Episode 3 Up for Hire Live

Would you struggle if you had to work overseas? Ever surprise

yourself with what you can do? sounds too straightforward. There

must be something missing. For it to sing this easy. Or would you

find it difficult making up your mind? I am no good at making

decisions. The one thing I decided doing was wrong. Whatever your

problems with work, this is BBC Good evening! Welcome, welcome to

the programme. Since we started on Monday, you have been bombarding

our website, Facebook Page and Twitter feed with the issues that

concern you. One of the things you have been talking about is nepotism.

We will be discussing that later, and catching up with Sacha, Ben,

Kirsty and Chris, the stars of our show. They started with a minimum

wage jobs at a theme park, but tonight, things get more glamourous,

as they are working for a high end wedding planner! We also have with

us and EastEnders actress. The highly opinionated decrease of

We really want to hear from you. Tonight, we are asking if... We are

asking the best way to get a job, through qualifications or contact?

To you only get your job thanks to your dad? Did bad for it in the

door belong to a family friend? 80% of jobs come from personal

connections instead of ads. Do you think that nepotism is now the only

way to get a job? Have you cheated? We are live, and we want to hear

what you think. To tell you had to get in touch, from Radio 1, here is

Tina Daheley! Thank you. Good evening. Yes, tell us a great story

about how you got a job, with or You can also interact with us on a

What you are there, you can find out how to join us here in the

It is our final might tomorrow. Our for recruits are here. Coast, Ben,

Sacha and Chris, good to see you again. Having a nice week? Broadly?

They have been fast-forwarded through an entire lifetime's career

in a matter of days. They started at the bottom on Monday, Sacha was

clearing up pony crab, and they have been working their way up.

have been unemployed for seven months. You need to be more

I feel like I'm letting my children down by not having a career. I want

to come back from a high day's work and not checking how everything is

every five minutes. I thought I didn't need qualifications and I

thought my personality would see me through. I would say close to a

year now. The other days, I'm thinking, what went wrong. Perhaps

you struggle to delegate. That is terrible! I put a lot of effort

into it. To get squashed, it is hard to take. Moments of drama.

Tonight, they are facing their biggest challenge yet, negotiating

for a high-end wedding planner. If they can cope, they can cope with

The fast-forward Korea's of our recruits are about to get an

Good morning, my name is James Lord. I'm looking for a location

executive who will go to three venues in each location. Kirsty,

you will be flying to Spain to negotiate a venue in Andalusia.

Sacha comedy will be flying to Italy to negotiate the news. Chris,

you will be flying to France to negotiate venues on the code does

off. And Ben, you'll be flying to Switzerland to negotiate with

venues in Geneva. Excited! Just to say, this is not a holiday, it is

work. In 48 hours, each recruit must return to the UK with a

perfect five-star wedding package to pitch to James. At the moment,

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible. They will have to visit

five * locations. And attempt to strike a deal when James's behalf.

The ability to negotiate a good rate of commission is vital.

expect a minimum of 10% of the total wages and budget. -- wedding

budget. It is a challenge that Kirsty is doing everything she can

to prepare for. I am covering all bases, trying to get to know the

She is even prepared to exaggerate. We can get up to 25%. No, it is too

much for us. I don't think they believed we could get 25%. No

negotiator, I am polite! commission goes from 10 to 15%.

did initiate hands with him on the deal we were knocking out, stupidly.

The one thing I didn't think was the end of the negotiation. There

is no way of putting you on that 10%? And Ben has had to get

creative. The other venues were charging 15%. I can't really go

back to my boss and be like, this is a great place. The commission is

just the commission, I cannot budge on that. And in Italy. We give a

commission of 10%. Sacha faces a steep learning curve. 10.5? A what

does it mean, 10.5? Doesn't make sense for me. Next time I know, a

percentage of 0.5 is no good, go to 11. On the French Riviera...

