The Apprentices fail to do their homework
In the last series of ‘The Apprentice’ the confrontational interviewers asked the hopefuls what they knew about ‘Siralan’ and his businesses. None of them had a clue as they had just not bothered to do any research. As Managing Director of Commodore Computers at the time his Amstrad games consul was on the market I probably knew more about him than they did. So one would have thought that this new bunch of aspiring A’s for Sir A would not have repeated the same mistake. Not a bit of it. Amazingly only MENSA mind Simon had done his prep and very unfairly I thought, got chastised by the great man for doing such a thorough job. The egotistical short list were largely too caught up in themselves to show any interest in others even their possible future boss. What it is about pride going before a fall?
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June 13th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
It was shocking how badly prepared they all were. I wouldn’t employ any of them.
June 14th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
It’s the two nodding heads by his side who intrigue me and the fact that the would be apprentices don’t seem to realise that Sir A just wants yes men and women when they have these classic examples in front of them.
Throughout my career I have always considered an interview a two way street. You need to find out if the organisation is the sort where you can fit in and be effective and happy just as much as the employer needs to know that. Alan Sugar does not allow the apprentices to interview him. That should be enough to let most of them realise this is not a man many people can work with unless they are devoid of ego.
Wonder if he would like a 59 year old apprentice with as much ego as him?
September 18th, 2007 at 10:49 am
Anyone with any experience of people at all understands that the competitors in ‘The Apprentice’ are the worst kind of self-centred business school graduate types selected by TV researchers for distinct and obvious flaws that will entertain and enrage the viewer. As for the judges, who wouldn’t take the money on offer?
It does not surprise one bit that these would-be apprentices had failed to do any homework.