The Ultimate EU Test Book Administrators 2019

Book excerpt: The 2019 Administrators edition of The Ultimate EU Test Book is for candidates preparing for European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) ADMINISTRATOR-level competitions, the entry point for jobs in the EU administration. It introduces a new comprehensive guide to plan for success in the exams and a major overhaul of the numerical reasoning chapters.The Ultimate EU Test Book Administrators 2019 is relevant for all EPSO AD5-AD 9, Linguist, and AD Specialist exams and also CAST competitions. It is packed with strategies, tips, advice and thorough practice exercises. The book opens with 2 chapters explaining the EPSO process, looking at issues such as chances of succeeding in different competitions, typical timelines, scoring, and key mistakes to avoid. There are then chapters on the skills and shortcuts needed in tackling verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning questions, backed up by comprehensive practice exercises designed to simulate AD-level competitions. Multiple choice questions are accompanied by detailed answer explanations to enable you to understand your mistakes and improve your speed and accuracy. Finally situational judgement tests are explained, with practice scenarios. The focus is on the so-called pre-selection tests as this is where the great majority of candidates fail. A separate edition, The Ultimate EU Test Book Assessment Centre 2019, is available for those who make it to the Assessment Centre phase, where the exercises used are very different.Contents1. What Are Administrators and How Are They Selected?2. Administrator Competitions Step by Step3. Verbal, Numerical and Abstract Reasoning Tests in EPSO Administrator Exams4. Succeeding in Verbal Reasoning Tests5. Verbal Reasoning Test (180 Administrator-level questions with full answer explanations)6. Succeeding in Numerical Reasoning Tests7. Targeted Numerical Reasoning Practice (45 "warm-up" questions and explanations)8. Numerical Reasoning Mixed Questions Test (120 Administrator-level questions with full answer explanations)9. Succeeding in Abstract Reasoning Tests10. Abstract Reasoning Test (160 Administrator-level questions with full answer explanations)11. Succeeding in Situational Judgement Tests12. Situational Judgement Test (30 scenarios with explanation of options)