Outrage flooded through me the moment Randall opened his mouth and told Trump not to hire Rebecca, the youthful girl-next-door whose shy smile hides a powerhouse of a businesswoman. It all went down like this….
Randall and Rebecca, more than any other finalists in The Apprentice series, were equally talented, equally qualified and equally capable of becoming the new Apprentice. They are both phenomenal leaders and immensely talented with integrity right down to the bone. Everyone agreed Trump would have been a fool to let either one of them walk away from the floundering Trump organization. Randall was hired, I think, because his age gave him an edge that Rebecca’s youth just couldn’t garner her – life experience. But there was no doubt that both of these people deserved to be hired. At least I thought so until Randall opened his mouth and did the first petty, selfish thing I’ve seen from him since this season began.
After telling Randall he was hired as the new apprentice, Trump asked him whether there was any reason why he, Trump, should not hire Rebecca as well. Now, every business person knows that you bring talent to your team. Once a person is hired, they are no longer competition, but rather an asset to be utilized to create success upon success. To my utter dismay, however, Randall opened his mouth and said, “Absolutely not. There is one Apprentice and one winner. To hire Rebecca would violate that. Only one person deserves to be hired.”
Trump responded, “Well, I think I could have been convinced to hire her, but ok.” The end.
Rebecca’s face turned to stone. I think she wanted to strangle Randall at that moment.
The thing is, Trump was a fool for following Randall’s advice. A multiple-billion dollar company should never turn away talent like that if an opening exists in the organization. Ultimately, both Randall and Trump lost credibility for not doing the smart thing, for not doing right by a person who could have become a very valuable member of the Trump organization.
Shame on them!
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Kudos to Miss Rebecca Jarvis who has received an $150,000 job offer to work as the President and CEO of Sys-Con Media, Inc. coordinating the launch of three international conferences in 2006: iTVcon – Internet TV Conference & Expo (www.itvcon.com), SOA Web Services Edge Conference & Expo, and Enterprise Open Source Conference & Expo.
Whose the loser now, Randall?
In another article, Rebecca is quoted as saying that her biggest mistake was trusting Randall. Looks like she's not only talented, smart and honest, but she's snarky as well. Way to go, Rebecca!
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