Would you ever apply for BBC's The Apprentice or is it career suicide?

[lordlancaster]

It's been a while since we had any discussion about The Apprentice on our Forum so I thought I'd start a new one off...

Like me, I know that many of you are big fans of the show and watch it every week, but would you ever seriously enter it yourself or do you think that it would be career suicide?

The £250,000 investment and chance to work with Lord Sugar may sound tempting, but is it really as good as it sounds, and is it worth being on the show when you risk leaving with egg on your face and your reputation in tatters?

It's Series 8 now and despite some notable exceptions like Tim Campbell, Michelle Dewberry, Claire Young, Melody Hossaini and Thomas Pellereau, few have managed to use the TV exposure to forge a high profile (and credible) career in the business / enterprise world. The rest have been largely forgotten.

What do you guys think?