Episode 5 Up for Hire Live

It's been a remarkable week. Thousands of you have been in touch

to eltell us your stories about finding work. We have found people

work and have helped those looking, but we are not done yet. It is

10.30pm, it is BBC Three, and this is the final, Haier Live! -- this

Hello! I'm Richard Bacon, you are watching BBC Three and this is the

final Up For Hire Live. Since Monday we've been pricing open the

job situation to help you get that dream job. We will be shortly

finding out what happened next bep, Sasha, Kirsty and Chris, very much

the stars of our show -- Ben. They have tasted the work situation and

we have partnered leading employers all week long with people in the

audience right now. Tonight, High Street chain, Timpson is telling us

who they are taking off the dole queue. There is still lots of time

to pay a visit to our online jobs fair, and here to tell us all about

it from our very own Chris Moyles show is Tina Daheley. Thank you,

Richard. You have 25 minutes to get online and join the conversation.

Now, throughout the week we have been following four young

jobseeker's as they crammed a lifetime's career into a few days.

We saw them tackling everything from starter jobs all the way up to

running massive companies. They are here in the studio. It is Kirsty,

Sasha, Chris and Ben, ladies and gentlemen. APPLAUSE It's been a,

for us, it's been a fascinating week. Kirsty, are you glad you took

part in the programme? At times it was difficult, you know, we were

thrown things we had never ever done before, but yes, it has been

absolutely fantastic. A real eye opener to the world of work. Chris,

have you learned much about work, but yourself? I have learned that I

can do anything, if I put my mind to it, well, not everything, but

it's been very good. You have brought together Monckton

Helicopters, that is the triumph of the week. Ben, you learned what is

in a bacon burger if memory serves, are you pleased you took part?

was stressful, there are places where I looked really silly, but

the experience is great. It never would have gone like that if I was

on my own. Sasha, you had an amazing week? I am quite a hard

person, I never country in front of anyone, and this week I cried in

front of everyone. There were points when I had a really good

time. I met thee thee and she taught me everything. I got to me

you! And I got to me you! I really enjoyed it, you have had this 40-

year career fast-for warded, it seems that you have grown in

confidence while watching you over the course of the few days. Over

the last few weeks we have seen tears, bikinis, shouting, clones

and Chris taking Liberty! But what happened when the fast-tracking

came to a screeching halt. Let's start with Ben. I have learned that

there are so many different paths to take. Everyone has floors. That

is what I needed to realise. If Ben was always there... I haven't

really done... I speak English... I haven't done research... This is

the sense of insecurity. Did you ask who has the authority? No. It

won't affect me as much as they used to, I guess. I'm Ben... Now

I'm being to being unemployed. If the agency came to me and they were

like they wanted me to work in head office, but in the restaurant, I

would understand what that was, I would jump at that opportunity.

are you, Ben. You sent an e-mail asking for advice, I thought that a

great step. What are the key questions that you would like my

advice on? How far down do you have to work to go up. I would reframe

that speaking, don't speak of up and down. Think about it as

starting on the front line. I work myself at the front line every week.

It is so important to understand what is going on at that level. So

I'm a big fan of that. Your front line is a phase of that journey,

but as long as there is something to follow, you need to do that in

the job. I need to rephrase my CV. So, what do you want me to do with

the VC? I'm going to send it to you to see if there is anything that

you think is alarming and what is good about it, what is bad, what I

should highlight more in interviews. Excellent. I would be happy to do

that? Anything else I can do for you, Ben? No. Are you OK? OK.

let me take you to the door. The ball is lying there in front of the

door and he is not kicking it. didn't ask him for a job, because I

might ask him for a role later on. At the moment I think that I will

reassess my situation. Maybe I should just go and ask him for a

job. I can't go back in there now. Give me a moment to think... What

do you think that I should do? APPLAUSE That's a great reaction in

the room! At the end of that conversation that you had at the

end with the Chief Executive, Peter. Watching you two, there, it was

like watching two people who really fancy each other. You were missing

the signals. You've been unemployed since March, year a Green Goddess

wait, have you found a job yet? I haven't found a job yet, but I

did go back and ask Jens for a job. There is something in the pipeline

there. Never mind the pipeline business, is there a question that

you would like to ask Jens? When can I start!? That is exactly the

self-confidence and the drive I want to see in you. I'm so happy

that is coming out. Listen, the idea you came up with on the salad

bar was good, but what was much more important was the way you went

about it. The one thing you are strong at is that you relate to

people, you respect people at every level of the organisation, whether

it is at the restaurant or the head office. You relate to them so well.

It is because you had the relationships that you build

quickly, that you came up with a fantastic idea. You know, Pizza Hut

is a hospitality business. We love people. We are a people business.

