Woodwork Career Alliance Passport holders can be trained to be Accredited Skill Evaluators in four-hour sessions during IWF show hours.

How to get the most out of the IWF exhibition in Atlanta.

Mayand June are the months when many recent graduates look for work, especially thatfirst full-time job.I’veread that some employers are giving multiple skills tests for recent college graduates.Potential employers are more skeptical of degrees and grade-point averages thatmay not reflect actual knowledge. (I’ve also talked to employers that have haddifficulty getting people who can pass a drug test, but that’s another issue.)

Cabinet companies in the FDM 300 record sales gains, with most indicators positive for 2014.

Christian Vollmers, the new president of Stiles Machinery Inc., wants to keep the company on its current course.“The Stiles concept is very successful,” he told CabinetMaker+FDM during a recent interview. “We don’t want to change it and we want to continue the same path. However, no matter how good you are, there is always room for improvement.“Stiles has managed to focus on the customer, to listen to them and to identify their demands,” Vollmers said. “And to supply what their customers need, the right range of products and services.”