Apart from his CV (and the slack-jawed photo that accompanied it), James really let himself down in the interview and would benefit from learning some ways of managing his emotional state under pressure.

My respect for Debra has gone up – she interviews well and remains extremely cool under pressure, especially for someone who is only 23. No wonder Sir Alan told her to stay in touch. Someone as task-focused as her would need careful managing, but I think she’s already showing signs of realising that sometimes the only way to get the task done is to pay attention to the people side as well.

As usual when someone is already running their own business or earning well, Sir Alan asked Yasmina “So why do you want to come and work for me then?”

As with all the previous candidates faced with this question, she didn’t have a convincing answer. There is a right answer to this question though, so now’s the time to pay attention if you’re thinking of going on the show next year.

It comes from Robert Kiyosaki’s book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, and it’s very simple: “Work to learn – don’t work for money.” Any candidate, no matter how well they were doing before they came on the show, could convincingly use that idea to justify why they were prepared to come and work for Amstrad for less money than they were on before.