For contract staff selection procedures:

•  you will receive the invitation to attend the reasoning tests in your EPSO account around 10 days before the tests take place.

For Competitions for permanent staff:

•  you will receive the invitation to attend the reasoning tests in your Single Candidate Portal account around 10 days before the tests take place.

Ne, uchazeči již nejsou povinni si termín zkoušky předem rezervovat. U nového externího poskytovatele testů EPSO budou všichni uchazeči na zkoušku pozváni ve stejný den a ve stejnou dobu.

Přesné datum a čas konání testů budou zveřejněny na příslušné stránce výběrového řízení, jakmile budou k dispozici. Upozorňujeme, že datum ani čas konání testu není možné změnit.

No, you will have to submit one application per profile and/or function group. 

For more information about the profiles and function groups, please see our dedicated page for Contract Agents.

Candidates for contract agent selection procedures (CAST/Permanent) cannot link supporting documents to their CAST/P application/s in their EPSO account. The supporting documents will be presented at the stage of recruitment tests and/or before recruitment to the recruiting services.

Candidates should be able to prove by supporting documents the claims made in their application form (as regards their qualifications, experience, knowledge of languages, etc). Candidates will be informed by the recruiting services as to which documents (copies or originals) they will have to present and when.

EPSO cannot provide information on the rules applicable in various recruiting services as regards the supporting documents. The following should be considered only as non-binding illustration of requirements that may apply:

1. Amongst other documents, candidates will have to provide a valid identity card or passport.
    
2. As a proof of their educational qualifications and training, candidates will have to provide:
   
   a) a copy of their diploma(s) and/or (training) certificate(s) attesting to educational qualifications;
   b) in cases of diplomas/certificates issued in a non-EU country, a statement of equivalency issued by a competent authority of an EU Member State.
    
3. All periods of professional activity must be covered by originals or certified copies of the following documents:
   
   a) Documents from former and/or current employer(s): employment contract(s) indicating the start and end dates of employment and/or first and last pay slips. These documents should indicate the nature, level, as well as a detailed description of duties performed, and they should bear an official header and stamp of the employer, and the name and signature of the person in charge.
   
   b) For non-salaried work, e.g. self-employed/liberal professions: invoices or order forms detailing the work performed or any other relevant official supporting documents specifying the nature and period of the duties performed or services rendered;
   
   c) For freelance translators: documents attesting the time periods worked and the number of pages translated;
   
   d) For freelance interpreters: documents attesting the number of days worked, and the languages interpreted from and into.

The Call for expression of interest (see Section 3) defines only the basic requirements for qualification and experience, that can also be found in the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants. The specific requirements will be defined by the recruiting services in accordance with their needs and vacancies. The recruiting services will assess the candidates’ eligibility based on information provided in the application form and supporting documents that they will ask the candidate to provide. This may be done at the stage of recruitment tests and/or before recruitment.

EPSO cannot provide information on the rules applicable in various recruiting services when assessing the qualifications and/or experience of candidates. The following should be considered only as non-binding illustration of requirements that may apply.

Educational qualifications

Degrees, diplomas and/or certificates, whether issued in EU or non-EU countries, must be recognised by a competent authority of an EU Member State.

Professional experience

1.  To be taken into account, professional experience must normally meet the following general conditions:
   
   a) It must be acquired after obtaining the required minimum educational qualification indicated in the notice of competition;
   b) It must constitute genuine and effective work;
   c) It has to be remunerated;
   d) It must involve a professional relationship, i.e. being part of an organisational structure or supplying a service;
   e) It must comply with the relevance criteria defined in the notice of competition.
2. Professional experience listed below may also be considered in the light of specific rules, for example:
   
   a) In case of voluntary work, ‘remuneration’ is to be understood as any financial contribution received, including cost reimbursement and insurance coverage. Furthermore, voluntary work must involve weekly hours and duration similar to a regular job.
   
   b) In case of traineeships, ‘remuneration’ is to be understood as any financial contribution received, including cost reimbursement and insurance coverage. A compulsory traineeship which is part of a studies programme, may be taken into account provided that (i) the traineeship is undertaken after achieving the minimum educational qualification indicated in the notice of competition, and that (ii) the traineeship is remunerated.
   
   c) A compulsory traineeship which is part of a programme leading to, or which is a pre-condition for, registration with a professional association in order to obtain a right to practise a profession (for example, admission to the lawyers’ bar association) may be taken into account irrespective of whether the work was remunerated. However, where the work was not remunerated, the traineeship period may only be considered provided that the programme was successfully completed and the right to practise obtained. In all cases, only the minimum compulsory duration will be taken into account.
   
   d) Compulsory military service that occurred before or after obtaining the required minimum educational qualification indicated in the notice of competition will be taken into account, including if it does not meet the relevance criteria defined in the notice of competition, but only for a period not exceeding the obligatory duration in the relevant Member State.
   
   e) Maternity, paternity, adoption, or parental leave may be taken into account if covered by an employment contract.
   
   f) In the case of doctorate studies, the period taken into account shall not exceed three years, provided the doctorate was obtained, and irrespective of whether the work was remunerated.
   
   g) The period taken into account in cases of part-time work shall be calculated pro rata, e.g. half-time work for six months will count as three months.

