It\u2019s time for a brand new season of The Apprentice<\/a>, meaning that 18 super-confident candidates will be hoping to persuade Lord Alan Sugar to pick them as his next business partner.<\/span><\/p>\n Over the course of the next 12 weeks, the contestants<\/a> will be put through their paces in a series of challenges designed to test their business acumen, so prepare for yet more scenes of suited-up executives running through London with sheer panic in their eyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the first episode, though, the 18 candidates will be heading to a more far-flung destination, jetting off to the Caribbean island of Antigua to sell and organise tour packages for holidaymakers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One of those candidates is Mark Moseley, a former soldier who reckons his military career will make even the toughest boardroom showdown feel like a breeze.<\/span><\/p>\n Since leaving the army, he\u2019s built up his own pest control business \u2013 not the most glamorous of sectors, sure, but a potentially lucrative one for Lord Sugar to invest in.<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you need to know about Mark before his Apprentice debut on Thursday. <\/span><\/p>\n Job:<\/b> Pest control company owner<\/span><\/p>\n From: <\/b>London<\/span><\/p>\n Instagram:<\/b> @mark__moseley<\/a><\/p>\n As a former soldier, Mark has plenty of experience working in remote and hostile environments. He\u2019s a chatty guy who reckons he has heaps of charm and \u201ccan sell to anyone\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been around the world and have met hundreds of different people, from members of the royal family to celebrities,\u201d he says. \u201cI can always speak to them in a confident manner, so I know I\u2019d be right at home negotiating and securing deals with some of the biggest brands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n And as for his biggest weakness? You guessed it: he\u2019s a tad over-confident \u201cfrom time to time\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI may jump ahead of the game, but at the same time people like confident people, people buy into confidence,\u201d he reasons. \u201cAnd that\u2019s why people buy into me.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He reckons his pest control business is a serious money-spinner that will attract Lord Sugar\u2019s attention.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>I deserve Lord Sugar\u2019s investment because the pest control industry is worth hundreds of millions of pounds a year in the UK,\u201d he says. \u201cOut of all the candidates on paper, I am the one who can grow the business the quickest. If Lord Sugar doesn\u2019t pick me, then he\u2019s missing a trick.\u201d Strong words indeed\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m the James Bond of the business world\u2026\u201d ![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Apprentice-2023-candidates-a0e9823.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Who is <\/b>Mark Moseley<\/b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n