Donald Trump carries the Olympic Flame on New York's Fifth Avenue during day 15 of the 2004 Athens Torch Relay.
‘Apprentice’ heads to
isles for auditionsThe one-day event seeks people
for 18 spots on the TV show
"The Apprentice" casting team comes to Hawaii this month to meet with those hoping to land one of 18 spots on NBC's top-rated television show starring Donald Trump.
The casting team will be in Honolulu on July 17 to conduct the one-day auditions at the Hawaii Prince Hotel, 100 Holomoana St. Wristbands will be distributed at 9 a.m. with interviews at 10 a.m.
Those interested in auditioning must go to the "The Apprentice" Web site, www.nbc.com/ nbc/The_Apprentice/open_ calls.shtml, to download and complete the application.
Producers suggest participants arrive early because only people wearing wristbands will be allowed to audition.
Nationwide auditions are being held through August in cities including Los Angeles; Miami; Boston; Salt Lake City; Philadelphia; San Antonio; Jacksonville, Fla.; Minneapolis, Minn.; New York; Chicago; San Francisco; Memphis, Tenn.; Las Vegas; Cincinnati; and Seattle.
The final selection process will take place in Los Angeles later this summer.
The second season of "The Apprentice" will feature 18 candidates from all walks of life, including Ivy League graduates with a master's in business administration and street entrepreneurs with no college education.
In the first episode, star and executive producer Trump will split the candidates into two teams of nine. Each week, they will endure rigorous business tasks while living together in a Manhattan loft apartment.
Fortune 500 companies were enlisted to participate in many of the tasks to test the contestants' intelligence, assertiveness and street smarts. Challenges include living in close quarters and completing sometimes humorous but always difficult job assignments.
Trump and his colleagues -- George Ross and Carolyn Kepcher -- will frame each episode, beginning with the task delivery and ending with the climactic boardroom showdown. And each week, one person will hear those dreaded words, "You're fired!"
The winner of the competition will get a job with the Trump Organization and a six-figure salary.
During its first season (Jan. 8 to April 15), "The Apprentice" was the top new show among total viewers and adults 18 to 49. An average of 20.7 million people watched each week, and 40.1 million watched all or some of the finale.
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‘Apprentice’ application rules
» Must be legally eligible to work in the United States and live in the United States. Must provide proof of such eligibility.
» Must be at least 21.
» Must be in excellent physical and mental health.
» Must not now be a candidate for public office and must agree not to become one until six months after initial broadcast of all programs in which the applicant appears, if selected as a player.
HOW TO APPLY:
Visit the Web site www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice/open_calls.shtml to download an application. Forms must be written clearly or typed and accompanied by a videotape that meets the following standards:» Length: Maximum 10 minutes. Format: VHS only (no VHS-C, 8 mm or mini-DVs).
» Do not include anything except the completed application form and the videotape.
» In the tape, an applicant should tell the producers who they are and why they would be the perfect apprentice in the Trump organization. The tape should take casting directors on a tour of the applicant's life and show what separates the applicant from all the others.
» Send completed application and videotape to:
The Apprentice
914 Westwood Blvd. No. 808
Los Angeles, CA 90024