Sweating already! Chris is planning a more direct approach. Would you

be able to go for 13%? So on accommodation, either we keep the

10% commission and you have a free upgrade, all we keep the standard

rooms and the exclusive rooms, with the 13% commission. It sounds too

straightforward, there must be something missing, for me to feel

comfortable doing it, and for it to sing this easy. -- scene of this

easy. It is like a fantasy!. Like something you would see in a film.

Sacha has one final opportunity to prove her negotiating skills.

not thinking how I'm going to act, when I stopped in pressure on is

when I go wrong. We don't normally give a commission. I would go for

eight, my lowest. I would say no need to you. Three weddings, high

season. When you have got two or three puddings a year to offer me,

then I could think about it. Thanks very much. So that is why have

recorded the balcony on the Riviera. We have a private helipad. At his

final venue... Chris is on a roll. I would be quite happy to go up to

15% on the accommodation. But he is not stopping there. Every Tommy

said something, I thought of something else I want. Would you be

willing to do a deal on this part? You know you do couples, for the

bride and groom? We could have a half day, complimentary spot

treatment. I'm happy with that. My negotiation went down quite well.

Some of the staff on their, is probably what I would earn in a

Funny ending! You were loving that, right? You just seem to deny it,

you seemed confident. Yeah, it was a really good. I was comfortable, I

was in France. I thought, let's try and get the most out of it. Sacha,

you had trouble with working out percentages. Had been a long time

since I was at school, that wasn't the best moment. Kirsty, you didn't

shake on the deal? It is funny, he called me a couple of weeks later,

and were still convinced there was a deal going down. I felt like I

did it make the deal, handshake is symbolic! Had you think you did,

Ben? Could have done better, but did OK. Never mind. It is

fascinating to meet you got three different days on this, and of

course, you all unemployed. You have got degrees, you guys haven't.

What a dream a little did that was, flying to four of the most

glamourous parts of the planet! got a bit excited! It was beautiful,

and it was a job, but it was amazing at the same time. Let's

hear from Sarah, would you make of that? That is not easy. To do that

in your own country, I would have been impressed, but to fly abroad,

I think, hats off to all of you, Grace, stylist, what did you make

of that? Non- AD you could speak any language is! What is going on?

-- any languages. All you need to do as a Brit when you go abroad...

A talk louder! Adopt a patronising But that's a British classic thing

isn't it, we are all arrogant when it comes to learning a language?

don't think so. I think a lot more people now are learning languages,

so it's kind of become a trend, you know, like at uni, a lot of people

are learning. For me, Kirsty did well, I was awful at it, but maybe

that was something teenagers should start doing. The next film is

interesting and we have to come up with some creative ideas. Now, you

If you get a job through nepotism, have you cheated? Anybody who has

had a job given directly to them by a family member or friend? Put your

hands up if you've ever had a job because of a family member? I think

we need more honesty. Come on, that's three people. OK, let's go

to, actually, let me come to some of you in a moment. Who gets

You got leapfrogged out? Yes. obvious you are aggrieved by that?

Yes, sorry. Don't be, you are passionate about it, that's fine.

Who's given a job to a relative. Yes Sir, Charlie? Yes. Tell us what

you do? I employ seven relatives. You do what? Seven. Seven?!

children, one wife, who son-in-laws. Actually a couple of grandchildren

come in on Saturday and clean the vans. That's how businesses

continue, the children come through the business, they are going to

eventually take it over, put other people into work, so I think it's a

bit of sour grapes over there. point is though that she was better

than the candidate. That's what she says. I had to train that person up.

It doesn't mean you were better though, does it? Excuse me, if you

are training somebody how to do a job and I was doing the job before

that person showed up b she was on holiday, doing jollys with her

mates in Monaco. So she didn't know anything about the job. She was in

Isn't the problem though that it's hard to sack a relative? Yes. I

actually employed my wife as well and had to sack her three times.

You sacked her three times. OK. You didn't learn that lesson!

