摘要:AbstractThe unemployment is a subject that has always been discussed intensively, but due to the financial crisis, it became more acute during the last 3 years, from micro to macro level. Social, employment and educational policies are trying to approach this phenomenon in different ways, proposing solutions that value, make visible and validate the real competencies of individuals. Therefore, the validation of competencies and career counseling are named among the most frequents used active measures of the employment policy. The article builds upon the main findings from “Back to Work” (www.backwork.eu) project. The project aimed to insert the validation of the real competencies of unemployed people as a part of counseling services done in a personalized way.