Conference: the 2024 reclassification and promotion appeals season opens Thursday 13 June, Generation 2004 is here to help

Every year, the promotion and reclassification procedures, for officials and Contract Agents (CAs) respectively, go through several stages to culminate in formal recognition (or not) for the job performed during the previous years. During the first stage, your DG’s hierarchy put together draft reclassification and promotion lists according to the DG quota distribution.

How to increase your chances to get a promotion/reclassification in 2024?

*Update 17.04.2024 the note we drafted on behalf of the Central Staff Committee (CSC) requesting a full evaluation of the revamped evaluation template has been sent.* Original article: The promotion/reclassification process is not particularly user-friendly. It’s not always clear how DGs choose who to reward, nor why some years appear to be better than others.

2024 appraisal and promotion/reclassification exercises conference

We publish this early enough for you to make a start on listing your achievements, training and highlights throughout 2023 to avoid you having to hit the ground running in January. This conference explains the evaluation process and offers tips. Join us Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 12:00-13:30. We cover how to prepare your self-assessment and … Continue reading 2024 appraisal and promotion/reclassification exercises conference

Generation 2004 promotions/reclassification conference: How to draft an appeal 2023

*Update 03.04.2023: the promotions exercise has begun: the draft list is expected to be published 15.06.2023.* The promotion and reclassification lists for the 2023 exercise will be published in June (the EEAS published their 2022 lists in  July). For those of you not proposed for promotion or reclassification and who feel the reason is not … Continue reading Generation 2004 promotions/reclassification conference: How to draft an appeal 2023

How to increase your chances to get a promotion/reclassification in 2023?

Please find here the recording of the 2023 conference, and its slides. The promotion/reclassification process is not particularly user-friendly. It’s not always clear how DGs choose who to reward, nor why some years appear to be better than others. There are situations suggesting that  some staff are less favoured, while some staff are evaluated as … Continue reading How to increase your chances to get a promotion/reclassification in 2023?

2023 appraisal and promotion/reclassification exercises conference

*Update 27.01.2023, we assisted 274 colleagues with their evaluation text. The link to register is no longer functional* We found one more reason not to use the new option of transferring the report from the previous year: ad hoc input from panels and committees might need to be updated and the transfer does not allow … Continue reading 2023 appraisal and promotion/reclassification exercises conference

Promotion/reclassification exercises 2022

As happens every year, the promotion (officials) and reclassification (Contract Agents) exercises end with the publication of the final lists (officials and Contract Agents). The list for local agents in Delegations and Representations is normally published around 4 working days later. If your name is on the list you will be promoted/reclassified (changes will be … Continue reading Promotion/reclassification exercises 2022

How to increase your chances to get a promotion/reclassification in 2022?

Here is the presentation(note that the timetable for reclassification is slightly  different) and here is the recording. To access you must be connected to ECAS, and some browsers work better than others. If you have any difficulties,  contact us and we’ll send the presentation to you.) If you expect to be promoted/reclassified in 2022 or … Continue reading How to increase your chances to get a promotion/reclassification in 2022?

2022 appraisal and promotion/reclassification exercises conference

*Check out our 20.01.2022 update on this very topic* 2022 is here and with it comes the annual appraisal exercise [1] (Commission staff: 5 January for the launch of appraisal self-assessments and 12 January for reclassification self-assessments). It is crucial to understand how this works because it will play a huge part in how your … Continue reading 2022 appraisal and promotion/reclassification exercises conference

Promotion/reclassification exercises 2021

As you probably know, this year’s promotion (officials) and reclassification (Contract Agents) exercises will end with the publication of the final lists this week here (according to our information it will be on Wednesday, 10 November 2021) [1]. If your name is on the list you will be promoted/reclassified (changes will be visible in your … Continue reading Promotion/reclassification exercises 2021