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Kendra
wins Apprentice 3!!
Another riveting season of "The Apprentice" is over
and has not disappointed with bigger boardrooms, louder candidates,
and more innovative challenges. Reality TV buffs have long forgotten
last season's winner and now turn their attention to the showdown
between the Book Smarts and the Street Smarts. Along with the prestige
of becoming president of one of The Donald's companies, this season's
Apprentice will earn a hefty $250,000 yearly salary from Trump.
But have you ever wondered what the apprentices are making at their
day jobs? Perhaps it is more than what Trump is willing to pay them.
We scoped the salaries that all but one of this season's apprentices
will have to go home to when they are fired.
Click
on the name or job title to see the real life salaries of the Final
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Salary.com April 2005
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Reality Realty
The majority of this season's candidates work in the real estate
sector; that is, when they are not busy being chewed out by Trump
and his associates. Six of the original 18 candidates live in the
shadow of real estate mogul Trump at their day jobs. Fired Street
Smart real estate tycoons include Kristen, a Los Angeles Real Estate
Financier cut in Week 4 for her poor performance on the Dove commercial,
and Brian, a New Jersey Real Estate Broker terminated for his brash
tone and poor leadership in Week 2. Audrey, a 22-year-old Street
Smart Real Estate Agent from Salt Lake City was also fired in Week
7 because, although she was good-looking, she was not well-respected
by her team. The Book Smarts lost Boston Real Estate Developer Michael
in Week 5; fired because he was lazy and claimed to be just like
Trump, who is not lazy. Kendra, a Book Smart Real Estate Broker
from FL lives, but the fiery, tobacco-chewing Chris, a Street Smart
Real Estate Investor from Las Vegas, suffered a tearful goodbye
in Week 12.
Check out the real life salaries of some of these real estate
stars below:
Kendra-
Boynton Beach, FL Real Estate Broker
Michael-
Boston Real Estate Developer
Audrey-
Salt Lake City Real Estate Agent
Brian-
Wildwood, NJ Real Estate Broker
Some
of these candidates have been making some extra money on the side,
however. Kendra runs her own land acquisition business, while Brian
made millions selling glow-in-the-dark necklaces.
From
The Courtroom to The Boardroom
Donald
had three attorney recruits this season, but fired them all. Bren
with the bowtie, an Assistant District Attorney General in Tennessee,
somehow survived until Week 13 despite poor leadership and a racy
commercial idea. Bren was eventually axed for being too conservative.
Alex of Seattle and Erin of Philly are also both attorneys. Erin
was canned in Week 9 for her sarcasm in the boardroom. Alex choked
in the Final Four by lying in the boardroom about his record as
project manager, which was a disaster.
Check
out the real life salaries of Trump's fired legal team:
Alex-
Seattle Attorney
Bren-
Memphis Prosecutor
Erin-
Philadelphia Attorney
Firing
The Guy That Owns The Place
While Trump may be in the business of firing people these days,
some of his candidates this season are in a different business.
Book Smart disaster Danny, a Boston Marketing Technology Firm owner,
was terminated in Week 3 because he was well, bad at marketing.
Verna, a Book Smart Business/Product Manager from Seattle, wasn't
fired. She actually quit, robbing The Donald of his big chance to
squash her dreams in the boardroom. The Street Smarts have also
lost some of their business-savvy candidates, including John, a
Florida Technology Firm Owner, ousted in Week 8 because he was bad
at negotiating. Angie, a California Gym Franchise Owner,was fired
in Week 11 after she choked during a presentation. Craig, a Georgia
Shoeshine Business Owner, was fired after the interviews.
Check
out some of their real life salaries:
Danny-
Boston Marketing Tech Firm Owner
Verna-
Seattle Business/Product Manager
Other
People To Fire
The remaining
recruits of this season work in a variety of different fields. According
to Trump, some should stick to their day jobs. Or should they? Todd,
a Book Smart Insurance Sales Manager, was fired right off the bat
because he couldn't sell cheeseburgers, while Street Smart Tara,
a New York state government Community Relations Manager, was cut
in Week 6 because her Harlem video-game graffiti ad wasn't aesthetically
pleasing to the community. Iowa Sales Executive Tana made it to
the Final 2, but San Diego Supply Chain Consultant Stephanie was
fired in Week 10 when Trump realized that he didn't want her as
part of his chain of command.
Check
out what these candidates will be making when they go home:
Tara-
NYC Government Official
Todd-
Carlsbad, CA Insurance Sales Manager
Tana-
Des Moines Sales Executive
Stephanie-
San Diego Supply Chain Consultant
So
we learned that some of this season's apprentices are making close
to the $250K that Trump is willing to pay them in salary, while
others have investments and trust funds on the side that generate
a lot of income. It is safe to say that taking a few weeks off to
do a reality show is not going to ruin any of this group's livelihoods.
Perhaps the candidates are in it for something other than the $250K,
like TV/radio appearances, lucrative speaking engagements, ad campaigns,
and tell-all books like that of the notorious Omarosa. The trick
is to avoid being labeled "a disaster" or "just horrible" by The
Donald, tags that may live with you for the rest of your professional
career.
-By Dan Malachowski, Salary.com
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