You are a guy that loves people. You are a Pizza Hut guy, Pizza Hut

loves you, so, you have yourself a job! High five! Well done! Well

done! Can you tell him what job are we talking about? What job is he

going to be doing? I will start Ben off serving guest -- guests. That

is the front line it is the core. From there on, we are progressing

him quickly into management, then to go to our marketing team, to

work on the salad bar. Tell us what that means to you, Ben? To be

honest, Jens is an amazing guy. He is so fantastic. To have someone

like that looking out for me in a career, that is pretty sweet.

guy. Good luck in your new career. Ben, ladies and gentlemen. Well

done. APPLAUSE Now, to Kirsty... Let's see what you've been up to

since you're fast-track career finished. I've got a job! Finally!

It was a guilty who I met at the AOL networking events. I went to

his office in Piccadilly circus to meet him. He just gave me a job,

really. It is communications executive. It is getting stuck into

hard work. Using the skills that I've been trying to get across to

employers in job applications and all of the work experience I've

managed to get it will be incredibly exciting. The perfect

first job, really. It's the beginning. Kirsty has the best

opportunity to make the most of it Actually, you have to cut the

umbilical and let them get on with it. Thank you. Goodbye, Kirsty.

don't have a place in London. So I will take a bag and live out of

that for a while. I will stay with Ben. So, yeah, it should be a laugh.

I'm really pleased to be in London. This is what I thought I would have

to do. What I was happy to do. So I'm glad to be here finally with a

job to go to on Monday. The first day of my working life, really,

really exciting. I hope that I can do a good job. Anybody who is

anybody who has offered me advice, I have taken heed off. So do a good

job, make an impression. When people are good, they do well.

Lucky enough this we can we have three new starters in the business.

First of all, Kirsty, who is joining us as our communications

executive. We see a lot of bright graduates. He is was especially so.

Really bright. Really personable. Dead keen it start to work to maim

an impact. So we are very much looking forward to having her on

board. One step closer to Downing Street! APPLAUSE Well, then,

Kirsty? That's a great result! How long were you out of work when you

joined us at the start of the week on the programme? It was seven

months. He done three internships, but seven months without a job.

got to know you at home, but you were getting down at home?

Absolutely. What you did not see. Me and my friends had started a job

club, but I was getting to the point where I was thinking what

else could I do. And this job came from the AOL networking event? Kate

from AOL is still with us. A council of reflections on Kirsty,

Kate? Well, first of all, I'm thrilled that the whole project for

Kirsty has come to this finale where she has a job with SOMO. They

are a great agency, at the cusp of advertising. She could not be in

greater hands and she said one step closer to becoming the Prime

Minister, so, God help us all. you are moving in with Ben? Yes,

the lovely Ben. Oops, do we need to buy a hat! Yes, we are Peter and

Jordan! I'm Jordan! Dad, are you pleased that Kirsty has been with

us this week? It has been an experience. I've been on the

touchline but unable to influence things. I could not be more proud.

The courage she has shown through the episodes. Her and the other

candidates. Was it hard to watch when it went wrong for her? It was

almost impossible. I've been wishing her every success for so

long now, perhaps, she is on her way. It is brilliant news. You are

behind the Downing Street news? not so sure about that, she has a

year or two to go. You are the block that sacked your wife three

times?! You have to make some of these hard decisions! APPLAUSE

Kirsty, congratulation, it's been great getting to know you. Thank

you very much. I would like to say this has been an amazing

opportunity, but there are still 1 million people unemployed. If we

are not skilled enough, maybe we need training it must be targeted

at languages, technology and business. We are keen and

enthusiastic. We know the scale of the problem. People can get in

touch with us at the website. We have had an incredible response

online. Adam: "I started watching on Monday. I have been watching

tonight as a freshly employed person. Thank you for your tips."

Nicholas said: "I got a job yesterday three hours after the

interview. Watching the show was kept at advice at the forefront of

my mind." Richard said, "Thank you for the tips, I watch three nights

ago and came handy for my interview. Turns out I got the job." Sioux is

a careers adviser and says she has used some of our tips when giving

advice to others. Trisha says "It has been a great support to know I

am not alone as an out-of-work graduate. It has motivated me to

think outside the box, and that has resulted in two interviews." Lily

says: "The past four days of open my eyes. I feel motivated."

Katerina says "It tells me not to go insane any more. The emotional

support was the big help and I got a kick that I needed to keep

going." Shane says, finally, "I have handed out my CV. I went to

the employer instead of bringing them. It has helped me in for

better prospects." That is incredible. Some terrific stories

there. Over the last week, we have got 28 paid placements with the

companies we are partnered with, Starbucks, Hilton Worldwide, Argos,

Scottish Power and Greggs. But we have not finished yet. Our final

partner was tense and, he was a look of their interviews,

highlighting the importance of dazzling them with a winning

personality. -- Timpson. The ideal candidate has got loads of

personality, needs to get out of bed in the morning and earn a wage.