Over to Tina. What are people saying online? It's not what you

know, it's who you know getting a lot of reaction online. Sharon is

saying it's useful so contacts can useful but not always helpful. I've

asked various people for help getting jobs, they haven't helped

me. Chloe disagrees, it's all about who you know, it's extremely unfair

and stupid which is pretty much to the point.

This is Tim here. Tim, I believe you are a member of the Thai Royal

Family? Yes. Did you get your job through nepotism? Obviously not and

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

I started an internship. At one of the largest in the world, three

weeks into the internship, they employed me. Did you get an

internship because of your family? And not at all. 500 people's got

the same intense across the city. I wouldn't say it luck, but it was

the way to get it. You were a builder? I am, by trade. A Andy

Goode into television? I work on the only way is Essex. That is

exciting! Did you know someone? didn't know anyone. I was

passionate, I really, really wanted to work in telly. I care about it,

and I think, if I am passionate and I care, and strive for it, you can

get what you want. I kept on people's backs, I sent letters, e-

mails, I don't have any GCSEs, but after about a year, I got a phone

call, went in for a chat and a black did. Since then, the ball

started rolling. Can it is who you know. You just work hard, you get

in. Well done, mate! Over there, yes? High, nepotism I don't think

is the problem. Everybody has to have three important things -

qualifications, knowing the right people in terms of meeting them,

and then using the contacts, and it is not impossible to meet new

people, or people higher up by those people, and I come from the

lowest place in the world. It is possible to go from nowhere and

build yourself up. What does that What are people saying, Tina?

very mixed response. Lee says knowing somebody in a company will

only help you if you're qualified and experienced enough to do the

job and even then it will get you so far. 02 have got in touch saying

they disagree saying it's not what you know, it's who you are.

First choice Holidays say knowing someone in the industry can be a

massive help but won't let you get the job or help you progress.

Another one. If you know a person in the company, you have ten times

more chance of getting a job. Richard.

Very interesting comments, aren't they, I mean they're all fairly

accurate in their own way I think, aren't they. Over the last couple

of nights, we have seen companies like Hilton Worldwide, Argos and

Starbucks offering paid jobs to people who applied a few weeks ago

via the website and they came down to see us in the studio and they've

been looking for jobs for a long time. Tonight, Virgin Media and

Scottish power will be announcing the names of the future employees

who they found through our Up For Hire website. The placements offer

three months, that's what they've been all week, but one of Virgin

Media's is for a one-year apprenticeship. A one-year

apprenticeship, a round of applause. What a great opportunity.

Helen Scott is here from Virgin Media and Keith Anderson from

Scottish Power. Welcome. Thank you. Good Evening to you both. Helen did

you get your job through nepotism, did you get your job at Virgin

Media through family connections? Absolutely not, didn't know anyone

that worked there before. Keith, is your dad the Chief Executive of

Scottish Power? No, he's not, I am. What, you are the Chief Executive

of Scottish Power? Yes. What is your title? A people director.

a Chief Executive. I hadn't been warned! I could have worn a tie or

something. Tell us about these positions that are pretty

impressive, tell us more about them? We have a one-year placement

as an apprentice technician, a network apprentice and a three

month placement for somebody to work in our fantastic retail store.

