The expression ''Hire for attitude, train for skills'' is used as a motive to create a matching program where companies and job seekers' soft qualities are measured and compared against each other. Are there better or worse methods for this purpose, and how do they compare with each other? By associating soft qualities with companies and job seekers, it is possible to generate a value for how well they match. Therefore, data has been collected on several companies and job seekers. Their associated qualities are then translated into numerical vectors that can be used for matching purposes, where vectors closer together are more equal than vectors with greater distances. When it comes to analyzing and comparing the qualities, several methods have been used and compared with a subsequent discussion about their suitability. One consequence of the lack of a proper standard for presenting the qualities of companies and job seekers is that the data is messy and varied. An expected conclusion from the result is that the most flexible method is the one that generates the most accurate results.

Syftet med studien var att beskriva hur arbetslösa personer i tjänsten Stöd och matchning upplever delaktighet i aktivitet. Författaren använde kvalitativ metod med induktiv ansats. Datainsamlingen genomfördes genom intervjuer med bedömningsinstrumentet OCAIRS-S som grund. Fem deltagare rekryterades med bekvämlighetsurval på en mindre ort i Sverige. Författaren spelade in intervjuerna för att sedan transkribera och bearbeta dem genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys med stöd av komponenter i ICF. Resultatet visade bland annat att deltagarna hade lätt att ge upp och saknade rutiner i sitt vardagsliv. Alla upplevde även att de klarar sig bra på sin inkomst och hade möjlighet att utföra alla aktiviteter de ville och behövde göra. De spenderade mycket tid ensamma och hade några få nära relationer. De flesta trivdes i arbetslösheten och alla såg positivt på framtiden. Ingen av dem letade aktivt efter möjligheter till arbete och de var inte heller initiativtagande. Slutsatserna som gjordes var att deltagarna saknar proaktivitet och motivation till att skaffa arbete. De skulle ha nytta av arbetsterapi för aktivitetsträning och/eller anpassning av aktiviteten ”att söka arbete”. Vidare forskning med större underlag behövs för en djupare förståelse. / The study’s purpose was to describe how unemployed people in the service Stöd och matchning experience participation in activities. A qualitative method with an inductive approach was used. The data gathering was conducted as interviews from the assessment instrument OCAIARS-S. Five participants was recruited with inductive approach in a smaller town in Sweden.  The interviews were recorded, transcribed and processed through a qualitative content analysis with support of components in ICF. The result showed that the participants were quick to give up and lacked routines in everyday life. All experienced that they survived on their income and had the ability to perform the occupations they wanted and needed to. The participants spent much time alone and had few close relations. They felt no discontent for being unemployed and looked positively on the future. None of them actively searched for possibilities or took initiative. The conclusions were that the participants lack the proactivity and motivation to get a job. The participants would benefit occupational therapy for activity training and or with activity adaptation. Further research is necessary for deeper understanding.