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Episode 11: The interview round
In the penultimate week, there are no teams or task, but probing interviews with four of Sir Alan's trusted associates.
Meet Claude Littner, a global trouble-shooter, Bordan Tkachuk, chief exec of Viglen computers, Karren Brady, managing director of Birmingham City Football Club and Alan Watts a hot shot corporate lawyer.
The candidates are all competing for a place in the final and ultimately will face the toughest interviewer of them all in the boardroom: Sir Alan.
What happened:
Task
Coming up in episode 11
Watch the candidates face four of Sir Alan's advisors in the penultimate challenge, the interview round
'Your CV is exceptional'
Watch James attempting to explain his career history to global trouble-shooter Claude Littner
Yasmina's business accounts
Watch Claude Littner putting Yasmina on the spot with probing questions about her business accounts
Lorraine's 'unique gift'
Watch Lorraine revealing to an intrigued Karren Brady the truth about her 'unique gift'
James the joker
Watch Claude Littner lose patience with interviewee James and his daft jokes
Kate's greatest challenge
Watch Kate answering a question about what would be her greatest business challenge
'Are you too ruthless?'
Watch Karren Brady challenging Debra about her appalling references
15 years business experience
Watch Bordan tackling 27 year old Yasmina about her claims to have 15 years of business experience.
James, you're fired!
Watch the emotional boardroom scene where James, the last man in the competition, finally runs out of luck
Lorraine, you're fired!
Watch Sir Alan telling Lorraine that she is not suited to work in one of his organisations
Debra, you're fired!
Watch Sir Alan make his final firing of the day in this tense and emotional boardroom scene
In pictures
Emotions are running high in the boardroom as Sir Alan fires three of the remaining five candidates
Quotes of the week
James, the king of the one-liners, exited the competition after a gruelling interview round. Read his highlights
Kate versus Yasmina
Kate and Yasmina go head-to-head in the final showdown. Get the lowdown on the finalists
Predictor round-up week 11
What happened on the Predictor during the semi-final
Conquering Debra
Watch Debra discussing her awful references with Adrian Chiles and guests. As seen on You're Fired!
James' CV
Watch James discussing his disastrous interviews on You're Fired!
Lorraine's makeover
Watch Lorraine talking about her experience in the competition and her new image on You're Fired!
James' exit interview
Watch James talking about his knack for making people laugh and how much he wanted to be in the final
Debra's exit interview
Watch Debra talking about her favourite moments in the competition and why she's a real softie at heart
Lorraine's exit interview
Watch Lorraine talking about how she follows her gut instincts and her natural talents in this exclusive interview
Episode 11 recap
Watch the recap of the semi-final interview round where Sir Alan picks his two finalists
Ben talks about sex again
Watch Ben pitching his unconventional idea for the new chocolate box
Coming up in episode 12
Watch Kate and Yasmina welcome back some old friends for their final task
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