Very much a message for the company there. Keith tell us about jobs you

are offering? We have one job in the renewables control centre where

we produce enough power for 700,000 homes, one job in Shoreham power

station on the south coast and two jobs in our distribution control

centre which is where we control the power to keep the lights on in

your house. They sound like fascinating jobs. Tell me about the

applications and how many you have got. The previous jobs this week

were inundated with apply cases, we heard that story this week about

500 people going for a job at Poundland, you didn't get that many,

did you? No, we were disappointed with the number of applicants, we

need more engineers, it's one of the fastest growth areas. We are

investing billions over the next few years, creating an awful lot of

jobs and work and people need to get involved. Tell us, on the

applications that you came in, what were the classic mistakes? Five of

the people didn't actually fill out the application form, they just

uploaded their CV and that's not particularly clever and a lot of

people just didn't answer the question, you know. We want detail

and we want people to really show us the experiences. Never just send

your CV directly there, always fill in the form? Not if we have asked

you to fill out a form because we are asking the questions for a

reason. Thank you very much. A Chief Executive, gosh! Later on,

we'll be meeting the people who got the jobs, but some of those who

didn't are getting expert help from two companies from Fresh Minds and

inspiring internships. You can come into the studio tomorrow. Get in

touch with us, load of people have watched the show earlier in the

week. Come to see us and you could be in the workshops. Back to Chris,

Sacha, Kirsty and Ben who're on a mission to impress James.

Jaiment's next challenge for his new employees is all about

creativity -- jails. I've given them the assignment of create ago

wow factor to accompany any wedding that happens in the region. Could

be something to do with food, transport, anything they want.

have to research and deliver unique and unforgettable experiences that

can be organised around their chosen wedding venues. Because of

the lake, I want to see if we could maybe get a boat for the couple. Do

you know anyone with big boat? Do you get little bit nervous because

I don't want to get it wrong... A yacht Club, boats. On the drive

over here, I kind of decided I would select this place. This is

the land we'll be using to plant the trees. Kirsty has tracked down

her wow factor. My wow extra would be to plant a tree to symbolise

that you have been married and olive trees are resilient and can

live in really terrible conditions. But she's beginning to worry about

her choice of venue. Not sure I've made the right decision. Not sure

whether this one is five stars and I think the other two definitely

are. Didn't bring my hiking shoes!

I'm not 100% sure where I am at the moment, but I saw a vineyard.

is attempting to put together an exclusive wine-tasting event.

Anglaise. From my little bit of French I know, he's saying this is

the place here. He's neglected a crucial aspect of James's second

challenge. I haven't really done any research really so I'm reaping

the consequences of that, I guess. Speak Anglaise. Chris's choice of

venue has encouraged him to aim higher for his wow factor. I want a

helicopter involved now. There's a monastery on an island and,

apparently, they make their own wine. You can have a bottle of wine

dated on your wedding day. That's my plan. Helicopter, monks.

Do you rent out helicopters? Yes, we do. To this one? Yes. How much

is it? 1,200 euros. I want to make it perfect. If I can get the only

pleat package, I'll be happy. big. Sacha has yet to find her

dream boat. Like a pirate boat is what I'm thinking. Time is ticking

and ticking and ticking. But she's stumbled on a lead. This is what

I'm thinking here. I saw a picture, it had everything, the history

behind it that the island had and I thought, if I put them together, it

would be the dream. So I need to go to the area that I think it's

Chris needs permission to land a helicopter from the winemaking

monks. You can speak in French now! You speak French? I don't, I wish I

could. Would I be able to land a helicopter on the island? That is

not easy. Not easy. Is there anywhere that could possibly...

must study the... We have to think about it. At least there is a

possibility of that. He definitely said may be about having a

helicopter. They said they have never landed a helicopter on the

island ever, so for him to say may be was quite good. A bit of success

of there. I'm negotiating with mugs now! -- monks. It has not been such

a successful day for Ben. I have got to rely on phone calls now.

for Kirsty. I am no good at making decisions. The one thing I decided

on doing is actually wrong. This is what I'm talking about. This has

got the character, the romance. It shouts Italian, it shouts romance.

