Za svaki postupak odabira osniva se povjerenstvo za odabir, koje odabire najbolje kandidate na temelju kvalifikacija i kompetencija utvrđenih u obavijesti o natječaju. Članovi povjerenstva su stalni zaposlenici institucija EU-a i EPSO se trudi da povjerenstva budu uravnotežena kad je riječ o rodu, jezičnim sposobnostima, broju članova iz redova osoblja i uprave te veličini institucije. Povjerenstvo vodi predsjednik, uz pomoć potpredsjednikâ. Sve zadaće koje se tiču procjene kandidata u postupku odabira povjerenstvo obavlja u tajnosti.

EPSO-u je ravnopravnost važna pa svim kandidatima nastoji osigurati jednake mogućnosti, tretman i pristup:

• Rad povjerenstva za odabir počiva na načelu nepristranosti. Primjerice, između člana povjerenstva za odabir i kandidata kojeg taj član ocjenjuje ne smije biti izravne hijerarhijske ni obiteljske veze. Ali prošla ili sadašnja neizravna poslovna povezanost sama po sebi ne isključuje mogućnost ocjenjivanja.
• Članovi povjerenstva za odabir i kandidati moraju EPSO-u prijaviti mogući sukob interesa kako bi se mogle provesti odgovarajuće prilagodbe.
• Povjerenstvo za odabir pridržava se unaprijed utvrđenih kriterija koji se odnose na uvjete za sudjelovanje, odabir i procjenu, a navedeni su u obavijesti o natječaju. Ti se kriteriji pažljivo i redovito pripremaju, donose i primjenjuju.
• Da bi ocjenjivali usklađeno, članovi povjerenstva prolaze kroz opsežno osposobljavanje, tutorstvo i nadzor te se redovito sastaju i preispituju vlastiti rad.

Sustavnom kontrolom kvalitete i statističkom analizom EPSO prati i otklanja svaku pristranost u ocjenjivanju kandidata.

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.

Napominjemo da EPSO radi poštovanja povjerljivosti podataka i načela nediskriminacije službama koje zapošljavaju novo osoblje ne prosljeđuje informacije o vašem invaliditetu i posebnim potrebama.

Ako su vam zbog invaliditeta ili zdravstvenog problema potrebne prilagodbe ili imate posebne potrebe o tome morate izravno obavijestiti svojeg budućeg poslodavca nakon što se zaposlite.

Ako želite informacije o pozitivnim mjerama koje je određeni poslodavac poduzeo za osobe s invaliditetom, označite odgovarajuće polje u svojem EPSO računu. U tom će se slučaju službama koje zapošljavaju novo osoblje proslijediti samo vaše ime i adresa e-pošte.

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.