I am Denniston Air One to give the tour. For me. -- I am Dennis and I

want to give you the tour. looking for life qualifications.

looking for life qualifications. was the only unemployed in my

family. My brother goes on about it. If you speak to James, it is all

about the personality. That says it all.

Tommy about yourself. I used to work with events, writing... --

tell me about yourself. That is about it. What is your favourite

band? That is tougher. Death tones. I don't know them. I have done a

lot of customer service. My parents owned a takeaway. I have been

helping out with customers for years. I have a young family to

take care of, so for me, I am looking for a career. Up until now,

this has been taking my boxes. do not know where you're going to

go in life but there are always new opportunities to open. I thought

something like this would be a new challenge, a completely different

market. We wanted a key cut, but we did not know what sort of key we

actually needed. Adie got any questions for me? I read a little

bit. He said that you could sell snow to an Eskimo. How can you do

that? -- have you got any questions. It comes down to a personality. I

am a salesman, more than an IT guy. How would you tell the Eskimo to

buy snow? It would be very difficult. Are you a city or United

fan? Either. It was going so well until then. He would have been

impressed by the fact that I have come away from Plymouth to

Manchester. My son will look up to me one day and say, Daddy, what did

you do? I am trying to get myself a APPLAUSE And you're here now.

Clearly, this means a lot here. would help me to provide for my son

and keep a family together, and be somebody. It is depressing when you

are not in work. I had been out of work since July. To tell us who was

successful, we are joined by the man they call Mr Timpson, from

Cumbria. Mr James Finson. Ladies and gentlemen. A's can you hear us

bouquet? -- a's. You have for us two paid placements to give to our

applicants. What are the jobs? jobs are working in our shops

around the country serving customers, repairing shoes, cutting

keys. And it can be the beginning of a career? Everybody in our

business is promoted from within, so we hope to recruit ambitious

people who are really going for it. Who is the job going to? I have

done the interviews and I was really impressed. I would love to

have Reuel and Tang working for us. Working for us. Well done. James,

can you see these guys? Yes. you see the smiles on their faces?

It is great. I am delighted for them. They deserve this and I know

they will be really good. Thank you. How long have you been looking for

work? About seven months now. It is getting depressing. Being at home

all the time, you were looking for work, but you want to get out there.

How long have you been working -- looking? Since July. What was that

like? Depressing. Hard, but my advice was to just get out of bed.

Get out of bed and don't give up. And you want to do this for you and

your son. For me and my son. Congratulations. Thanks, James.

Sorry about Manchester City! James Simpson, thank you for joining us.

-- Timpson. Commiserations to anyone unsuccessful this time

around. All through this week, as we have said, the more interviews

you do, the better your chances are. If you need more advice, about CBEs

or anything else, go to our website: -- CVs. We started the

week hoping to fill 23 paid work positions. Some of the companies

were so impressed with the calibre of candidates that they met, they

created an additional five positions. And means the number of

people now in paid work has gone up to 30 and they are all on the wall

just there. 30 people. Marc Pugh son, where are you? -- P

Merson. You are telling us about 20 used to work with a fiery chef,

naming no names. You're an entrepreneur and you have made a

lot of money. After one of the studio shows, someone in the

audience came up to you and had a chat. Tell us what happened.

chatted to someone else and I was sitting up there. As soon as the

cameras went off, he jumped out of his seat and came to somebody else

who had said he was a successful businessman. I spotted him and I

thought, he has got balls, he is going to make it happen. I could

not get a word in edgeways. I was trying to give him my card. I told

him to contact me and send me a CV. And he did two. Are you in a

position to offer me a job? -- to offer him a job? He is sitting

right here. You were impressed by his enthusiasm. Yes. Do you know

about this? I was told to come back after Tuesday but it did not tell

me why. Tell them why. I would love to offer you a job. I think you

have got balls, I think you are an entrepreneur in your blood. There

were 200 people in the audience and not one of them jumped on that guy.

How about that? APPLAUSE How long have you been

looking? I have been looking for work in London for the last two-

and-a-half months. It was four months prior to that to save up to

move over here to pursue my goal. Were you from? Canada. What sort of

work. --? We have 100 staff based in central London, and I have five

more positions available. Anybody else who wants one, I am here.

Jumper over chairs. You are looking for athletic ability! Five more

jobs. We have many unemployed people and the audience and you are

ready to take people on. How much do they get in touch? If You were

Here,, contact me. You can go to the website. -- come and contact me.

Very decent of you. Should I say what my answer is? If the answer is

no, that means that this series will end on a very sour note.