This will go with the whole dream of the island, the private island,

the private boat, and I'm so proud, Wow! Monks and helicopters,

together at last! A did you like it? It is impressive, that is

proper wow factor. I thought it was all right. I think it is something

I wanted to do. Helicopters! Kirsty, yours wasn't... Your wow factor

appeared to be planting an olive tree on some scrub ground near some

pigs. He doesn't look as good as it could have done. To start with, it

was winding down to the couple going anywhere down, and olive

trees are very resilient, they could come back next year, in 10

years... To it is the sort of place you find a murder victims. You were

not there, Richard, it is quite a nice place! Ben, who struggled a

bid? I did, I let myself down by not doing any research. You feel

bad about it? Chris did an amazing job, and I didn't do anything. But

you learn from your mistakes. didn't have Monks! You have got to

deal with the cards you were built. They didn't negotiate, he didn't

know that. I could tell you a lot of things, but you saw the footage,

I make mistakes. As we have seen, some a job estate duty much sunnier

places than Shepherd's Bush on a Wednesday night. But how far would

you be willing to travel for work? Earlier this month, Conservatives

said unemployed people would lose their benefits if they refused to

take jobs up to 90 minutes away from where they lived. So should

you need everything you love, your home, to find work? Grace. Haven't

we heard this before? Norman Tebbit said Dad. And it is the Tories that

key bringing it back. I moved to New York for my career, but there

is a difference between a job and a career. Sarah? I totally agree with

that, a totally depends where you of your life and your priorities.

In my twenties, I moved all over the world. Now I have young kids. I

wouldn't move. That distinction between a job and a career is quite

a big one. James, we will be with you in a minute! Anyone here would

consider moving away from their home and family? Anyone here refuse

to do that? What is your name? Layla. It depends what you're

priority is. If your priority is to get that job, then move. If family

and close friend is where your family comes from, don't sacrifice

that for an employer, because they will never care for you as much as

your family. So you would not made a wait for a job? Nerve. Are you

employed at the moment? Not at the moment. But only locally. Only in

Surrey or London to stop what if you were offered a really good job

in Glasgow? There is no way I'm going to another job as much as I

love my family. I can't sacrifice that. So who is paying for you in

10 years when you still haven't got a job? You might be lucky someone

can look for you and you don't have to pay benefit, but if you lost the

what working because you will not look after your family, who is

looking after you? This is London. People around the world are jealous

of people who live in London, if you can't find opportunity here,

that I am sorry, but what is the point of travelling halfway round

the world? You agree that she should be able to claim benefit?

am not. But some people, if they don't work, they have to claim

benefit, and if you will not work away from a home, that is a no win

situation. Where is D'Arcy? You wanted to say that something about

that film? I thought he was incredible in that film, he showed

vast potential and was really confident. However, in a situation

where the camera crew wasn't there, I struggled to see him getting a

foot in the door in a luxury events company. After this the touch, I

think they will be knocking on his door. Without this situation, I

couldn't see it happening. More from you guys later, I promise.

Some people are clearly prepared to travel to work. But would you be so

keen if these jobs were at the end of it? The worst job I ever had

was... Cutting peppers. I couldn't cut them quick enough. Moving

shingle off a roof. Working in an abattoir. I worked in a bar in my

home town. The second roughest part in the town, which was fairly rough.

At the end of the night there would be a pint pot full of sick. Down

the chute would come the guts. You had to separate them. The has glass

collectors, we had to separate them out. Ripping off fat off the rib

cages was pretty horrible. It was disgusting. You would have thought

that would put me off pork, but it And now, it is not every 17-year-

old whose career history reads, junior hairdresser, Saturday

waitress, EastEnders actress. Actually, you on 19! Daniel Harold

is here. -- Danielle. Your story is fascinating and inspiring. You were

on a Jamie Oliver's programme, a few months ago. Four months ago now.

That is where he set up a school and got mentors to train people.

From that can be good a drama coach, Dean to EastEnders. It gave me so

many opportunities, as I'm sure it does for you guys, on this show. It

is great to have opportunities like this. We were talking about

nepotism earlier. A kind of made my own contacts from the show, and

used it to my advantage. Sitting up night after night applying for

drama schools, drama shows, documentaries. I finally got into

Jenny's Dream School. Did you watch Katharine Tait's hair? I was

working in a hairdresser's in Covent garden for �3.20 an hour off.

I remember she came in, I got so excited. I washed her hair and I

thought, she is what I want to be, acting is what I really want to do.

