Fired apprentice blames his lack of experience

FIRED Apprentice candidate Dr Shibby Robati claimed he lost out on a job with Lord Sugar because he was not as experienced in business as his rival candidates.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Oct 2010, 10:06 BST
Updated 21st Oct 2010, 10:06 BST

The 27-year-old surgeon was blasted by his team-mate Paloma Vivanco for making "rookie mistakes" and having "zero business experience", and he was called "Dr Doolittle" by Lord Sugar.

He was fired last night after team Apollo, which he was managing, lost the baking task for making 194 less profit than the rival team, partly due to Robati paying compensation to a hotelier when he failed to deliver the full order of bread rolls they had agreed.

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Robati said: "I do feel that my business acumen wasn't as experienced as the others.

"You don't get on to a show like this having no business experience. I set up two companies just over a year ago. You don't do that with no business experience, so I've got to have something there.

"Of course I'm not as business savvy as the others, but I know how to make money. The end result is what's on your bank statement."

But the experience has not put the surgeon off business, and he feels his three weeks on the show have helped further his career.