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If you’ve just submitted an application for an EU agency vacancy and received an invitation letter for the assessment phase, you might assume every agency runs that phase the same way. Two real invitation letters sent recently to AD-level candidates show just how different interviews can look, depending on which agency you’re dealing with. Traditional approach A candidate invited for an AD 8…

When applying to an EU institution, a natural question is whether age affects the outcome. The Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union offer a clear answer: age is, in principle, irrelevant to selection, with only a few narrow, justified exceptions. A General Ban on Age Discrimination Article 1d of the Staff Regulations prohibits discrimination on several grounds, and age sits…

When we published our first piece on NextEUJob, the goal was simple: give serious candidates the insider knowledge that the EU institutions never quite spell out for you. Five years and one hundred articles later, that mission has not changed. To mark the milestone, we went back through the full archive and asked ourselves one question: if someone had an hour to read the most useful things we…

So you’ve decided to pursue a career in an EU agency. You’ve polished your CV, you’re brushing up on your competency-based interview technique, and you’re scanning job boards daily. But then you stumble across a reference to “Implementing Rules” in a vacancy notice or contract clause, and suddenly you’re in a rabbit hole of legal jargon that nobody warned you about. Don’t worry. This is one of…

What to Do and What to Do If They Turn on You Working for an EU agency carries real responsibilities, and sometimes, those responsibilities put you in an uncomfortable position. You witness something that looks wrong. Procurement that doesn’t add up. A decision that bypasses the rules. Funds are being used in ways they shouldn’t be. What do you do? The starting point is knowing your legal…

The EU Benefit That Often Gets Overlooked If you have been researching salaries in the EU civil service, you have almost certainly come across the expatriation allowance — the headline benefit that adds 16% on top of your basic salary when you relocate abroad for an EU job. It is well known, widely discussed, and rightly considered one of the most attractive perks of working for an EU…

Recently, an unusual position for a Legal Officer has been advertised on the EPSO website. Much like Schroedinger’s cat, it appears to be in two states at once. Or even more states in this case. Legal Officer’s cat You can see the text below, including the link to see for yourself: Legal Officer Domain(s): Law Reference number: eu-LISA/26/CA/FGIV/3.1 Deadline: 01/06/2026 – 11:59 (Brussels…

The first five years of nextEUjob nextEUjob has recently reached a huge milestone that we are really really proud of. Our newsletter has reached over 2000 subscribers, which means we can now talk about thousands of subscribers in our promotional materials! 🙂 But we wanted to this opportunity to look back at everything we have achieved together in these past five years too and share some of the…