Počet otázek v testu, délku jeho trvání a bodový limit pro jeho úspěšné složení najdete v příslušném oznámení o výběrovém řízení či výzvě k vyjádření zájmu.

Všechny testy EPSO probíhají online. Přečtěte si Technické a IT požadavky na online testování s novým poskytovatelem úřadu EPSO. K dispozici jsou také informace o používání služebních počítačů pro online testy. Podrobné pokyny k online testům jsou zasílány spolu s pozvánkou na testy prostřednictvím účtů EPSO jednotlivých uchazečů a poté prostřednictvím externího dodavatele e-mailem.

Contract staff positions are available for a wide range of jobs, requiring different levels of qualifications. They are divided into four function groups:

• I. manual and administrative support-service tasks
• II. clerical or secretarial tasks, office management and other equivalent tasks
• III. executive tasks, drafting, accountancy and other equivalent technical tasks
• IV. administrative, advisory, linguistic and equivalent technical tasks.

The specific duties will depend on the profile you are interested in. See Annex I to the Call for Expressions of Interest for detailed examples of duties per profile.

Contract staff are employed for a limited period, with an initial contract of 6-12 months.

In some EU bodies, it may be possible for the contract to be renewed for an indefinite duration.

Všechny přihlášky do výběrového řízení EPSO/CAST/P/1–4/2015 (řízení CAST pro výkonné agentury) potvrzené do 25.11.2016 (poledne SEČ) byly automaticky převedeny na řízení CAST Permanent (EPSO/CAST/P/1–4/2017).

Pokud jste již úspěšně absolvovali testy pořádané úřadem EPSO pro řízení EPSO/CAST/P/1–4/2015, zůstávají vaše výsledky v platnosti.

For competitions using the Single Candidate Portal:

Yes, you can modify your application form after submitting it, as long as the application deadline has not passed. Once the deadline has passed, the application form can no longer be modified.

If you edit your application after submitting it, don’t forget to click “Submit” again. Otherwise, your application will remain in draft status and will not be taken into consideration.

Note: You can update your CV in the Single Candidate Portal at any time. However, only the version submitted with your application will be taken into account when verifying eligibility for the specific competition you applied for. Any later updates will not affect your submitted application.

For contract staff selection procedures (CAST Permanent):
You can modify your application(s) and upload or update your CV within your EPSO Account at any time.

Don’t forget to update your application(s) at least every six months if you wish to remain visible to the recruiting services. This applies regardless of whether you have passed or failed the tests.

Submitting an application for Contract staff selection procedure(CAST Permanent) does not in itself mean that you will be invited to sit the tests. Only those candidates shortlisted by the recruiting services will be invited to sit the selection tests if and when a need arises.

The selection process consists of the following steps:

1. Candidates complete and validate their application(s) and update them at least every six months to confirm their interest and to remain visible in the database.
2. When a need arises, the recruiting services pre-select (shortlist) from the database of all validated and visible applications a number of candidates whose profiles fit the requirements of the services.
3. Pre-selected (shortlisted) candidates are invited to the selection tests organised by EPSO around 10 days before the tests take place. These are multiple-choice questionnaires. See more information on the IT and technical requirements for online testing.
4. Candidates who pass the selection tests, will be invited to recruitment tests organised by the recruiting services. Such tests may comprise an interview and other forms of evaluation.
5. Candidates who are successful at the recruitment tests, may receive an offer of employment.

Útvary hledající kandidáty na volná pracovní místa si projdou databázi všech registrovaných uchazečů a provedou užší výběr těch, kteří nejlépe splňují konkrétní požadavky na dané pracovní místo. Proto je důležité, abyste svou přihlášku jednou za šest měsíců aktualizovali, aby byl váš profil v databázi i nadále vidět a bylo jej možné vyhledat.

Pouze ti uchazeči, kteří se dostanou do užšího výběru, budou prostřednictvím svého účtu EPSO vyzváni, aby absolvovali testy, jež pořádá úřad EPSO.

Doporučujeme vám proto, abyste si účet EPSO kontrolovali alespoň každé tři dny. Pokud budete do užšího výběru zařazeni, obdržíte pozvánku s uvedením data konání testu.

