Offer received! Moving to Brussels...

Hi all -

I got a phone call today from the EACI confirming that I was chosen as their trainee and I have been reserved for them in the Blue Book. Apparently other people are sorting out the contracts which will be sent to us in due course. Anyone else accepted?

How about moving to Brussels; next step for finding accomodation? Any takers for flat sharing with very normal British girl?(!)

K

Congratz! I am very happy for you.

I wish mine will be confirmed as soon as possible. I have got a verbal offer, but the people in the Unit emphasise that it is not official. I am freaking out now.

I am living in London right now. If I have chance to move to Brussels, I am in for flat hunting!

Do you know when they will send out the contracts?! And is the Traineeship Office going to send them via email?!

Returntigger wrote:Hi all -

I got a phone call today from the EACI confirming that I was chosen as their trainee and I have been reserved for them in the Blue Book. Apparently other people are sorting out the contracts which will be sent to us in due course. Anyone else accepted?

How about moving to Brussels; next step for finding accomodation? Any takers for flat sharing with very normal British girl?(!)

K

@ Returntigger - Congratulations !!

I was contacted by EACI on the 13th mentioning their interest in my profile. Today the Head of the sector has only confirmed to me that she has asked the HR team to pursue my case further. And that a confirmation could only be made in due course of time.

Which unit of EACI would you be joining ???

-M

PhyK - I think that the contracts etc will be done by 5th Jan. But to be honest I just have no idea; the whole process seems to differ on circumstances and units. Let me know then when you get your offer (fingers crossed!) and we'll discuss flat hunting.

Moorish - that's cool. I will be in the resources unit, legal section. What about you? Did you have an interview?

K

@Returntigger - I would (fingers crossed) be joining the Unit 4 Network operations of EACI, in the Monitoring & Evaluations sector. And I did not have any interview. They just contacted me based on my profile in the Blue Book. No Lobbying either. The work though is very closely related to my education. May be that helped the cause.

Congrats guys! All official offers from the Traineeship Office are sent at the same time. It is well advised to not make any plans until you get that offer, as things can sometimes happen between now and then (fingers crossed). The pre-selection email said they will send the emails out around January 5th, though history tells us that this is much more likely to happen on the 13th or, hopefully less likely, the 17th.

PhyK wrote:Congratz! I am very happy for you.

I wish mine will be confirmed as soon as possible. I have got a verbal offer, but the people in the Unit emphasise that it is not official. I am freaking out now.

I am living in London right now. If I have chance to move to Brussels, I am in for flat hunting!

Do you know when they will send out the contracts?! And is the Traineeship Office going to send them via email?!

the Traineeships Office will send you a letter (email) with offer and this, as from 22 December

good luck!

Hi Returntigger,

Congratulations! I have also been selected and I'd be interested in flat sharing or meeting up for coffee/drinks in Brussels some time. I'll be working in the DGT which is in Evere, but I don't really want to live there, I'd prefer to live in Ixelles or Saint Gilles which is quite close to the European Quarter.

I'm also British, 25 years old, living in Germany at the moment, and I work as a translator (French, Spanish, German and Portuguese to English).

M

Congrats guys! I'm also in! I received a phone call last week from DG Justice and apparently they've put a hold on the blue book, and the formal matters depend on the traineeship office now. A friend of mine told me that they usually send the formal offers in mid-January or so, so don't start panicking if you don't have it on the 5th of January!

I'm Spanish and I have a legal background. I'm currently living in the UK, but looking forward to moving to Brussels and of course willing to meet you for a coffee down there! I think that I will start looking for a flat/room after Christmas!

Good luck to the ones not having an offer yet or waiting for confirmation!

mafalda83 wrote:Congrats guys! I'm also in! I received a phone call last week from DG Justice and apparently they've put a hold on the blue book, and the formal matters depend on the traineeship office now. A friend of mine told me that they usually send the formal offers in mid-January or so, so don't start panicking if you don't have it on the 5th of January!

I'm Spanish and I have a legal background. I'm currently living in the UK, but looking forward to moving to Brussels and of course willing to meet you for a coffee down there! I think that I will start looking for a flat/room after Christmas!

Good luck to the ones not having an offer yet or waiting for confirmation!

Congratz, mafalda83! Same as you, I am waiting for the formal offer. I am also currently living in the UK. We shall meet if you are in London!

I am going to Brussels in January and hopefully I will find a reasonbly cheap accomondation. I really don't want to spend hald of the salary for a place. Anyone knows the housing rental situation there?

