Abstract:

 The reform of state-political systems in Eastern Europe included the creation of a new public service institution. One of the most important issues in the formation of a professional public service is recruitment. The purpose of this article is to conduct a comparative analysis of the features of entering the civil service in Eastern Europe as the initial stage of professional socialisation of a servant. The study consists of the following: first, it provides an overview of civil service recruitment practices in Eastern Europe; secondly, the theoretical aspects of the study of recruitment for civil service in post-Soviet states as the initial stage of professional socialisation of an employee are generalised, and, thirdly, on the basis of the data obtained, a comparative analysis of technologies and methods of recruiting for civil service is carried out. service is carried out in the countries of the European Union. Research results have shown that these systems are not uniform or universal; integration into the EU has a significant impact on regional (country) characteristic.