Orientační data testovacího období jsou zveřejněna na našich stránkách věnovaných jednotlivým profilům. 

Upozorňujeme, že datum ani čas konání testu není možné změnit. Všichni uchazeči budou testováni současně. 

Uchazeči, kteří budou vybráni útvary, jež hledají kandidáty na volná pracovní místa, budou pozváni k sérii testů ověřujících uvažování, které mají podobu otázek s výběrem odpovědí. Uchazeči tyto testy absolvují ve svém jazyce 1. Další informace o technických a IT požadavcích na online testování.

Pokud uspějete v testech organizovaných úřadem EPSO, může vás útvar hledající kandidáty požádat, abyste absolvovali další testy, které považuje za relevantní pro dané pracovní místo – např. test stylistických schopností, řidičská zkouška, jazyková zkouška apod. Všechny informace o těchto testech poskytne příslušný útvar.

Určitou představu získáte ze vzorových testů (pro smluvní zaměstnance).

No. The recruiting services can only see if a candidate has passed or failed the tests.

Your score will only be visible to you, via your EPSO Account.

If you pass the selection tests organised by EPSO (the reasoning tests) you will be invited for an interview and/or further tests by the recruiting service.

The validity of the reasoning tests results (from the date when the results have been published in your EPSO Account) is 10 years.

The results are always valid for the function group for which you were tested and for any lower function group.

If you fail the reasoning test, you cannot be invited to take another reasoning test for the same or higher function group for the next 4 months. However, you can still be invited to take reasoning tests for lower function groups.

The 4-month period is counted from the day on which the test was taken.

Please note that the recruiting services are not obliged to invite you for re-testing, after the 4-month period is over.

Note: the above 4-months period applies to candidates who took their tests from January 2025 on. Candidates who took their tests before cannot be re-invited for 6 months as in the previous version call for expression of interest.

The recruiting services may invite several candidates for recruitment tests for each vacant position. It is up to the recruiting services to provide feedback on the outcome of those tests to the candidates concerned.

However, should you not be successful on that occasion, your EPSO tests results will remain valid for 10 years (*), counting from the date when they are published in your EPSO Account.

Therefore, you may be invited to other interviews and/or recruitment tests by the same or another recruiter.

Don’t forget to update your application(s) at least every six months if you wish to remain visible to the recruiting services.

(*) This only applies to Contract staff selection procedures (CAST/P). Note that your tests results are only valid for the specific selection procedure.

If pre-selected and successful in the tests, the recruiting services interested in your profile will contact you (via the e-mail address in your EPSO Account) and invite you for a competency test comprising interviews and/or other tests organised by the recruiting services.

EPSO does not provide information to candidates on which recruiting service is interested in them at any stage of the selection procedure.

You can find more information about the employment conditions in the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants and in the Staff Regulations, as well as the latest information on salaries for officials and contract staff (annual update).

Only candidates pre-selected (shortlisted) by the recruiting services will be invited to sit the selection tests organised by EPSO.

If shortlisted, you will receive in your EPSO account an invitation to test. This invitation is usually published at least 2 weeks before the test date in your EPSO account. Please check your EPSO account at least every three calendar days. You must sit your test within the given timeframes.

The tests are computer-based multiple-choice tests. See more information on the IT and technical requirements for online testing

The type of contract will depend on many elements including on the recruiting service.

For more information about the contractual arrangements, please refer to Chapter 5. Recruitment of the Call for expression of interest.

Yes, you can be pre-selected (shortlisted) for more than one profile and/or function group.

If pre-selected more than once (by more than one recruiter) for the same profile in the same function group, you will only take the tests once.

If pre-selected for different profiles/function groups, you will be invited to sit the tests for these profiles/function groups in the order in which the requests were sent to EPSO by the recruiting services.

Neither the recruiter nor the candidates or EPSO can influence the order of test requests being processed.

V takovém případě stačí, když se testu nezúčastníte.

Pokud se rozhodnete na test nejít, neovlivní to nijak vaši způsobilost a vaše přihláška nebude zablokována.

V budoucnu tak můžete být znovu předběžně vybrána jiným náborovým útvarem.

If you are no longer interested in being tested and/or recruited for a specific profile/function group, you can simply stop confirming your interest via your EPSO account. Six months after the last confirmation of interest or update to your application for that profile/function group, the application will become invisible to recruiters.

You will be able to reactivate your application at any time in the future.

Máte-li vážné pochybnosti ohledně obsahu testovací otázky, kontaktujte nás prosím do jednoho (1) kalendářního dne (tj. do konce dne následujícího po testu). Uveďte jasné informace o okolnostech, včetně vašeho čísla uchazeče, jak je uvedeno ve výzvě k vyjádření zájmu.

