AST 3 communication assistants competition EPSO/AST/157/25: dates, tests, eligibility

Notice EPSO/AST/157/25, published on 25 June 2025, sought 435 assistants (AST 3) in graphic design, social media and webmaster roles. Applications closed on 29 July 2025 at noon, Brussels time.

Applications closed

Application deadline
(12:00 (midday), Brussels time)
Last verified
  • 435
    successful candidates sought, all three profiles combined
  • 3
    profiles: graphic design (159), social media (150), webmaster (126)
  • 15/30
    pass score in the field-related MCQ test, the only test used to rank candidates
  • 1.5 times
    the number of successful candidates sought, in principle at most: number of candidates per profile whose EUFTE is marked

Sources: Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables · Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/157/25

ContentsKey dates
  1. Key dates
  2. Who can apply
  3. Nature of the duties
  4. Breakdown of successful candidates
  5. How the tests are made up
  6. What this competition does not include
  7. Try a question
  8. How Erudiam prepares you
  9. Frequently asked questions
  10. Official reference and sources

Key dates

  1. Publication of the notice in the Official Journal (C/2025/3565)
  2. Closing date for applications, 12:00 (midday), Brussels time

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/157/25

Who can apply

  • Be a national of an EU Member State and enjoy full rights as a citizen, have fulfilled any obligations under national laws on military service and meet the character requirements for the duties.
  • Education and experience, two routes to choose from: post-secondary studies of at least two years in a discipline listed for the profile, followed by at least three years of relevant experience; or a secondary education diploma giving access to post-secondary education, followed by at least six years of relevant experience.
  • Listed disciplines, for example: graphic design or motion design, visual communication (graphic design); communication, marketing, journalism (social media); ICT, web design, digital media (webmaster).
  • All requirements are assessed as at the closing date for applications, 29 July 2025 at noon.

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/157/25

Nature of the duties

  • Graphic design: design communication products, apply visual identity guidelines and accessibility standards, visualise data, using the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
  • Social media: plan and create content, manage campaigns, manage online communities and measure their performance.
  • Webmaster: build and manage accessible websites (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), search engine optimisation, audience analytics, content management systems, release planning.

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/157/25

Breakdown of successful candidates

Successful candidates sought
  • Graphic design and visual content production (graphic_design)159
  • Social media and digital communication (social_media)150
  • Webmaster (webmaster)126
  • Total435

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/157/25

How the tests are made up

Only test counting towards the ranking: Field-related MCQ. All tests are eliminatory.

Test parameters recorded by Erudiam
Verbal reasoning
Questions20
Duration35 min
Language-
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score10/20
EliminatoryYes
RankedNo
Weight-
Numerical reasoning
Questions10
Duration20 min
Language-
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score10/20 (combined)
EliminatoryYes
RankedNo
Weight-
Abstract reasoning
Questions10
Duration10 min
Language-
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score10/20 (combined)
EliminatoryYes
RankedNo
Weight-
Field-related MCQ
Questions30
Duration40 min
LanguageL2
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score15/30
EliminatoryYes
RankedYes
Weight100 %
EUFTE (written test)
Questions1
Duration40 min
LanguageL2
Scoring1 pt/question
Pass score5/10
EliminatoryYes
RankedNo
Weight-

Source: Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables

How the selection works

  • Verbal reasoning: 20 questions in 35 minutes, pass score 10/20, in language 1.
  • Numerical reasoning (10 questions, 20 minutes) and abstract reasoning (10 questions, 10 minutes): combined pass score 10/20, in language 1.
  • Field-related MCQ test: 30 questions in 40 minutes, pass score 15/30, in language 2. Candidates who reach the pass score are ranked by profile.
  • EUFTE (“free-text essay on EU matters”): 40 minutes, marked from 0 to 10, pass score 5/10, in language 2. It assesses written communication; the notice specifies that “The EUFTE is not a language test”.
  • The EUFTE is marked and eligibility checked for a limited number of candidates taken in ranking order, in principle at most 1.5 times the number of successful candidates sought per profile.
  • The tests are taken online and remotely proctored.

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/157/25

What this competition does not include

  • No EU knowledge test and no digital skills test: the notice lists only reasoning, the field-related MCQ test and the EUFTE.
  • No assessment centre and no oral test in the notice.
  • The EUFTE does not count towards the ranking: candidates are ranked on the field-related MCQ test.

Source: Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/157/25

Try a question

A question from our practice bank, in the format of the Verbal reasoning test.

See the Verbal reasoning test

The demographic ageing of developed countries results from the combination of two dynamics: the continuous increase in life expectancy and the persistent fall in fertility below replacement level. In the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% of the population in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period. This twin movement profoundly alters the need for public services: health, long-term care, pensions, adapted housing. The social-protection models inherited from Esping-Andersen's typology (1990) (liberal, conservative-corporatist and social-democratic) respond to these challenges in contrasting ways: the first favours means-tested benefits, the second employment-linked insurance, the third universal services funded by taxation. None of these models is fully shielded from the budgetary tensions linked to ageing, but they do not respond to them with the same intergenerational fairness.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Answer key : B

Text: "In the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% of the population in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period".

A. Contradicts the passage: the models do not respond to ageing-related tensions "with the same intergenerational fairness".

B. Text: "In the European Union, the share of those aged 65 and over rose from around 14% of the population in 1990 to 21% in 2022, while the share of those under 15 declined over the same period".

C. Contradicts the passage: ageing results from "the combination of two dynamics: the continuous increase in life expectancy and the persistent fall in fertility", not fertility alone.

D. Contradicts the passage: the third model named is "social-democratic", not a "universalist-Anglo-Saxon" model.

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How Erudiam prepares you

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  2. Spaced repetition (FSRS): it focuses your revision on what you get wrong, test by test, in step with the actual test timetable.

  3. The readiness index (ERI): it tells you whether you are ready, instead of giving you a meaningless overall average.

Frequently asked questions

No. Applications closed on 29 July 2025 at noon, Brussels time.

Official reference and sources

Official parameters last checked in our database: 3 August 2026.

Sources

  1. Erudiam production database: competitions and competition_tests tables, row assistants-ast3-2025 (checked on 3 August 2026)Erudiam · 3 August 2026 · consulted on 21 September 2026
  2. Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/157/25, Assistants (AST 3): 1. Graphic design and visual content production; 2. Social media and digital communication; 3. Webmaster (OJ C/2025/3565)EPSO, Official Journal of the European Union · 25 June 2025 · consulted on 21 September 2026

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