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Recruitment and Selection
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In this table you will find details of our recruitment and selection process, whose multiple stages ensure as rigorous and fair a process as possible.

 Stage  What happens  When
 Initial CV Screening The selection panel will assess your application against therequirements listed in the vacancy you applied for. It is therefore in your interest to provide as much relevant information as possible to demonstrate that you are a good match for the vacancy.  Following the initial CV screening, the interview board will create a short list of candidates to invite for interview. This process begins on the vacancy closing day and generally lasts 2-3 weeks.
 Interview

Invitations to interview will be sent to candidates at the latest 1 week before the interview day. Interviews are structured, based on technical skills and behavioral competencies of the job, conducted by a board usually consisting of 4-5 people, including a highly trained representative from the recruitment team. Sometimes telephone or videoconference facilities are used to verify and/or better understand a candidate's experience.

Interviews are usually scheduled 4-5 weeks after the vacancy closing date.
 Testing Interviews will occasionally be accompanied by testing. Tests mostly involve work-related exercises or scenarios, but psychometric tests (ability, work style preference) are also used on occasion. Tests usually take place directly after the interview at the EUMETSAT headquarters but, in the case of psychometric and ability tests, can also take place online before the interviews. 
 Decision Once all interviews and tests have been completed, the interview board will come to a decision on which candidate to recommend for selection. The ultimate selection decision is taken by the Director General. The decision process usually takes 2-3 weeks.
 Appointment and medical  examination Once the selection decision is approved by the Director General, a job offer would be made to the successful candidate. If the successful candidate accepts the job offer, they would be invited to Darmstadt to undergo a medical examination with the EUMETSAT medical advisor who issues a certificate. It is a requirement that the candidate passes the medical examination before they receive their contract. The medical certificate is sent to EUMETSAT within a week to two after which the contract is issued to the selected candidate. The contract will need to be returned within 2 weeks.
 Feedback to non-selected candidates Candidates who are not selected for the position will receive notification via email. When the selected candidate has returned the signed contract.
 
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