Labor Day: Also Time to Remember Those Without Jobs
09/04/2011
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa
September 4, 2011
Adviant Midwest Managing Principal, Jonathan Scales, was quoted in the WCF Courier. "Many employers are becoming more and more selective in the screening for their candidates," said Jonathan Scales, HR consultant with Adviant, Inc. in Joplin, MO. "One thing we've seen is some employers are looking at unemployment as a screening tool." Workers need to keep that gap between jobs filled with relevant activities, Scales said. He advises additional schooling, volunteering and, of course, networking. "Show you're not, as some I've heard say, sitting at home playing Xbox," he said.