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Article: "I hate my job": a reality check on reality TV shows.(ENTERTAINMENT)
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- The Black Collegian
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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With the emergence of reality TV shows like Donald Trump's very popular "The Apprentice" and, more recently, Al Sharpton's "I Hate My Job," an interesting opportunity for college students to reflect on the challenges of the job market and what it takes to be successful in the highly competitive global market place has come.
Both "The Apprentice" and "I Hate My Job" have in common an extended interview process where job candidates compete for what might be considered an ideal and certainly lucrative job. Both shows have preliminary screening interviews in which thousands and sometimes nearly a million candidates stand in line for days to get through that initial ...