I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at European Defence Agency (Brussels) in Jun 2025
Interview
They shortlisted 10 out of 600 people. I applied in March and got invited to sit an 1h test in June, followed by an 1h interview. The questions were regarding social media, opinion on use on AI, key metrics, comms campaigns. It was very procedural and formal.
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Question 1
How would you measure the success of a communications campaign?
I applied online. I interviewed at European Defence Agency (Brussels) in Jun 2025
Interview
It started with an online application in April, typical of all European institutions, asking everything about you, movitation, references, working and academic experience, knowledge of different languages, etc. I got an interview with the ISE directorate in June, in the Strategic Industrial Analysis dpt. It was a 20 min interview. After that, I got rejected in mid-July.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you expect from this traineeship and what do you expect to do in this traineeship? How does this traineeship align with your future career goals? Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Application online. After a few weeks, there’s a call for and assessment and an approximately 1hr panel interview the following day. Standard behavioural questions and majority technical as indicated in the job description
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Question 1
Q. Why did you apply and why you think you’re the best candidate?