So. Paul and Ansell fired, Michelle and Ruth left. A bit of a surprise? Perhaps.
Paul performed pathetically on the last day. His interviews were the worst and when given the chance to finally talk to SA, he just produced the most generic "i'm good, i work well with others" rubbish that i'm not surprised he was sent home. So unfortunately he did hang himself with his "i'm the best" speeches as some of the interviewers said; too cocky.
Ansell. Where the hell did he come from!? Right up the side line, that's where. He was excellent during the last day, performing well on the interviews (but not great). He's always been an ok candidate, but was esp. good last night. His speech in the boardroom was one of the best reasons for "why should i not fire you" i've heard. Props to you sir.
Ruth. As is always the problem with her, i have nothing to say. She's just so bland. Ok, so she's also pushy, and aggresive, and confrontational, and irritating as well. She was pretty 'meh' on the last day, and in general throughout has only performed well in one area, not as a whole.
Michelle. No longer the dark horse; she kicked some arse last night. Did really well on the interviews. She came across calm and composed, answered questions well and actually had a laugh with the interviewers and their over-the-top attitude. Hasn't necessarally stuck out as a strong candidate throughout the tasks, but she's in the last two for a reason.
So who should have gone?
Paul and Ruth. They were finished. Having pushed so hard for so long over the 11 weeks in a desperate attempt to win, they showed SA what sort of people they were. And unfortunately for them that's not a great thing. The interviews dismantled Paul, the most recent clashes with Sayed hurt Ruth badly. As Ruth is now in the final, her argumentative behaviour is going to be held in stark contrast with Michelle's calm attitude.
Ansell should have stayed and taken Ruth's place. He has never really excelled in one area but has continuously shown that he can do more than just sales. His people skills are much better than any of the other 3, and to be fair he's a much more likeable person than Ruth. Both Ruth and Ansell are so similar with everyone saying "they can only do sales" but for me, it's Ruth that can only do sales, Ansell had much more to offer. Poor choice SA.
Michelle. Not much of a surprise. She's left herself in a really strong position in the final two. The comparisons between her and Ruth are few and far between. Michelle holds stronger people and social interaction skills, she's also not a devestating sales person either. Ruth is a quicker, stronger sales person, but she's not interesting or nice enough to really get on well with anyone in the last 11 weeks, so will she really in Amstrad? We'll see.
Great show.
Drinks all round.
