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Archive | October, 2010

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The Apprentice Week 4: Melissa goes into meltdown

With a heady mix of paranoia, self-delusion and righteous anger, Melissa Cohen departed the Apprentice tonight calling upon the infinite forces of the cosmos to wreak their revenge on her detractors, Jamie Lester and Stuart Baggs. Or as Kenneth Williams … continue

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The Apprentice Week 3: Dough! Shibby the surgeon goes under the bread knife

 

A recent paper on the personality of surgeons showed that they are often described in negative terms, using words such as dominant, arrogant, impatient, aggressive and authoritarian.  Last night we saw the surgeon emerging in Shibby as he became … continue

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The Apprentice Week 2: Despair for Joy: Boots rejection means Stefanicki walks

A decisive intervention by project manager Laura Moore, to reject an exclusive deal with a major high street pharmacy chain, succeeded in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory last night. Whilst she was the one who spurned Boots’ advances it was Joy … continue

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The Apprentice Week 1: Macho Dan the first to go

The Apprentice is as much about potential as it is about exhibited talent and a component of this is responding to feedback and learning from mistakes.

I normally, therefore, feel sorry for the first person to leave because, more than … continue

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The Apprentice: the dark pasts of this year’s contestants

This year’s show is already hitting headlines. Why? Because some of the candidates have more than a few skeletons lurking in their closets.

Take ex-marine Christopher Farrell for example. He’s on bail after being arrested on suspicion of fraud and, according to … continue

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So who’s who in The Apprentice? Meet the girls

Joanna Riley

Age: 25 Job: Cleaning company owner Lives: Leicestershire

Joanna set up her own cleaning company at the age of 22. She began her career as a hotel waitress and later moved on to work in a call centre … continue

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So who’s who in The Apprentice? Meet the boys

Alex Epstein

Age: 26 Job: Unemployed head of communicationsLives: Manchester

Alex was sacked from his first job making ice cream at Haagen Dazs but then moved into corporate communications. He spent his childhood coming up with new products and claims he … continue

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