Noting that only 20% of hires follow the publication of a job offer, Pôle Emploi (France's public employment service agency) has developed an app that increases spontaneous applicants' chances of success. By analysing recruitment data, the app targets high-potential companies in a given sector and advises users about the best means to get an interview.

The goal of Germany's new wir-sind-bund portal is to encourage as many apprenticeship candidates as possible to choose the public sector, regardless of their origin. The site, which presents the various professions and government departments in seven languages, provides answers to many practical questions, such as nationality requirements and the recognition of diplomas acquired abroad.

The British Civil Service has launched a degree-level apprenticeship programme. In 2019, five ministries will host, on a four-day-per-week basis, an initial group of 75 students, who will receive an annual salary of £20,000. The four-year course in economics is the result of a partnership between the British Treasury, the Bank of England and the University of Kent.