So why quit the day after. Really? I thought, if I'm not going to do

what I'm happy in, just go for it. What kind of what she did she have?

Shampoo and conditioner, just normal. Coming back to nepotism in

acting, a lot of people get into it because their parents are in the

theatre trade, although without profession, you can only progress

if they are good. But a lot of people get into it because of their

family. There is not a lot of opportunities in the world at the

moment, but if you have the contacts, you might as well use

them to your advantage, no one else is going to help you. How long will

you be in EastEnders? Forever! I Right. In just a moment, we will

find out which of these guys here did enough in their interviews to

be offered the job by either Bergin media or Scottish Power. They have

already been told one way or the other, but first, let's see how

they performed on the day in their interviews. The question tonight is,

how much research should you do on It is really a dream opportunity,

once the lifetime. You apply for hundreds of things you mostly don't

hear back from them, it is demoralising. You think, what was

the point? I think it will be quite fun to drive around in a van, be

able to park it outside my house and am on my parents! For the

apprenticeship role, the main thing is people can go into our

customers's homes. You said you might go into the armed forces,

that is quite different career. can use your hands and your head at

the same time. Tell me would you know about our company. You started

back in 1984. Awkward and cable. Where I live, we could actually get

Bergin, so my knowledge is quite limited. -- we cannot actually get

a Bergin. Why do you think it is important for Virgin Media to be

innovative? Can you explain that? I always noticed they used big words

when they could have said it quite simple. You have just released the

megabits, it clear just rolling out infinity, which I think is up to 40

megabits. You almost no more than I do about it! Do you know anything

about our latest product, that we have just launched a? I can't say I

do. A couple of questions baby threw me off a bit, but I think I

thought of some good answers. I'm a big fan of spotted five.

waiting is the worst bit. Keep my fingers crossed, and hopefully,

wait for the phone call. Here are some of those guys you saw there.

Andrew, Philip and Tyrone. You guys interviewed for Scottish Power, we

will have a chat with you in a moment. First of all, Philip,

you're like a speaking company brochure! I think doing the

research on a potential employer is one of the important things you

need to do before an interview. that a dig at Andrew? I had done a

fair bet, they just edited it out! Shocking! We have Tyrone over there.

We are going to find out who got the job. Did you enjoy the process?

It was definitely a worthwhile price has, I was quite nervous, but

it is important to do a lot of research. You are gaining up on him

now! Unnoticed they missed out NTL. I did say, that was edited out!

Anyone here been out of work for a while? I have been out of work for

about three years. I have been searching, and the situation where

I was a top candidate for the job, they suddenly changed the

conditions, so did the doctor so this job would need an awful lot to

Remind us of the jobs that you are offering, Keith? One job in the

renewable control centre, one at Shoreham Power Station and two jobs

in the distribution control centre. Are these all three month

contracts? All fantastic opportunities for these guys to

prove to us what they can do. us who has got them? OK, we are

pleased to announce that Alastair's going to join us in our renewables

centre. Christopher will join us at Shoreham power station and Darren

and Jacob will join us at the distribution control centre. Stand

up, guys, stand up. So you've found out about the jobs

through the website, but, it's not a game show, you know, you knew you

got the jobs before you got here tonight. Alastair, what does it

mean to you, that opportunity? a fantastic opportunity. Renewable

energy in Scotland's a big industry and it's only going to get bigger,

so to be with a company of Scottish Power's calibre is fantastic.

Phillip? Chris, but looking forward to it. Good for you. Good job that

wasn't a job interview. Nice one. Thank you, guys, have a seat.

That's probably the last time you will probably ever see your Chief

Executive in person! Helen, tell us about the jobs that

you are offering? We are really pleased that we've got three

successful candidates with us, we'd like to offer Andrew our one-year

apprentice, Phillip is going to join us as a network apprentice, he

has a passion for our network and industry, so well done, and Tyrone,

you are going to be joining us in a retail store. Well done, guys,

congrachlaitions. Tyrone, well done, congratulations?