Hello and Gongratz to all of you!!!

I also received an offer from DG INFSO and now, i am waiting for the official one!!!!!!!
Hope we all meet in Brussels!!!
As for myself, i've started looking for a cheap accomodation too!!! All the available places that i found are too expensive!!! So, i will continue searching and i hope that i will provide you with useful information soon!!
I would really appreciate any information given!!!
Thank you so much!!!
Have a nice holiday!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone,

I'm going to make a group on facebook for all future March 2012 trainees. I think it would be a good place to share information about accommodation or anything else useful. The problem is that facebook won't let me create the group if I have no-one to add to it! So if anyone is interested in being part of the group, can you add me as a friend on facebook (my name is Marcia Liddle) and then I'll add you to the group.

Thanks and have a great Chistmas!

Thanks to those who added me on Facebook, the group is now set up: "European Commission Trainees March 2012!"

Trainee_March2012 wrote:Thanks to those who added me on Facebook, the group is now set up: "European Commission Trainees March 2012!"

Thanks for creating the group. It is a great idea! I have requested to join. Hope to see you soon.

Everyone, have a great Christmas!

Trainee_March2012 wrote:Hi everyone,

I'm going to make a group on facebook for all future March 2012 trainees. I think it would be a good place to share information about accommodation or anything else useful. The problem is that facebook won't let me create the group if I have no-one to add to it! So if anyone is interested in being part of the group, can you add me as a friend on facebook (my name is Marcia Liddle) and then I'll add you to the group.

Thanks and have a great Chistmas!

Hello!!! i've already became a member of the group by the name La Notturna! My name is Vicky and i hope we will meet soon in Brussels!!!!

Just received my formal offer (DG Comp).

Great Christmas to everyone

just received mine tooo!! It's DG COMM.

Guys check out you're email boxes, I'm sure yours on the way, too.

Wish a lot of luck to everyone.

For all trainees at the DG Competition, I have just created a Facebook group : please ask to join at : https://www.facebook.com/groups/293461467363298/?ref=ts

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Just received my formal offer too ! Dg Envi Unit E1.

Good luck to everyone and have a great Christmas

received formal offer!! DEVCO, youhuuuuu

CU guys in bxl!

I am in, too! Yeaaahoooooo GD Sanco, just received formal offer today!

I asked to join the facebook group, but didnt get the confirmation yet...

Returntigger wrote:PhyK - I think that the contracts etc will be done by 5th Jan. But to be honest I just have no idea; the whole process seems to differ on circumstances and units. Let me know then when you get your offer (fingers crossed!) and we'll discuss flat hunting.

Moorish - that's cool. I will be in the resources unit, legal section. What about you? Did you have an interview?

K

@Returntigger

I have just received a confirmation today. I am so delighted that I am moving to Brussels. Do you know when is the best time to look for accomondation? I am going to Brussels in January. I will be able to do some flat viewing.

I am also in!!! Education &Culture DG!!! See you guys in Facebook!

Im also in! DG Justice!

Congratulations to everybody! I have the impression that most DGs have already made their choices, so I guess that if I did not receive any confirmation of the DG, that means that I have not been selected. I had received a phone call saying that they were going to put me on their favourite candidates' list one week ago (DG INFSO). But, I did not receive anything since then.

I don't know if it is still possible to be selected until the end of the selection process(January). I must find an internship to get my Master Diploma so I think I have to find other solution although I really wanted to be in the EC....

Merry Christmas to all

Guysss, congratulations to all!! Anyone heard the final decisions from ECHO?

Hello and Congratulations everyone!!!!

I am selected too!!! From DG INFSO!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS THE BEST GIFT EVER!!!
Anyone else from INFSO?????????

https://www.facebook.com/groups/329582423738605/?notif_t=group_activity

You are more than welcome to join the group!!!

Merry Christmas to you all!!!

Got an offer after my third preselection. DG ENV D1

Congrats to everybody that is selected.

To the rest: it took me three times to get an offer, so don't give up if you are really interested.

Congrats everyone! I also received an offer yesterday so I'm really excited to be moving to Brussels. Now on to finding accomodation with hopefully some nice roommates! Not even 3 months left before we'll start the traineeship....

hi, and congtratulations to the selected ones.
I'd like to know if the DGs Ecfin, Budged and Entreprise and Industry have sent emails with offers?
Thank you and merry christmas to you all.