Sources confirm a startling career tip has been quietly circulating among Britain's jobless. It is not a government scheme or a university degree. It is a brutal, back-to-basics approach that has landed hundreds of roles in a market where suits talk of 'skills gaps' but do nothing.
Uncovered documents from an anonymous whistleblower show a simple tactic: identify what local businesses are failing to find, then train yourself in it, often for free. The numbers are staggering. In Manchester, a cohort of 40 former retail workers now operate CNC machines.
In Birmingham, 60 call centre refugees are coding. The tip is not new. It is the old way.
But in a labour market addicted to credentials, it is a lifeline. Critics call it a 'fix'. Those who have jobs now call it 'reality'.
