Candidates
Unhappy with both the choice of candidates and the "street smarts" vs. "book smarts" premise from the preceding season, Trump went to the auditions and hand-picked 17 of the 18 candidates on Season 4. In addition to candidate handpicking, Trump decided to go back to the premise of men versus women (there was eventually corporate restructuring). The all-women team named their corporation Capital Edge while the all-men team named their corporation Excel.
The winning project manager, throughout the season, may be exempt from firing for the following week if the majority of the other members in their team believed he/she did a satisfactory job. In previous seasons, the winning project manager would be exempt from firing.
| Team 1 | Team 2 |
|---|---|
| Capital Edge | Excel |
| Candidate | Background | Original Team | Age | Hometown | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randal Pinkett | Consulting Firm Owner | Excel | 34 | Somerset, New Jersey | Hired by Trump (12-15-2005) |
| Rebecca Jarvis | Financial Journalist | Capital Edge | 23 | Chicago, Illinois | Fired in the Season Finale (12-15-2005) |
| Alla Wartenberg | Salon & Spa Chain Owner | Capital Edge | 31 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 10Fired in week 11 (12-1-2005) |
| Felisha Mason | Real Estate Developer | Capital Edge | 29 | Kansas City, Missouri | 10Fired in week 11 (12-1-2005) |
| Adam Israelov | Risk Manager | Excel | 22 | Atlanta, Georgia | 10Fired in week 10 (11-24-2005) |
| Clay Lee | Realtor | Excel | 28 | College Station, Texas | 10Fired in week 9 (11-17-2005) |
| Marshawn Evans | Recent Law School Graduate | Capital Edge | 26 | Atlanta, Georgia | 10Fired in week 8 (11-10-2005) |
| Brian Mandelbaum | Print Company Executive | Excel | 23 | New York, New York | 10Fired in week 8 (11-10-2005) |
| Markus Garrison | Inventor | Excel | 41 | Sarasota, Florida | 10Fired in week 7 (11-3-2005) |
| James Dillon | Sales Executive | Excel | 27 | Alexandria, Virginia | 10Fired in week 6 (10-27-2005) |
| Mark Lamkin | Wealth Manager | Excel | 35 | Louisville, Kentucky | 10Fired in week 6 (10-27-2005) |
| Jennifer Murphy | Ad Sales Manager | Capital Edge | 26 | Los Angeles, California | 10Fired in week 6 (10-27-2005) |
| Josh Shaw | Beauty Company Owner | Excel | 30 | New York, New York | 10Fired in week 6 (10-27-2005) |
| Kristi Caudell | Sales Executive | Capital Edge | 24 | Gainesville, Georgia | 10Fired in week 5 (10-20-2005) |
| Toral Mehta | Investment Banker | Capital Edge | 29 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 10Fired in week 4 (10-13-2005) |
| Jennifer Wallen | Realty Company Owner | Capital Edge | 31 | Anthem, Arizona | 10Fired in week 3 (10-6-2005) |
| Chris Valletta | Marketing Executive | Excel | 27 | Dallas, Texas | 10Fired in week 2 (10-29-2005) |
| Melissa Holovach | Real Estate Investor | Capital Edge | 30 | Tampa, Florida | 10Fired in week 1 (10-22-2005) |
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