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Please quote these references and your candidate number in all correspondence
Dear Mr ZLATEV,
Your application for the above-mentioned Call for expression of interest has been
validated. In line with the Call you are hereby invited to sit the selection tests, which will
take place in test centres located in all of the EU Member States. The testing period will
extend from Monday 25th June 2007 to Thursday 2nd August 2007. In order to sit
the tests you must go through the booking procedures described here-under.
Booking period
The booking period for the tests will begin on 30th May 2007 at 00:00 hours Brussels
time and end on 22nd June 2007 at 12.00 hours Brussels time. It is imperative that,
during this booking period, you book a date and a time, according to availability, to take
the tests. When booking, you will also have to choose the test centre where you wish to
take the tests. Test centres will be available in all 27 Member States of the European
Union. To view these centres please click here.
For your booking you will be transferred to the website of Prometric, our contractor for
delivery of the tests. On 30th May 2007 a link will be activated in your EPSO Profile
entitled "Booking procedure". By clicking on this link, you will be able to book the date,
time and place for your tests. (Note that dates marked in grey are not available).
Please note that at the end of your booking procedure, a confirmation page with your
booking reference number will be displayed on your screen. Confirmation details will
also be available
in your EPSO profile, usually within 48 hours of your booking. You must print the
confirmation page and bring it with you to the test centre on the day of your tests.
If you have not received a reference number, this means that you have not
completed the booking procedure.
Please bear in mind that once you have booked your test no rescheduling will be
possible except in the following exceptional circumstances:
Any such requests should be sent to the electronic mailbox of the Call: epso-cast27-
en@ec.europa.eu.
In the event of technical problems when booking your tests, you should call one of the
following toll-free numbers (click here) or contact our contractor's IT-help desk by email
at the following address: Epso_en@thomson.com.
From countries outside of the EU, please call the following international number: 0031
320 239 575 (calls will be charged at your operator's standard rate) or contact our
contractor's IT-help desk by email at the following address: Epso_en@thomson.com.
The total duration, including a tutorial, will be approximately 120 minutes. Please note
that there will be a non-compulsory 10 minutes break between tests b) and c).
(a) A multiple-choice test comprising a series of questions to assess your verbal and
numerical reasoning skills (50 minutes).
(b) A multiple-choice test comprising a series of questions to assess your knowledge of
the European Union (20 minutes).
The total duration, which includes a tutorial, will be approximately 90 minutes. Please
note that there will be no break between the tests.
The marking scheme for the tests will be published in the CAST 27 "Latest news" section
of the EPSO Website on the day that the booking starts.
Please note that the tests will take place between Monday 25th June 2007 and
Thursday 2nd August 2007 inclusive. The testing period will not be extended beyond
the final date.
Instructions to candidates for the tests are enclosed. It is very important to read this
document carefully. Please click here to access these instructions.
We would like to underline the fact that no financial contribution will be made towards
travel or subsistence expenses incurred by candidates participating in the tests.
On 18th June 2007 a link will be activated in the EPSO Profile of those candidates who
are sitting all three tests during this testing period (see the 10 profiles listed above), which
will enable them to fill in and submit their on-line CV. It is in candidates' interest to
complete this on-line CV as soon as possible, and preferably before the results are
published, as potential recruiters will not consider candidates whose CV's have not been
completed.
Candidates from all other profiles who succeed in the first phase (test a) will be informed
in due course when they can submit their CV.
Finally, please note that any future correspondence should be sent via the electronic tool
http://europa.eu/epso/cast27/faq_cast_en.cfm clearly indicating your name and your
candidate number.
You are also advised to consult our website http://ec.europa.eu./epso at regular intervals
for all the latest information.
Yours sincerely,
Alan PIOTROWSKI
Head of Unit
EPSO, Office: C-80 1/66, avenue de Cortenbergh/Kortenberglaan 80, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium.
Fax: (32)-2-299.80.81
Contact: epso-cast27-en@ec.europa.eu
Website: http://europa.eu/epso/