When the Flexible New Deal (FND) offices open on 5 October many of the long-term unemployed people who are obliged to attend this radically-revised job search programme may be surprised to find themselves ushered into a welcoming cafe. Instead of the traditional interview rooms and classrooms where jobless people have until now been taught how to compose a CV and search the local papers for job opportunities, those signed up for the new programme in one of the 40 centres run by the welfare-to-work company A4e will be greeted by an adviser over a cup of coffee.
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