Beidh bord roghnúcháin ar leith ag gach próiseas roghnúcháin chun na hiarrthóirí is fearr a roghnú ar bhonn na gcáilíochtaí agus na n-inniúlachtaí atá sainithe san fhógra comórtais. Oifigigh ó institiúidí an Aontais Eorpaigh atá sna bord roghnúcháin, agus déanann EPSO gach iarracht cothromaíocht a chinntiú i dtaca le hinscne, inniúlacht teanga, coibhneas idir baill foirne agus lucht riaracháin, agus méid na hinstitiúide. Tá cathaoirleach i gceannas ar obair an bhoird agus cabhraíonn leas-chathaoirleach amháin nó roinnt leas-chathaoirleach leis. Cumhdaíonn rúndacht imeachtaí an bhoird gach cúram a bhaineann le measúnú na n-iarrthóirí le linn an phróisis roghnúcháin.

Cuireann EPSO béim mhór ar an gcomhionannas agus déanann sé gach iarracht meas a léiriú ar chomhdheiseanna do na hiarrthóirí uile, agus a chinntiú go gcaitear ar an dóigh chéanna leo agus go bhfuil an rochtain chéanna acu ar a chuid seirbhísí, mar a leanas:

• Is é prionsabal na neamhchlaontachta an prionsabal uileghabhálach a threoraíonn obair an bhoird roghnúcháin. Mar shampla, ní féidir aon nasc ordlathach díreach ná gaol teaghlaigh díreach a bheith ann idir comhalta den bhord roghnúcháin agus an t-iarrthóir a bhfuil sé ag déanamh measúnú air. Mar sin féin, ní hionann caidreamh gairmiúil roimhe a bheith ann, nó fiú caidreamh gairmiúil de chineál níos faide amach a bheith ann san am i láthair, agus a rá go huathoibríoch nach féidir an measúnú a dhéanamh.
• Ní mór do chomhaltaí an bhoird roghnúcháin agus d’iarrthóirí araon aon choinbhleacht leasa a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ann a chur in iúl do EPSO ionas gur féidir an méid sin a chur san áireamh agus coigeartuithe a dhéanamh dá réir.
• Leanann an bord roghnúcháin an cháilitheacht réamhbhunaithe, agus na critéir roghnúcháin agus mheasúnaithe atá leagtha amach san fhógra comórtais. Déantar na critéir sin a dhoiciméadú, a ghlacadh agus a chur i bhfeidhm go cúramach agus go leanúnach.
• Le hoiliúint leitheadach, cóitseáil agus maoirseacht na gcomhaltaí boird, chomh maith le cruinnithe rialta athbhreithnithe, cinntítear cur chuige comhchuibhithe ó thaobh measúnuithe de.

Bíonn EPSO ag déanamh rialuithe cáilíochta agus anailísí staitistiúla córasacha chun monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar aon chlaontacht a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ann, agus deireadh a chur léi, agus measúnú á dhéanamh ar na hiarrthóirí.

All EPSO tests, and how they are scored, are closely analysed in order to ensure that they are fair and do not impact adversely on particular groups of candidates. EPSO is in the process of becoming compliant with the brand new ISO Standard for Assessment Procedures and is already in line with the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.

A key aspect of fairness is gender balance and EPSO strives to attract and select a balanced pool of male and female applicants. In practice, men and women apply in disproportionate numbers for some profiles. In general, however, applications are balanced, and the most recent AD Generalist competition produced 50% male and 50% female successful candidates.

Objective evaluation criteria are adopted prior to the selection, in accordance with the competition notice, and are rigorously applied to all candidates in order to ensure equal treatment.

Accessibility is very important to EPSO. We continually work to improve the accessibility of our communication and selection procedures.

However, if you run into difficulties linked to the accessibility of your EPSO account or our website, please contact us to share your observations and recommendations.

If necessary, EPSO produces adapted formats accessible to assistive technology

Your feedback is essential to us. It helps us improve our services by making them more accessible to everyone.

You can find out more about EPSO's work to improve accessibility on our equal opportunities webpage.

EPSO places great importance on equality, diversity and inclusion, and makes every effort to respect equal opportunities, equal treatment and equal access for all its applicants.

If you feel that you have been treated in an unfair or discriminatory way, due to one or more of the following characteristics: sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation, please contact us straight away to share your observations and feelings.

We pay a lot of attention to feedback from applicants, who are at the heart of our policies and practices on equality, diversity and inclusion management. For more information on how we put these policies into practice, please see our webpage dedicated to equal opportunities.

Tabhair do d’aire nach ndéanfaidh EPSO aon fhaisnéis maidir leis an míchumas atá ag gabháil duit ná na riachtanais ar leith atá agat a chur chuig ranna earcaíochta, agus tá sin amhlaidh i ngeall ar rialacha maidir le rúndacht agus neamh-idirdhealú.

Má tá tú faoi mhíchumas nó más rud é gur gá oiriúnuithe a dhéanamh duit de bharr an reachta sláinte ina bhfuil tú nó má tá riachtanais ar leith agat, ní mór duit sin a chur in iúl don fhostóir féin nuair a earcófar thú.

Más mian leat a bheith ar an eolas faoi bhearta dearfacha atá á ndéanamh ag fostóirí áirithe le haghaidh daoine atá faoi mhíchumas, cuir tic sa bhosca ábhartha i do chuntas EPSO. Sa chás sin, ní dhéanfar ach d’ainm agus do sheoladh ríomhphoist a chur ar aghaidh chuig na ranna earcaíochta.

If you are pregnant during the selection procedure registration period, you can submit your questions, problems or requests for adjustments in your application form, together with a medical certificate confirming your pregnancy and your due delivery date.

If you find out that you are pregnant or you give birth during the selection procedure period, please contact us as soon as possible, providing the same information and sending a medical certificate confirming the expected or actual delivery date.

We will inform you of the possible options after examining your request.

If you require adjustments to the selection tests as a result of a disability or medical condition, all you need to do is follow the procedure set out on our equal opportunities page in order to submit your request for adjustments. You will also find the different types of possible adjustments.

Please note that in order to benefit from reasonable adjustments to the selection tests, you will have to produce a certificate confirming your disability or medical condition issued by a competent national organisation and/or a specialist.

Accessibility is very important to EPSO. We continually work to improve the accessibility of our communication and selection procedures.

However, if you run into difficulties linked to the accessibility of your EPSO account or of our website, please contact us straight away to share your observations, problems and recommendations.
If necessary, EPSO produces adapted formats accessible to assistive technology

For more information on EPSO's work to improve accessibility please visit our webpage dedicated to equal opportunities.

When different written tests are used in the same competition (e.g. translation tests) these tests are chosen so that they have a similar level of difficulty.