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Andy Burnham is sounding the alarm on how modern hiring practices—especially video interviews—are sidelining young talent, favoring rehearsed answers over real personality and passion. He’s pushing for government contracts to prioritize companies offering meaningful work placements for 16-18-year-olds, aiming to boost hands-on experience and tackle youth unemployment. Burnham also champions arts and sports as vital for employability, criticizing past education policies that undervalued them. He’s planning to overhaul public procurement to weight social value more heavily, introduce new technical education tracks for 14-year-olds, and review regulations that may be blocking young people’s career opportunities—especially those without connections.

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