European Personnel Selection Office Director Bearfield to visit Helsinki

Government Communications Department
Publication date 8.9.2016 10.35
Type:Press release 362/2016

David Bearfield, Director of the European Personnel Selection Office, will visit Helsinki on 14–16 September. In addition to expert discussions, Director Bearfield will speak at EU Careers Events at Aalto University and Hanken, the Helsinki School of Economics.

Info sessions open to all on Wednesday 14 September

10–11.30       Aalto University (Hall U 1, Otakaari 1 M, Espoo)              

Registration for the event

14–15.30       Hanken, the Helsinki School of Economics (Assembly Hall, Arkadiankatu 22, Helsinki)

Registration for the event

The European Union employs over 40,000 people, including just over 1,000 Finns. The EU operates in various policy sectors, and it employs drivers, security experts, interpreters, legal academics, financial and audit experts, and environmental, agricultural and trade experts. At the expert level, positions are available in fields ranging from communications to legislative work and policy preparation.

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is responsible for all EU job recruitment. The recruitment process tests various areas of expertise, such as communication skills and problem-solving ability.

Inquiries: Jaana Jokelainen, EU Special Adviser, tel. 358 295 160 329, Prime Minister's Office

English translation of the press release published on 9 September 2016