Pokud se zjistí, že daná položka nesplňuje kvalitativní kritéria úřadu EPSO, uplatní se následující nápravná opatření:

• Otázka bude opravena nebo vyřazena z databáze.
• Pokud úřad EPSO zjistí, že to mělo na uchazeče či uchazečku negativní vliv, mohou být přijata nápravná opatření. V takovém případě udělí úřad EPSO tomuto uchazeči či uchazečce za každou zrušenou otázku dodatečný bod, přičemž za každou otázku lze získat celkem nejvýše jeden bod.

U uchazečů, jejichž výsledky testů nemohou být vyřešením jejich stížnosti ovlivněny – buď proto, že dosáhli požadovaného minimálního počtu bodů, nebo proto, že by požadovaného minimálního počtu bodů nedosáhli, ani kdyby jejich stížnosti bylo vyhověno – nápravná opatření uplatněna nebudou.

Na stížnosti, které budou podány po stanovené lhůtě nebo které jasně nepopisují spornou otázku či otázky a domnělou chybu či chyby, nebude brán zřetel. Na stížnosti, které pouze poukazují na domnělé problémy s překladem a přitom neupřesňují daný problém, nebude brán zřetel.

Na základě testů EPSO se posuzuje pouze znalost jazyka 1 (L1), kterým může být kterýkoli z 24 úředních jazyků EU. Úroveň vašich znalostí tohoto jazyka bude testována prostřednictvím testů verbálního, numerického a abstraktního uvažování, a to v podobě otázek s možností výběru z více odpovědí. Vaše znalost jazyka L1 musí být alespoň na úrovni C1 (pokročilý mluvčí).

Vaši znalost jazyka 2 (L2) si ověří přímo příslušné náborové útvary (je třeba si zvolit angličtinu, francouzštinu nebo němčinu, přičemž se L2 nesmí shodovat s L1). Znalost jazyka L2 musí být alespoň na úrovni B2 (nezávislý mluvčí).

Další informace o výše uvedených testech najdete na stránkách EPSO se vzorovými testy.

Náborové útvary mohou organizovat dodatečné jazykové testy.

Ne, nemůžete. Více přihlášek na týž profil není povoleno, tj. ani na různé cílové jazyky.

Pokud máte dostatečnou znalost více než dvou úředních jazyků, můžete je všechny v přihlášce uvést v části „Jazykové znalosti“. To umožní pracovníkům náborových útvarů dohledat vaši přihlášku podle jejich aktuálních potřeb.

O zvláštní úpravy u testů na výběr smluvních zaměstnanců (CAST P) můžete požádat tak, že v přihlášce zaškrtněte políčko Zvláštní požadavky. Budete rovněž požádán*a, abyste vyplnil*a formulář s informacemi týkajícími se vašich specifických potřeb a poskytl*a příslušné doklady.

Pokud vám bude přiměřená úprava v souvislosti s testy organizovanými úřadem EPSO poskytnuta, budeme vás o tom před datem konání testů informovat. Někdy se může stát, že provedení těchto úprav způsobí přesunutí vašeho testu do příštího testovacího období. Také o tom bychom vás včas informovali. Úřad EPSO zajistí, aby byli všichni uchazeči, kteří úspěšně prošli předběžným výběrem, pozváni a testováni za co nejlepších podmínek.

Upozornění: Náborové testy organizují příslušné náborové útvary. Potřebujete-li úpravu i u těchto testů, obraťte se na příslušného náborového pracovníka, jakmile obdržíte pozvánku na test. Úřad EPSO nebude informace o vašem zdravotním stavu ani o vašich potřebách s náborovými pracovníky sdílet.

Find more information about the employment conditions in the "Conditions of Employment of Other Servants" section in the Staff Regulations.

Concerning the salaries, wages vary according to grade and function, and increase based on merit and seniority as you progress in your career. Also depending on your personal situation, you may also be entitled to extras such as dependent child allowance, expatriation allowance, transport reimbursement or foreign residence allowance.

Details about salaries are available in this table (point 11 for contract staff - updated on 11.4.2025), and further information in the EU staff regulations.

Further information about the rules applicable to contract agents in the European Commission is available in the Commission decision C(2017)6760.

For further information about the employment conditions in other EU institutions and bodies, we invite you to get in touch directly with their Human Resources services.

Uchazeči, kteří se hlásí do výběrových řízení na smluvní zaměstnance (CAST/P), nemohou příslušné dokumenty s přihláškou propojit. 

Příslušný náborový útvar bude uchazeče včas informovat, kdy mají dokumenty dokládající prohlášení uvedená v přihlášce, předložit. Rozhodne také o tom, které doklady jsou přijatelné.