I was shocked when I heard the news. Were you? Almost in tears. I was on

the phone with my mum, she was literally dancing, up and down

jumping. Thank you very much. All the best, guys. Over to Tina, you

have been contacting us and what have people been saying?

You have been getting in touch with the online companies in your droves.

Let's see who has been talking online. Rachel is asking some

questions, I have an interview for a high street retailer and don't

know what to expect. She wants advice. Thistle have been in touch

with Rachel. Make sure you know a bit about them and think about how

you might answer key questions around service and handling

customers as the service experience is critical.

Pret have responded to Rachel saying make sure you read through

the website, learn about the company and what they value. What

are your strengths and weaknesses and make sure you think about how

you could make weaknesses constructive. We are live and we

still want your stories and opinions. Get in touch by e-mailing

us at upforhire. If you go to the welcome back site,

you will find a nifty online test create bid the BBC which is

designed to help you become a more successful job hunter. The Fab Four

have completed it, as have I, and apparently, I need to work on my

resilience or bounce backability from negative experiences. Richard!

Does that actually mean anything? don't know. I think it means I need

to look on the bright side a bit more. Thank you. Get in touch and

try and come and see us in the studio tomorrow night as well

potentially. A final look at the four recruits experiencing their

career on fast forward. It's the moment of truth. It's presentation

time. Good afternoon. OK. Who had the

imagination and resourcefulness to deliver a stunning wow factor?

Are you all ready then? Yes. Yes. All prepped. Kirsty, I would like

you to go first. Thank you very much for having us back, James. For

the first one, they offered between 10-15%. What did you agree? I have

to say, the negotiation, a solid negotiation wasn't my strongest

area, we agreed upon between 10- 15... So really you didn't actually

get to a figure? I tried incredibly hard and so this was kind of what I

felt that I could come out with. If it's not OK with you, then I

apologise. OK. Well, with respect, that wasn't

actually the brief. So another part of the package I agreed with them

was the opportunity to plant an olive tree. They're of the region.

OK. Thank you very much. Thank you.

I was disappointed that Kirsty didn't shake on a deal and get a

concrete figure. I need to go back to the venue now and redo it.

ultimate ambition is to be Prime Minister and this particular task

has brought home the fact that sometimes I have crippling

inabilities to make decisions and that's obviously not something that

somebody who's leading the entire country can possibly have.

This has the total palace feel and because it's taken care of by a

family, there's this love, amazing magic feeling in there. She doesn't

give commission, so I decided to ask her some more questions and she

said if we do have a second and a third, she'll go up to ten. That's

worth a commission then, isn't it? I thought that was quite nice.

think it was good that you adapted how you spoke and acted to the

situation. What was your wow factor? I had an idea of this. I

walked past the window, saw it and thought, I want that. I saw this,

which is a boat. It's the Veronica. It was 2,000 euros, 1,200 for half

a day. That's a good price, but it seems like you did well to see a

boat in a shop window and find it. That's the sort of girl I am.

the space of a few hours, so that's to your credit, definitely. Thank

you, that is my presentation. done. Very good, Sacha. Can't quite

believe what Sacha did for her wow factor, she found the boat, got it

for an amazing price, great thinking on her feet and

persistence and it really paid off for her. It's brilliant. I've

realised that there are set skills that you do in every single job,

negotiating, presenting, you know, listening and being respectful to

others, helping. There's all these sort of things and I'm pretty damn

good at all of them. It was 10% commission, which is

like �4,10. What did you start off at? I walked in and I was like how

much and she was like 10%, that's company policy. So you didn't get

her up? Literally, I was like what can I offer it to you... Did you

ask who has the authority to make a decision about getting more

commission? No. What was your wow factor? My wow

factor was a vineyard. Did you actually see it? I'm afraid I had

to do it over the phone... So you don't know what it looks like, so I

can't really judge what you've done without seeing it, unfortunately.

