29/10/2020
Competitions organised by the European Personnel Selection
Office (EPSO) are the gateway to a career in the EU civil service.
At a time of changing recruitment needs and reduced staffing
levels, the EU institutions have begun to question their continued
suitability for selecting new personnel. We found that the
competitions run by EPSO broadly enabled the institutions to
meet their needs for recruits with generalist profiles but that they
proved less efficient and effective for recruiting specialists. We
make a number of recommendations to strengthen the selection
process, introduce a new selection framework for specialists and
improve EPSO’s capacity to adapt to the current fast-changing
environment.
ECA special report pursuant to Article 287(4), second
subparagraph, TFEU.
Special Report 23/2020: The European Personnel Selection Office: Time to adapt the selection process to changing recruitment needs
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