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Start your career - Graduates competition now open

EPSO (European Personnel Selection Office ) - AD5 Graduate Competition

to
Campus
Online
Venue
Virtual
Target Audience
As below
Students who are about to graduate, post-grad students
Is registration required?
No
For more information contact
cillian.oliver@dfa.ie

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) opened the application period for the AD5 Graduate competition on the 5 February 2026. The AD5 graduate competition is the EU’s main recruitment competition for hiring university graduates and seasoned professionals into permanent posts as EU officials. The application window will close on the 10 March 2026.

Irish citizens undertaking the AD 5 competition can avail of supports by emailing eujobs@dfa.ie (the email must include a photo of passport showing Irish citizenship and also a screenshot showing a completed application for the AD5 competition).

For more information, the information session takes place this Wednesday at 11am.