Katie, you know nothing about running a restaurant!
Katie Bulmer-Cooke: I've worked in a restaurant from the age of 15. As a waitress, I've worked front of house, I've worked back of house...
Lord Sugar: Yeah, I've been to MacDonald's also.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
(On Sanjay's business plan) Alan, it seems more of a whim than a business idea.
(To Roisin on her CV about being an accountant) Lord Sugar is looking for a business partner. He's not looking for an accountant.
(to Solomon) This is my tenth year doing this, and I've got to say that when I read your application form and then when I read your CV, it filled me with pleasure. There were no boastful brags about how great you are and 'you're the greatest salesman' or 'you're the greatest everything', it was very, very mature, very nicely written, so from my point of view, that was a sheer pleasure.
Solomon Akhtar: Thanks so much for saying that.
Claude Littner: I've told you how pleased I was with your CV, and then I came on to actually look at the proposal that you're pitching for Lord Sugar, and frankly... it's a bloody disgrace! It's a bloody disgrace! In the 10 years I've done this, I've never seen something that's put together, two bloody pages with pictures on one page? What do you think you're coming here for? What do you think you're coming here for? You can leave. Goodbye.
Solomon Akhtar: Can I argue, can I just say...?
Claude Littner: There's nothing to argue! You've given me pictures of sailboats. You've given me pictures of sailboats, what am I gonna work on? Pictures of sailboats? What is that? What is that?
Solomon Akhtar: Those are logos, yeah, logos.
Claude Littner: You're taking the piss! Please leave. (after noticing Solomon going the wrong way). That's not the way out.
Solomon Akhtar: (whispering) Fucking hell...
(To Lord Sugar on working with Daniel Lassman) He would die in the attempt.
Claude Littner: Or you'd kill him.
Solomon, you are a very intelligent young man, but when I appraise your business plan and think about us working together I'm struggling a little bit. Claude reckons you're gonna go somewhere one day...But not now. Solomon, you're fired!
Solomon Akhtar: Okay, thank you very much.
Nick Hewer: Good luck.
Solomon Akhtar:Thank you.
(before he leaves he turns to face Lord Sugar)
Can I say? I actually really enjoyed the process, and thanks for being fair I think. Nick and Karren you've been very fair and Lord Sugar throught the process. So thank you.
Daniel, I don't think we're gonna go into business together. But I do wish you well and it is with regret, Daniel you're fired! And Daniel I think, you are a better man than when you walked in the doors here eleven weeks ago and I congratulate you on you changing your manner and I do hope that you carry on that way and that you have learned and gleamed something from it.
Daniel Lassman: Yeah, absolutely. (Daniel gets up to leave) Thank you very much for your time.
Are there any other exaggerations? Lies?
Daniel Lassman: No absolutely not. In fact to be honest Mike, I would honestly say that the CV's probably under-exaggerated.
How long have you been a sales manager?
Mark Wright: It was just under a year.
Ricky Martin: I see that as being deceitful!
(On the way to the interviews)
Mark Wright: Mine feels more like a winner Dan.
Daniel Lassman: Your's feels heavier, 'cause you've got bigger font than me.
(In another car Roisin looks through her business plan while Solomon looks on in awe. He pulls out his own plan and looks through it)
Bianca Miller: Have you, included your financials Solomon?
Solomon Akhtar: Erm, I've got the nitty-gritty stuff sort of...in my mind.
(after hearing Bianca's proposal) So you want Lord Sugar to get, into tights?
Bianca Miller: (smiling) Yes.
Mike Soutar: That's an interesting visual image.
You would back Bianca 100%?
I think it's a no-brainer Lord Sugar, though Mark is a lovely guy.
(to Dan Callaghan) Get your hands out of your pockets!
(Dan obeys)
Welcome to the boardroom. Over here you see an empty chair. So we have a new colleague of mine assisting me here, and if you think this process is tough it's just got a whole lot tougher!
(Brief pause, then the door opens and Claude Littner takes the seat to Lord Sugar's right. He scowls at the candidates) Welcome, Claude.
DCDan Callaghan
Hello! Are you, interested in buying a salad?
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