6 tips on how to find open competitions more easily

Whether due to the good salaries offered, financial stability or bonuses, public positions have always been highly sought after and a great option for many people. To this end, more and more young people decide to take public exams, which demands time and dedication.

Precisely because of the number of benefits it offers, anyone who wants to become a civil servant needs to be aware of several factors, such as what is happening today, in addition to knowing exactly when registration for tests and assessments should take place. Fortunately, technology is there to help with this issue.

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There are several competition websites, official portals and even the possibility of setting up alerts in the Google news section, so that important information always reaches candidates about which notices are open or about to be opened. See below some tips on how to find open public tenders more easily.

6 tips on how to find open competitions more easily

1. PCI Contests

The portal has been on the market since 2010 and is well known among candidates. The PCI offers a large amount of content, such as updated news, tests, simulations and articles, to help those who are studying to take difficult public exams.

2. Competitions in Brazil

The specialty of this site is the publication of content about public competitions, in addition to selection processes, internship and job vacancies, in the format of news, articles, notices and preparation guidelines.

3. Brazil Competition Notice

It is a news portal with a list updated every day, about all open competitions in Brazil. The site also offers articles, tests from previous competitions and much more content to help with your studies.

4. São Paulo State Competition Portal

Created by Decree No. 60,449, of May 15, 2014, the Public Tender Portal of the State of São Paulo is an online channel that provides information about public tenders carried out by the State's Direct and Autonomous Administration.

The objective is to centralize information about public competitions and make the recruitment and selection process as transparent as possible. On the website you can find notices, announcements, notices, competition approval orders, legislation and regulations related to public competitions.

5. Transparency Portal

The site has free access, which allows citizens to know where public resources are going, in addition to participating in the discussion of public policies. The portal shows information about how public money is used. To find out about the tenders, you can select “Detailed Inquiries” in the menu and then “Tenders and Contracts”.

On the portal it is possible to have information about competitions for public defenders, officers, agents and legal interns. On the e-transparência website, interested parties can find information about open and completed public tenders, such as notices and results.

6. Set up alert in the Google news section

To not miss any news about public tenders, you can create a news alert on Google. This way, you will receive a warning whenever the topic appears on a news portal. You can filter by location, education, type of competition, etc. Here's how to set up Google alert:

1. Access Google Alerts;
2. In the search box, type the topic you want to follow;
3. Select the type of content you want to monitor;
4. Set how often you want to receive notifications;
5. Choose the font;
6. Choose the language and region;
7. Set the volume;
8. Enter your email;
9. Click the button to create the alert and that's it!

You can also set up news alerts in the Google News app on your mobile device.

1. Open the Google News app;
2. Tap your profile photo or initial;
3. Tap News Settings;
4. In “Alerts”, tap Notifications;
5. Enable the Receive notifications option.