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04:02 > Friday 21st November 2008

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The Apprentice

The Apprentice is back. Sixteen candidates fight it out to win Sir Alan Sugar's approval through a series of tests and challenges to become his next Apprentice.

Each week one candidate is voted off the series after each challenge is set.

At the end of each challenge it comes down to three candidates in the boardroom with Sir Alan, Margaret and Nick, where they find out their fate. One out of the three has the well known phrase put to them... "You're Fired". They then have to leave the premises and the house that they have all been sharing, and go back to their day jobs.

Last year saw Simon Ambrose win the series, who do you think will win this year?

 

The Board

Sir Alan Sugar
Margaret Mountford
Nick Hewer
   

Sir Alan Sugar

History: Sir Alan is the founder of Amstrad. He remains Chairman of the company despite selling to Sky. He became the Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur in 1991, and has continued to remain one of their biggest shareholders.

Margaret Mountford

History: Margaret became a solicitor in private practice before she met Sir Alan at Amstrad. She retired in 1999 but has now worked with Sir Alan for over 20 years.

Nick Hewer

History: Nick started off in Public Relations in the 1960s. He set up his own PR company and met Sir Alan through his company representing Amstrad in 1983. He took care of all Sir Alan's business and profile.

   

 

The Candidates

Alex Wotherspoon
Claire Young
Helene Speight
Ian Stringer
Jenny Celerier

Alex Wotherspoon

Age: 24

Profession: Regional Sales Manager

Home Town: Bolton

Fired: Final Week

 

 

Claire Young

Age: 28

Profession: Senior Retail Buyer

Home Town: Tooting, London

Fired: Final Week

Helene Speight

Age: 32

Profession: Global Pricing Leader

Home Town: Wakefield

Fired: Final Week

Ian Stringer

Age: 26

Profession: Software Sales Manager

Home Town: Flitwick, Bedfordshire

Fired: Week Three

Jenny Celerier

Age: 36

Profession: Sales Manager

Home Town: Leicester

Fired: Week Seven

(Fired with Jenny M)

Jennifer Maguire
Kevin Shaw
Lee McQueen
Lindi Mngaza
Lucinda Ledgerwood

Jennifer Maguire

Age: 27

Profession: Marketing Consultant

Home Town: Bristol

Fired: Week Seven
(Fired with Jenny C)

Kevin Shaw

Age: 24

Profession: Bank Manager

Home Town: Woking

Fired: Week Six

Lee McQueen

Age: 30

Profession: Recruitment Sales Manager

Home Town: Princes Risborough, Bucks

Hired: Lee is the next Apprentice

Lindi Mngaza

Age: 22

Profession: Business Liaison Manager

Home Town: Birmingham

Fired: Week Five

Lucinda Ledgerwood

Age: 31

Profession: Risk Manager

Home Town: Edinburgh

Fired: Week Eleven

Michael Sophocles
Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
Raef Bjayou
Sara Dhada
Shazia Wahab

Michael Sophocles

Age: 25

Profession: Telesales Executive

Home Town: Edgeware, London

Fired: Week Ten

Nicholas de Lacy - Brown

Age: 23

Profession: Barrister, Artist & Property Developer

Home Town: Shoreham- by - sea

Fired: Week One

Raef Bjayou

Age: 27

Profession: Entrenpreneur

Home Town: North West London

Fired: Week Nine

Sara Dhada

Age: 25

Profession: International Car Trader

Home Town: Leicester

Fired: Week Eight

Shazia Wahab

Age: 26

Profession: Mosaic Artist & Company Director

Home Town: Balham, London

Fired: Week Two

Simon Smith
       

Simon Smith

Age: 35

Profession: Senior Satellite Television Engineer

Home Town: Harlow, Essex

Fired: Week Four