Absolutely, for ratings sake, I have no hesitation in saying yes.

Congratulations. Thank you, Mark. Earlier, we saw what happened to

Ben and Kirsty since they finished their career, but what about Our

other recruits, Sacha and Chris? Let us start with Sacha. I feel

like I have changed. Working here has set my mind going. If I cannot

find a job out there that I really want to do, maybe I will create my

own. It sounds kind of daring. My idea is to create a girl's world.

It is for children to dress up, maybe have been Mears -- their

nails done, their hair done, and they will be able to have the

experience of being a princess for a day. I need to start researching

places. I want to look at a property at sea had began need

somewhere, what rooms I need, what facilities. I need an investor. I

need lots of other things, but I'm not going to set and go, I'm scared.

I am a mother and that was one of the things they said. You have all

the skills that you do not know. One of the bigger skills is that I

know what children like. Fear told me that I had great ideas and I

should go with them. She has inspired me. I'm in a good place at

the moment. -- Thea. I have loved getting to know you this week. You

have been out of work for a long time. A very long time. Over two

years. I did work before I had children, only two. I have not been

able to work because I wanted to stay at home and look after them.

And also, I have been looking for work. And we had the discussion

earlier, if you're unemployed for a while, why not start your own

business? And that is something you would like to do? It is definitely

an idea. I came out of their presentation and I thought,

although I was petrified of doing the presentation and I had lots of

scared feelings, but I had this idea. I was like, you know what,

I'm going to research and see how it goes. Once started, I could not

stop. I have lows of research. loads of research. And that came

out of being the MD of Nails Inc. There is something you want to say

There is something you want to say to her? Two things. First of all,

the pitch that he did, you spoke to three boutiques, which was a

completely new market for Nails Inc. All three of those said they were

interested in talking further or have said yes to stocking our

products. You're so much more capable than you think your are

because you got three and 83. -- three out of three. Two offers for

you. That is news to me, that you're wanting to set up your own

business and I am very excited that he felt inspired to do that, and

that you are embracing all of your skills to go off and set up your

own business. Either I will help you in any way Akam and mentor you

and do what I can to help set up a business, or in the meantime, as an

alternative, if you would like to come in and work at Nails Inc for a

three-month apprenticeship, and really learn the business from the

front line in the office. A3 month full-time paid job? Full-time.

love the sound of that. I think I will ask my dad. He has not even

heard of my business idea and neither has my mother. She's

probably quite shocked. I did not want tell anyone and get negative

feedback until I did it. But that sounds amazing! Good. You deserve

it. My eldest is seven, and she would love to go to a goals world.

-- girls world. I will bring her along when you open your first

along when you open your first store because it sounds incredible.

I am getting over-excited again. like you over-excited. Thank you,

Sacha. Congratulations. APPLAUSE Well done.

Finally, Chris. Let us have a look at what you have been up to since

you're fast track. I enjoyed the experience a lot. I still think I

am lucky to have had an experience like that. I'm having a brilliant

time. I have learned a lot. The experience had made me wanted more.

I have updated my CV. I have said I was the nd of Liberty! -- nd.

Development director. I had been looking at my CV and looking at

these crappy jobs, straight away, I think they will give me an

interview. Young people, walking along the streets,... Being an --

being a Managing Director at Liberty, and then coming back here

to work minimum-wage a in a bar, all right... That is how I can

explain at the moment, just a half. I want to be back at that level

again, not managing director, but something important. Here, I feel

like I'm not important because it is a minimum wage job. It is just

not me. I want to feel like I want to go to work. I am definitely

moving to London, but it is just a matter of time, getting the money,

getting a job and doing it. APPLAUSE I think you have been

outstanding this week. You have really shone. How long have you

been out of work? Since 20th May 10. And you have not got a job yet? --

since 20th May 10. And we saw you becoming the managing director of

Liberty. Ed, you were impressed with him? Of a a a much. -- very

much. He had some confidence issues, but I think he got over them very

quickly. He gave a killer presentation to the management

group. That can be kind of scary. He had some amazing ideas and

observations, things that we are going to take on board. Is there

anything you would like to say? would like to ask Chris if he would

like to come and join Liberty. That is a good response. Ben is

nodding furiously! What are you talking about? He would be selling

at first and we would see her that went and then we would have a

conversation about the retail management programme. Three months

or-so? No end to it. Forever! open ended full-time job. What do

you think? Well, I'm going to have to sort of take into account... No,

I'm here! And loving it, my hands are sweating. The answer is yes.

course it is. Congratulations. I can confirm that they are

marvellously sweaty hands. That is it. It is a great way to win the

series. Thank you for watching. Well done to Chris, Sacha, Kirsty