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ApplicationFormvalidated
Name: Nicolaou
FirstName: Marios
DateofBirth(YYYYMMDD): 19810831

RegistrationData
APPLICATIONNUMBER,COMPETITION,FIELD,GRADE

Validationdate:
Applicationnumber:
Competition:
Field:
Grade:

20150217at05:34
3977055
EPSO/ASTSC/03/151SECRETARIES/CLERKS(gradesSC1andSC2)
ADMINISTRATIVESUPPORT
IapplyforgradeSC1.

CITIZENSHIP

Citizenship:

Cypriot

PROOFOFIDENTITY

Typeoflegaldocument:
Identificationnumber:

IdentityCard
820167

CBTCENTRESELECTION

CBTTestCentre:

CyprusNicosia

LANGUAGECHOICEFORTESTS

MainLanguage(language1):
SecondLanguage(language2):

Greek
English

HOWDIDYOULEARNABOUTTHISCOMPETITION?

Source:

Friends

ACCESSREQUIREMENTS

Arespecialrequirementsnecessaryforyou
tositthetests?

No

Motivation
EXPERIENCEANDBACKGROUND

Howisyoureducationandexperience
relevanttothisparticularprofile?

Asindicatedinmyprofile,Ihaveauniversitydegreeinhumanitarianstudies.Myinvolvement
inthespecificfieldhashelpedmeexpressmyselforallyandinwritingaccurately.
Humanitarianstudieshavetaughtmetocomprehendotherculturesandhavecultivatedmy
respecttootherlanguagesandpeople.Ithelpedmealsointerpretboththewrittenlanguage
andspokenwordmuchbetter,enhancingmycommunicationskills.FurthermoreIbelievethat
myworkingexperienceinchallengingenvironments,furtherenhancedmyalreadycompetent
communicationandorganizationalskills.Especially,inmypreviousjob,mymaindutieswere
focusedonmonitoringaschemethataimedtoimprovetheemployabilityofunemployed.The
schemewascofundedbytheEuropeanSocialFund.Iwasmonitoringandapprovingtraining
coursesthatwerebeingimplementedthroughthisscheme,andIwasprovidingsupporttothe
ContractorsEmployersaimingtomakesurethattheykeeptheircontractualobligations.Iwas
preparingreportsandsubmittedthemtothesupervisoroftheContractingAuthority,inorder
toapprovepaymenttobeneficiaries.Iwasalsoprocessing,monitoringandupdatingfilesof
courses,monitoringprocedures,monitoringdeadlines,processingapprovalofchanges,
observingandfilingofcorrespondenceandreplyingonbehalfofthesupervisor.

INTERESTTOAPPLY

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Whydoyouwanttoapplyforthisparticular
careeropportunity?
Youshouldalsoexplainwhythisparticular
profileinterestsyou.

Iappliedforthiscareeropportunitybecauseofmydesiretoworkinanenvironmentfullof
challengesandprospects.IbelievethatthepossibilityofmyemploymentinanEUInstitution,
willgivemetheabilitytoutilizeandimplementtheknowledgeIhavegainedsofarthrough
administrativework.Furthermore,havingbeenintroducedtothewaytheseInstitutions
operate,Ibelievethatthisjobpositionservesbettermyprofessionalorientation.Workingfor
anEUInstitutionwillgivemethechancetoexpandandpracticemyskillsandlearntoworkat
ademandinglevel.Myemploymentinadynamicandmulticulturalenvironmentwillalsobea
strongmotivesinceitwillgivemetheopportunitytoworkwithpeoplefromdifferent
backgrounds,andcultures,learnnewlanguagesandwillalsogivemetheopportunityto
travel.IamconfidentthatIwillbewelladjustedandbetransformedintoavaluableassetfor
anyInstitutionthatIwillbeassignedtoworkto.

CONTRIBUTIONTOEU

Whatspecificcontributiondoyouthinkyou
couldmaketotheworkoftheEuropean
institutionsandagencies?
Inwhatrolecouldyoubestcontribute?What
particularstrengthswouldyoubringtoyour
work?

AsImentionedbefore,IhaveworkedonaprojectfundedbytheEuropeanSocialFund.The
teamwithwhichIworkedwith,wasdedicatedinachievingthisgoalandwehaveworked
methodicallyandwithattentivenesssothatwecanpresenttheprojectinfullaccordancewith
theContractingAuthoritysguidelinesandattheendtosecureitsfunding.Ihaveacquired
importantadministrativeskills,inparticularinmonitoringtheproperimplementationofthiskind
ofprojects.AlsoIconsidermyselfasaproblemsolver.Ihavetheabilitytoseeasituation
fromdifferentperspectives,takininginitiativetoresolvetheproblemandIcangetmywork
doneeveninthefaceofdifficultobstacles.

