Becoming a Contract Agent (abbr. CA) is the first step to become a eurocratThe term Eurocrat (from the combination of "European" and "bureaucrat") broadly indicates any official working for the European Union; it may have both a negative and a positive connotation, depending on who is speaking. In the EU-Bubble, for example, becoming a eurocrat means reaching a superior state of being, comparable.... You just need to perform the following tasks:
- Be invited to a CAST Competition (hint: networking is required). There are several that grant you access to a certain functional group (e. g. FG I to FG IV)
- Study enough to pass it.
- Hope that there will be an opening for the type of CAST you passed. This includes prayers and voodoo to make some eurocratThe term Eurocrat (from the combination of "European" and "bureaucrat") broadly indicates any official working for the European Union; it may have both a negative and a positive connotation, depending on who is speaking. In the EU-Bubble, for example, becoming a eurocrat means reaching a superior state of being, comparable... go on any kind of leave (maternity, parental, gap year), retire or even die.
Around the fifth year of this relatively comfortable life, a contract agent usually remembers their plan to pass the EPSO TestThe EPSO test is a popular lottery of the European Institutions, with incredible prizes such as permanent jobs, pompous titles, generous salaries and unspeakable benefits. Many people try their luck every year, moving around the intricacies of the registration process, passing through the lengthy selection procedures and surviving the hell... for Administrators. That’s when the panic starts.