Once again, I've gone through the process of looking at myself a bit

more. I need to look at myself and think, I haven't done it before,

not got no experience, that's fine you have now, so when you go into

that realm again, you know what to do and you know what mistakes you

do and work towards not making those mistakes.

This place was just spectacular, private helicopter pads. He

originally said 10% and I said can I go to 15 and I said, if you

promise a minimum of three days, we'll go to 15% and I said fine, OK.

The commission on the accommodation I think you've done very, very well

on. I liked the fact that they had a helicopter pad so I thought I

would use that and you also found out there is a monastery with monks

and they make their own wine and it was a brilliant island. With the

helicopter, it's actually really easy to get a helicopter.

person I was most impressed with was undoubtedly Chris. He abs

newtly nailed it with the negotiation, got 50% more

commission on the rooms -- absolutely nailed it. I knew you

were going to do it again, I knew it. I could kick you. You are a die

manned diamond. We need to polish you up a bit. The wowest wow factor.

On top of the world with that. I was never expecting people to say

that I did that well because I'm the youngest and I haven't got any

qualfick aces and stuff. I shows that I can do it -- qualifications.

I want a job that I enjoy and show good results and can feel proud of

saying, I have this job, and, like, you know, feel the confidence in it.

APPLAUSE Here he is.

Nice one, Chris. James, the wowest wow factor you've ever seen? It's

up there, definitely. But it was impressive? Very. I mean, to go to

a foreign country, to France, and even creatively think of that on

the day and just think, uem going to go to an island, bang on the

door of a monk, hopefully he'll speak to me and make me some wine

is something which, I would struggle to think of that, it was

brilliant. Also watching the journey that you have been on

during the course of the week on the films has been really

interesting. The first day you couldn't make candy floss and got

demoting to pot washer. Not much of a dive though, is it? More of a

sideways move. Shifted over somewhere.

But you know, you've grown in confidence I think. Do you feel

that as you have trieded out these different jobs? Yes, I think I'm a

confidence person anyway, I have no problems doing anything, but doing

this, it does give you the confidence to do anything in the

work place. Something important to you, you feel like, because it's

important to me I'm going to be safe, but doing something like this,

you give over the confidence. you give hum a job? I would

seriously consider it, yes, if it was just a job whereby you were

flying over Europe negotiating venues then actually probably yes,

however, I don't have a job that just does that unfortunately. You

would have to deal with clients and everything else and you would

probably need a bit more training. To be honest, you saw what I did

and you saw what Chris did and I thought he was amazing and this guy

is great and I think if you don't give him a job, someone else is

going to snap him up and you will miss out. Sacha, Chris picked Sacha.

You grew in confidence there didn't you. What was the phrase you used

toward the end there? I got a little bit confident there. But it

was amazing and, as I said before, when I see things, I usually go get

it. To find that boat from a picture that size, on the whole of

Lake Garda, it's fantastic. We have to move on. More from our four

tomorrow night, ladies and gentlemen.

And we'll have a look at how they cope with the big one, the

pressures of hedging a major company.

For the next three days, you are going to be me. This is the most

important thing. Your first thing today is interviewing. She's on her

own and she's got to do it. Really nervous. No, Lauren. You could see

this come to life across 360 restaurants. As you know, it's the

biggest colour. �500,000 worth of business. Probably thinking the

stuff I'm presenting is crap. do you think that would be crap?

I'm going to make a complete idiot of myself. I don't want to be an MD,

I will be an MD. If you want to be here tomorrow,

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screen. That is all we've got time for tonight. Back at the usual time

of 9 o'clock tomorrow. I'll be asking if you can't find a job,

shouldn't you just create your own and we'll be reading and reacting

to all of your comments. Kirsty, Ben, Sacha and Chris will step into

the shoes of four Chief Executives, so find out how it feels to be the

big boss and we'll be joined by Sarah Cox and former dragon James