When is S6?
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Good memory! Thanks. Quite intersting some of it
He gets techy pretty damn quick doesn't he? lol
His reasons for posting are sound, but you'd think some Amstrad technical guy would have been a better choice.
In this thread he started to get feedback, it starts off well enough..
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=150878
But when more and more probs get posted he's off and doesn't come back.
There's only two posts on the first series, neither comment on the programme. I doubted the first poster who mentioned it as I couldn't see him wanting to be dragged into pros and cons of decisions. There's the danger of libel too. Be interesting to see if he can keep his mouth shut on twitter
Originally Posted by apprenticeguru:
“I think what Jepson meant was that the jobs they get aren't always as good as the winners may expect. It was in the case of Yasmina, but in other cases, such as Michelle, it wasn't.
Another part of the problem which the poster who quoted implied is that while the offered salary of £100,000 is a decent prize, it isn't really enough to attract the best of the nation's business talent. Why? Because they are probably already holding down jobs with that salary or much higher. And those that already have that salary who appear on the apprentice are often accused of not being really serious about the job. That was the case with James (S1), who was genuinely talented and had a six-figure salary but got accused of not being serious about working for AS.
The producers probably introduced the new prize with that in mind, so that it will perhaps attract the more talented people who want to set up a business on their own. That's the theory anyway! Hopefully we will still have the delightful half-wits to entertain us...”
“I think what Jepson meant was that the jobs they get aren't always as good as the winners may expect. It was in the case of Yasmina, but in other cases, such as Michelle, it wasn't.
Another part of the problem which the poster who quoted implied is that while the offered salary of £100,000 is a decent prize, it isn't really enough to attract the best of the nation's business talent. Why? Because they are probably already holding down jobs with that salary or much higher. And those that already have that salary who appear on the apprentice are often accused of not being really serious about the job. That was the case with James (S1), who was genuinely talented and had a six-figure salary but got accused of not being serious about working for AS.
The producers probably introduced the new prize with that in mind, so that it will perhaps attract the more talented people who want to set up a business on their own. That's the theory anyway! Hopefully we will still have the delightful half-wits to entertain us...
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Agreed, Tim's sounded interesting until you look at it with hindsight. Still it was probably a very different experience than London Underground.
Michelle's sounded flawed at the time, and turned out to be so. Not a good start and then other stuff happened.
Simon was already dabbling in property I think. So he got to work on a golf course etc development nr Stanstead (digging bunkers?).
Lee possibly could have risen to that salary in the recruitment business and has sort of gone back to it but with sales, training and presentation (yeah Lee!). And he'll have contacts now with a number of major companies.
The "best of the nation's business talent" tagline is just meant to be ironic at least. "Watch some people who aren't that bad actually being set up" hasn't got the buzz.
It isn't just about money. Some are successful but know that's really because they are in the industry they know and want the challenge of learning new skills or having unrealised talents brought out (eg James Max, Saira, Ruth, Yasmina, many of them etc).
Salary is no guide to talent whatsoever. I point to many layers of corporate management and banking. And the BBC
I think increasingly though there are a number, who while being good at business, genuinely think that those entrepreneurs on the TV are the best in the country/world.
'No FT, no comment' would be a bit lost on them.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005...lishing.mirror
Thanks for the link, It was nice to read that Nick Hewer wouldn't lie for that twonk Morgan, as for Sugar he has turned into a famewhore just like those sad wannabes on The Apprentice.
Thanks for the link, It was nice to read that Nick Hewer wouldn't lie for that twonk Morgan, as for Sugar he has turned into a famewhore just like those sad wannabes on The Apprentice.
Well he's certainly very protective of his products - even when they go badly wrong - but then I'd expect him to be.
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