subjects, a higher level qualification or professional experience is necessary. </p><p>See also <a href="/help/faq/permanent-officials-ad-ast-ast-sc">Permanent officials related FAQs</a>.</p></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>CAST (Contract agent selection tool) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><p>CAST, or Contract Agents Selection Tool, is an open-ended recruitment process without application deadlines. It aims to recruit <a href="/en/glossary/contract-agent-contract-staff" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b4369bf1-494a-4cbb-bc6d-72fddf58c832" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Contract agent/contract staff ">Contract agents/contract staff</a>.</p><div><p paraid="1131332026" paraeid="{df03d363-a128-4bef-9985-3c1b9174e13e}{78}">See also: <a href="/help/faq/contract-agents-fg-i-ii-iii-iv">Contract agents related FAQs</a>.</p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Competency framework </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p paraid="1503436368" paraeid="{df03d363-a128-4bef-9985-3c1b9174e13e}{214}">The <a href="/en/documents/epsos-competency-framework" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="af44c0d1-3d60-4b7a-b69c-9d5a7195fe1e" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="EPSO’s Competency Framework">Competency Framework</a> defines the competencies that are considered essential to perform effectively in any given job, by the EU institutions and bodies that EPSO serves.<br>Some of those competencies are assessed by EPSO during the selection phase, others are assessed by the EU institutions and bodies themselves during the recruitment phase.<br><br>The competency framework contains the following general competencies:</p></div><div><ul><li><p paraid="1864043972" paraeid="{df03d363-a128-4bef-9985-3c1b9174e13e}{235}">Communication</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p paraid="540188555" paraeid="{df03d363-a128-4bef-9985-3c1b9174e13e}{241}">Critical Thinking</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p paraid="1487836661" paraeid="{df03d363-a128-4bef-9985-3c1b9174e13e}{247}">Analysing & Creative Problem-Solving</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p paraid="35883310" paraeid="{df03d363-a128-4bef-9985-3c1b9174e13e}{253}">Decision-Making and Getting Results</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p paraid="1642826288" paraeid="{2a71e9fb-ba74-4fa3-9fe0-11164fbaf9e8}{4}">Information Management (Digital and Data Literacy)</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p paraid="663814222" paraeid="{2a71e9fb-ba74-4fa3-9fe0-11164fbaf9e8}{10}">Intrapreneurship</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p paraid="409766426" paraeid="{2a71e9fb-ba74-4fa3-9fe0-11164fbaf9e8}{16}">Learning as a Skill</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p paraid="591973059" paraeid="{2a71e9fb-ba74-4fa3-9fe0-11164fbaf9e8}{22}">Self-Management</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p paraid="1887959999" paraeid="{2a71e9fb-ba74-4fa3-9fe0-11164fbaf9e8}{28}">Working with Others </p></li></ul></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Competition </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><p>The EPSO selection procedure to become a <a href="/en/node/16304" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4a371d03-f70e-431b-bc5b-4b8143ee417c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="EU Official/Permanent official ">permanent official</a>. </p></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Contract agent/contract staff </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p paraid="992289320" paraeid="{2a71e9fb-ba74-4fa3-9fe0-11164fbaf9e8}{175}">Contract agents (or staff) carry out a number of manual or administrative tasks and may provide additional capacity in specialised fields where an insufficient number of permanent officials is available.<br>They are generally recruited for fixed-term contracts (maximum 6 years in any EU Institution), but in some cases they can be offered contracts for an indefinite duration (in Offices, Agencies, Delegations or Representations).<br><br>See also: <a href="/help/faq/contract-agents-fg-i-ii-iii-iv">Contract agents related FAQs</a> and <a href="/en/cast-permanent-selection-procedure" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f80a993b-c9f8-4b16-8ee7-b31cc3a3058b" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="CAST permanent selection procedure">Cast permanent selection procedure</a>.</p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>EASI (Experience Assessment) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><p>EASI is a tool aimed at providing optional feedback to interested candidates to help them understand better their likelihood of admission (eligibility) to a competition, based on their qualifications and professional experience, compared to the requirements laid down in the <a href="/en/glossary/notice-competition-noc" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b6ae0ee8-319d-40df-a34b-cfa4bee99d7c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Notice of Competition (NoC)">Notice of Competition</a>. </p><p> </p></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Eligibility </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><p>Eligibility criteria refer to the specific requirements and conditions that candidates must meet in order to participate in  EPSO selection procedures. <br>These criteria ensure that only qualified and suitable candidates are considered for the positions and that they meet the necessary standards for working within the EU institutions. <br>The eligibility criteria typically include aspects such as nationality, character, education, work experience, language proficiency, and any additional requirements specified in the Notice of Competition for a specific EPSO <a href="/en/glossary/competition" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="29560453-7edb-48bf-bb29-107286837a8c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Competition">competition</a>. Meeting these criteria is a prerequisite for being considered in the selection procedure. </p><p>See also: <a href="/en/eligibility" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="46d0b554-a565-4b30-a752-ca2b4f0f1469" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Eligibility">Eligibility</a> and our <a href="/help/faq/eligibility" title="Eligibility criteria">FAQs section on Eligibility criteria</a>.</p></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>EPSO Account </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p paraid="131345540" paraeid="{dbb1034f-260c-4243-af82-f02c6bb37068}{161}">Before being able to apply for specific selection procedures, all candidates need to create an EPSO Account on the EPSO website, where they input personal information, qualifications, language proficiency, and other relevant data.  </p></div><div><p paraid="391344953" paraeid="{dbb1034f-260c-4243-af82-f02c6bb37068}{183}">See also the <a href="/help/faq/epso-account-application/epso-account">EPSO Account related FAQs</a>.