Reskilling

In recruiter context

Reskilling typically takes 6-24 months of serious effort and usually requires a structured programme: a bootcamp, a Master's degree, a year of evening courses, a part-time apprenticeship, or a deliberate sequence of side projects. Pure self-study works for some target fields (tech) but not others (clinical, regulated). The biggest reskilling mistake is taking a generic course and assuming employers will recognise it — they often won't. Pair the course with concrete evidence of applied work: a portfolio for design, a GitHub for engineering, written analysis for finance, etc. The course alone is the floor; the evidence is the ceiling.