STRENGTHS

Outlinetwoofyourmainachievements.
Describewhattheyare,theprocessyou
wentthroughandtheirpositiveoutcomesfor
youandforothers.

OneofmyachievementswasthedevelopmentofaMicrosoftAccesstemplate,withinthe
frameworkofmypreviousjob,inordertoprocesssomedataconcerningthequalitative
characteristicsoftheunemployedwhohadbenefitedfromtheactivitiesoftheorganizationfor
whichIwasworkingforexample,agegroup,country,longtermunemployment,andspecial
populationgroups.Thedevelopmentofthisspecializedspreadsheetwasnecessaryinorderto
createthedatabaseandproceedtotheanalysisofthecollecteddatarequestedbytheESF.
Thisway,wemanagetosavetimeandwewereabletogivepreciseinformation.Furthermore,
thistoolisstillthere,eventhoughIlefttheorganization,tobeutilizedbyotherassociatesin
thefuture.Theotherachievementseemsirrelevantforthespecificjobbutitisanachievement
forwhichIamveryproudof.IamaparttimeGreeklanguageinstructorandtheministryof
educationhasrecentlyassignedmeaclasswithmuchdiversestudents,withdifferent
educationalbackgrounds,wideagerangeandinsomecases,deepculturaldifferencesmy
classwasconsistingfromasylumseekerstouniversityprofessors.However,theyallhadone
commongoaltolearnGreek.Thechallengeformewasgreatandwithmuchpatienceand
respecttothespecificculturalcharacteristicsofeachstudent,wehaveachievedintheendto
createagreatclass,whereallstudentspassedtheministrysaptitudeexamsbutmainlywhere
strongfriendshipbondswereforgedbetweenthestudents.

EducationandTraining
Entry1
Dates(YYYYMMDD)

from:20011017to:20050718

TypeofEducation

Educationstudies

Additionalinformation(if
"Other"or(+)):
Name,addressandtypeof
organisationproviding
educationandtraining

NationalandKapodistrianUniversityofAthens,FacultyofArts,UniversityCampus,ZografouAthens

Principal
subjects/occupationalskills
covered

Philosophy,PedagogyandPsychologyBachelor'sdegree.MajorinPedagogy.
Majorsubjects:
Greekliterature
History
Education
Psychology
Philosophy

Countryinwhichdiploma
wasissued

Greece

Titleofqualification
awarded

GRCPtychio(+)

Additionalinformation(if
"Other"or(+)):
Levelinnational
classification

Universitydegree
Highereducation

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Dates(YYYYMMDD)

from:19960909to:19990622

TypeofEducation

Gymnasium,Lycee

Additionalinformation(if
"Other"or(+)):
Name,addressandtypeof
organisationproviding
educationandtraining

LyceumofPalouriotissa,Nicosia

Principal
subjects/occupationalskills
covered

AncientGreek,Latin,History,Philosophy,English,ComputerSkills

Countryinwhichdiploma
wasissued

Cyprus

Titleofqualification
awarded

CYPApolytirio()

Additionalinformation(if
"Other"or(+)):
Levelinnational
classification

SecondaryGeneralEducation

ProfessionalExperience
Entry1
Dates(YYYYMMDD)
ExperienceMonthandDay
count
TypeofExperience

from20100208to20150207
ComputedValues: Months:59
YourValues: Months:60

Days:30
Days:

AdministrativeandSupportServices

Additionaldetailsif"Other":
Classification

Selfemployed(managementofexternalaid)

Additionaldetailsif"Other":
Typeofbusinessorsector

Semigovernmentsector

NameandAddressof
Employer

HumanResourceDevelopmentAuthority,Anavissou1025Strovolos,NicosiaCyprus

Occupation

AdministrativeassociateatHumanResourceDevelopmentAuthorityofCyprus.Technicalsupporttotheco
fundedbytheEuropeanSocialFundscheme"Improvetheemployabilityofunemployed"

NatureofDuties

Reviewingandapprovingtrainingcourses
Drawingreports
Assistinginthecoordinationandplanningofthedepartment'swork.
Dealingwithincomingemail,faxesandpost,oftencorrespondingonbehalfofthemanager
Spotchecks
Storing,organizingandmanagingfiles

LanguageSkills
Language

AbilitytoListen

AbilitytoRead

AbilitytoSpeak

AbilitytoWrite

Greek

Proficientuser(C2)

Proficientuser(C2)

Proficientuser(C2)

Proficientuser(C2)

English

Proficientuser(C1)

Proficientuser(C1)

Proficientuser(C1)

Proficientuser(C1)

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