About

Hi! I’m Ben!

As I’ve worked for several EU institutions in the past and still regularly receive questions from friends and acquaintances along the lines of “How to get a job in EU institutions?” and “How much are EU officials actually paid?”.

To answer these and other similar questions, I’ve created the European Union Employment Advisor. I hope that it helps you and other regular people find out more information about jobs in EU institutions and whether these might be a good fit for you.

I try to write in “easy English”, because most often European Commission sources are too technical and hard to understand for the “uninitiated”. Most articles are responses to questions I had when I just started out my EU career or that I have received from readers like you.

I hope that this site helps you to find answers to all your questions related to a career in EU institutions. If you don’t find an answer, please post your question as a comment under the most relevant article. I and other readers are usually able to provide an answer within a few days.

If there’s something else you need to contact me about, you can also send a message, but a blog comment is more appreciated.

Lastly, if you found a resource on this page particularly useful, consider buying me coffee to provide an energy boost while crafting the next article. ☕ 🙂 Cheers!

Citations in media

I’m happy to report that the EU Employment Advisor is appreciated by the media. To date, these are the most note-worthy citations:

	“Belgian workers are fighting for more money — high-paid EU staff, too” by Politico.eu
	“Mit 362.000 Euro Jahresgehalt liegt Scholz an der europäischen Spitze” by Focus.de
	“List of salaries of heads of state and government” by Wikipedia.org
	“How to land a job in EU institutions” by The Brussels Times

P.S. Ben is a nom de plume to protect my privacy. However, besides this everything else on the site is as authentic and precise as possible.