Jarvis looking at options après-'Apprentice'
February 22, 2006 (Twin Cities) It has been a little more than two months since Minneapolis native Rebecca Jarvis made reality TV history on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice"...On the phone from Chicago, Jarvis took time to update us on her post-"Apprentice" life...
It has been a little more than two months since Minneapolis native Rebecca Jarvis made reality TV history on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice."
On the show's finale, Trump hired Randal Pinkett as his next apprentice and then asked Pinkett if he should also hire Jarvis — the show's runner-up. Pinkett advised against two winners.
Losing "The Apprentice" has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the 24-year-old who currently lives in Chicago. She'll return to the Twin Cities on Monday at the University of St. Thomas College of Business, speaking on "Losing Your Way to Success," her take on how to be successful while remaining true to yourself.
On the phone from Chicago, Jarvis took time to update us on her post-"Apprentice" life.
Q. You're had a lot of job offers since the show. Have you pursued any of them?
A. I've narrowed down the job search quite a bit, but I can't really announce anything right now. I'm really excited about what's next to come; people are probably wondering why I'm so mum about it. The last thing I want to do at this point is wreck something by talking about it too soon.
Q. How many job offers did you get after the show?
A. I have two different tiers of the way I look at job offers. One tier was the one that was full of extremely wonderful opportunities that I followed up with — that was about 20. Then there were probably about 100 random job offers from other places.
Q. What is the weirdest job offer you received?
A. There were a lot of entrepreneurial things where people had come up with these quirky inventions. I don't want to be a jerk to anybody, but, for example, there was somebody who had a heel that moves up and down so it's an automatic high-heel shoe. I was asked to be a model for them. But I might be biting my tongue someday — this could be the newest trend, and I didn't cash in on it. (laughs)
Q. How many e-mails did you get after the show?
A. In excess of 30,000. (laughs) I've tried to take the time to go through as many as possible and respond, especially to the people who sent me something really nice and thoughtful. I really appreciate what they did. I've been really lucky.
Q. How has your life changed in the past two months?
A. It's interesting, because when I talk to my friends and family — at the core of it, my life hasn't changed. There's a lot going on now that wasn't going on before — I wouldn't just wake up on a Tuesday morning and go speak to an audience of 200 to 3,000 random people who knew my name. It is a shift because now when I go out, people recognize me. One day, I was meeting with a pretty high-up-there professional in Chicago in the lobby of a hotel talking about some job things. We were in the middle of talking when all of these tourists came up and asked me if I would have my picture taken with them.
Q. Will we ever see you on VH1's the "Surreal Life" or another reality TV show?
A. I think that I will never — I guess you can't say never — but I really don't think any amount of money would make me desire a return to reality television.
Q. Do you still talk to Donald Trump?
A. Yes, he's been very supportive. … I'm trying to establish myself as someone with my own credibility — that's really important to me.
Q. Have you talked to Randal Pinkett since the show?
A. He and I have been in touch on a couple of occasions, but nothing really serious.
Q. How was it being on "Larry King Live" with both Randal Pinkett and Donald Trump?
A. "Larry King" was good. He's one of those people in the reporting industry that everyone looks up to, so it was great to be in the studio with him and watch his interview style. There weren't really any big fastballs that I wasn't expecting.
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