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Sir Alan voted most popular choice of boss
04/06/2008
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As the latest series of BBC’s “The Apprentice” reaches its climax, we have seen the entrepreneurial hopefuls put through their paces by a positively ferocious Sir Alan Sugar. But despite his increasingly harsh attacks on the apprentices’ business acumen, Sir Alan has come out top in a recent poll of preferred celebrity bosses.
Pitman Training Group, the UK’s leading provider of IT and office skills courses, surveyed people around the UK, asking them to choose their preferred boss from a list of popular celebrities.
Sir Alan Sugar came out way ahead in the survey, securing more than a third (35.7 %) of the votes. George Clooney was second choice with almost 25% of votes; followed by Jacqueline Gold and Gordon Brown in joint third place. Katie Price was second from last with 10% of votes, and Amy Winehouse was the least favourite choice of someone to work for with just 2%.
Claire Lister, managing director of Pitman Training Group said: “It was interesting to see that Sir Alan Sugar received the highest number of votes; it shows that people respect his business prowess and aren’t put off by his no nonsense approach.”
“This series of the Apprentice has definitely showed that a loud mouth and bags of confidence aren’t enough to secure you the job of your dreams. Many of the candidates who were quick to brag about their superb sales ability and multitude of achievements simply didn’t have the practical skills and common sense to succeed in the tasks set,” Claire continues.
The chances are the next job you go for won’t be televised but the pressure and competition can sometimes feel just as great in the real world. Pitman Training’s practical work-focussed programmes really do improve people’s confidence and employability.
Claire continues: “Learning a new skill can add another string to your bow from a professional standpoint and at the same time deliver a huge amount of personal satisfaction. Unlike many colleges, where you have to wait for the start of a new term, you can start learning with Pitman Training as soon as you are ready and then use your new skills to take your career to the next level.”
Enhancing a CV with new and additional qualifications is a great way of bolstering self esteem and can help clinch that all important new job or improve your promotion prospects. For over 170 years Pitman Training has been helping people to do exactly that, with an array of courses and flexible study options to suit different lifestyles: from web design to accountancy and payroll; from basic computer skills to specialist secretarial diplomas. A network of 100 training centres around the UK and Ireland means tomorrow’s ‘Apprentice’ can find a local place to start learning, whenever and wherever is most convenient.
Ambitious and aspiring Apprentices, whatever age and level of qualifications, can find details of their nearest Pitman Training Centre along with information on the range of courses available by calling 0800 0858270 or visiting www.pitman-training.com.