</p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>EU Official/Permanent official </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p paraid="147376221" paraeid="{dbb1034f-260c-4243-af82-f02c6bb37068}{224}">Permanent officials are members of the EU civil service appointed for an indefinite time. They constitute the so-called core working force.<br>There are three categories for permanent EU officials: <a href="/en/node/16294" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="11e94690-11a4-41cc-9ece-70fb9cf58d65" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Administrator (AD)">Administrators </a>(AD), <a href="/en/node/16296" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="57a3ea54-bcc6-43f9-96b7-e3b263ff10b2" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Assistant (AST)">Assistants </a>(AST) and Secretaries/Clerks (AST/SC). </p><p paraid="147376221" paraeid="{dbb1034f-260c-4243-af82-f02c6bb37068}{224}">See also: <a href="/en/eu-careers/staff-categories" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ab4defc0-8392-4f51-9318-2c88ecc50070" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="EU staff categories">Staff categories</a>. </p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>FGI (Function group 1 CAST) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p paraid="1974594106" paraeid="{61cf704b-da45-42c7-a8f6-a370c355c768}{134}">FGI is one of the 4 function groups for the contract staff position.<br>It includes grades 1-3 and the following categories of tasks: Manual and administrative support service tasks, performed under the supervision of officials or temporary staff. </p></div><div><p paraid="1250959162" paraeid="{61cf704b-da45-42c7-a8f6-a370c355c768}{234}">See also the <a href="https://eu-careers.europa.eu/help/faq/contract-agents-fg-i-ii-iii-iv">related FAQs</a> and the <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C_202404112&qid=1719318752152" target="_blank" title="(opens in a new window)" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-extlink="">salary table</a> for contract agents (applicable from 1 January 2024). </p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>FGII (Function group 2 CAST) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p paraid="1230156646" paraeid="{4bb87cb7-62c0-413a-accd-a27de13503d7}{45}">FGII is one of the 4 function groups for the contract staff position.<br>It includes grades from 4-7 and the following categories of tasks: Clerical and secretarial tasks, office management and other equivalent tasks, performed under the supervision of officials or temporary staff. </p></div><div><p paraid="546074007" paraeid="{4bb87cb7-62c0-413a-accd-a27de13503d7}{212}">See also the <a href="/help/faq/contract-agents-fg-i-ii-iii-iv">related FAQs</a> and the <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C_202404112&qid=1719318752152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">salary table</a> for contract agents (applicable from 1 January 2024). </p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>FGIII (Function group 3 CAST) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p>FGIII is one of the 4 function groups for the contract staff position.<br>It includes grades from 8 to 12 and the following categories of tasks: Executive , drafting, accountancy and other equivalent technical tasks, performed under the supervision of officials or temporary staff.</p><p>See also the <a href="/help/faq/contract-agents-fg-i-ii-iii-iv">related FAQs</a> and the <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C_202404112&qid=1719318752152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">salary table</a> for contract agents (applicable from 1 January 2024). </p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>FGIV (Function group 2 CAST) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><div><p paraid="1468244467" paraeid="{48dd98e8-62b3-400d-9be8-9a1d24a61d98}{218}">FGIV is one of the 4 function groups for the contract staff position.<br>It includes grades from 13-18 and the following categories of tasks: Administrative, advisory, linguistic and equivalent technical tasks, performed under the supervision of officials or temporary staff. </p></div><p>See also the <a href="https://eu-careers.europa.eu/help/faq/contract-agents-fg-i-ii-iii-iv">related FAQs</a> and the <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C_202404112&qid=1719318752152" target="_blank" title="(opens in a new window)" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-extlink="">salary table</a> for contract agents (applicable from 1 January 2024). </p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Field-related multiple-choice questionnaire (FRMCQ) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p paraid="1257346898" paraeid="{cb85a0b5-edb0-4d89-89eb-25e5964d3dd6}{47}">The field-related multiple choice questionnaire (FRMCQ) includes a series of questions, which are designed to test the skills and the knowledge related to the field of the <a href="/en/glossary/competition" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="29560453-7edb-48bf-bb29-107286837a8c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Competition">competition</a>. The questions are based on the duties required for the specific profile. Each question is linked to four different answer options, only one of which is correct. </p></div><div><p paraid="1109597114" paraeid="{cb85a0b5-edb0-4d89-89eb-25e5964d3dd6}{241}">Further information is indicated in the <a href="/en/glossary/notice-competition-noc" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b6ae0ee8-319d-40df-a34b-cfa4bee99d7c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Notice of Competition (NoC)">Notice of Competition</a> and in the invitation letter. </p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Field-related written test (FRWT) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p paraid="701955250" paraeid="{9bc138bf-e8d9-47a0-ab27-2784c1c4541f}{83}">The field-related written test (FRWT) aims to assess the written communication skills and the knowledge in the relevant field of the competition.  </p></div><div><p paraid="242263339" paraeid="{9bc138bf-e8d9-47a0-ab27-2784c1c4541f}{127}">See the <a href="/help/faq/tests">related FAQs</a>.</p></div></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset collapsed"> <summary>Free-text essay on EU matters (EUFTE) </summary> <div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div><p>The EUFTE is a free-text essay on EU matters aimed at assessing a candidate's written communication skills.</p></div><p>See also: <a href="/en/help/faq/14952" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="51d0d7bf-5c95-494e-a836-e47f4c9ca3a3" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="What is the written test?">Written test.</a></p></div></div> </details> </span></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"><span class="field-content"> <details class="faq-fieldset 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