Those of you outside of Ireland are probably familiar with a TV show called The Apprentice. In the USA it featured Donald Trump. In the UK it featured Alan Sugar. The idea is that the featured executive is seeking a new employee. 12+ candidates are brought in, split into two teams each week and given a task. The losing team faces a boardroom where one of them is fired. Eventually 1 person is left and they get a job with the featured executive’s company.
In Ireland, the star is Bill Cullen. He’s a self made man who went from selling fruit/veg in Dublin, buying/selling the Renault business in Ireland (and making an absolute fortune in doing so), etc. It’s fair to say he does OK. They’re in the second series now. I think it’s fair to say that Cullen is dealing with vegetables once again in his life based on what we’ve seen in the show so far, with 1 possible exception. They’re down to 5 candidates now. This series has been interesting because the tasks have been quite real. Each week an Irish based company is features and the teams are either trying to invent, market or sell something for those companies. Off the back of this you see major publicity, e.g. Samsung Jet or The Big Red Book.
Next week … well we got a mail this morning:
“Watch the Apprentice show on TV3 next Monday, November 23rd at 10pm to see the two teams, Cúchulainn (pr. Ku-Kullen, a mythical Irish warrior) and Platinum, battle it out on a task set by Microsoft.
The team efforts culminate in a gripping boardroom scene with the contestants trying to avoid being fired and remaining in with a chance of securing the job of a lifetime with Bill Cullen.
All will be revealed next week after the show…..
Regards,
Microsoft Small Business Team”
I had heard about this and I know a little bit more but I’m not saying anything. All I know is I can’t wait to see how the candidates mess this one up. They’ll be dealing with complex technology that I’m sure will be quite alien to them. Those in Ireland will also be able to watch this on the TV3 website after the original broadcast.