Donald Trump's fiery persona will be brought to life by Ernst & Young's partner for human resources Gil Tucker, as part of a recruitment event and dinner to be put on tomorrow for students who wish to learn more about either the accounting firm or accounting profession as a whole.

Mr. Tucker, who in the past has always been very hands-on in similar such events, "is very appropriate for the role in terms of charisma according to Ernst & Young recruitment manager Jennifer Martin, who has been assisting with the organisation of the dinner.

Mr. Tucker will be part of a panel that will judge the competition, which is loosely based on Trump's popular NBC reality-show, "The Apprentice".

Participants, of which there are already about 40 university-aged students registered, will be given a task to solve and will then be able to go around and speak to different levels of accounting employees, according to Ernst & Young's project and client coordinator Yvonne DeCoute, who has been involved in organising several of such events put on by the firm.

Ms Martin described the event as "a chance for candidates to come and learn a lot more about accounting through networking and asking questions of Ernst & Young employees". Ernst & Young has hosted three similar events over the past three years as part of a student programme that it runs to recruit local young talent. Ms Martin said: "Each year, we aim to make it even more interesting and exciting, informative and beneficial to the students."

"This year, in completing the task, the students will get to know what it takes for an accounting firm to pitch to a client."

Ms Martin said, compared to Trump's hit show, "we're not focusing on the firing part but rather the best solution to a problem". Each member of the winning team will receive a gift certificate for two to the Liberty Theatre.

Although Ernst & Young does not hire people directly from the event, and Ms Martin emphasised that the dinner is not an interview, over the past few years the firm has hired people based on connections that were established at past such events.

Said Ms Martin, the firm aims to develop a relationship with the students who express an interest in the company through attending the event. Ernst & Young hopes to liaise with participants throughout the following year so that, as opportunities arise within Ernst & Young, appropriately qualified and suitably interested candidates may be able to join the firm.

The evening will consist of participants being grouped into teams, each of which will have an Ernst & Young employee who will help guide the team to come up with the best solution to the problem.

The teams will present their solutions to a panel of judges including Mr. Tucker, Ernst & Young partner in sale and marketing Carolyn Myers, and a representative from the restaurant industry.

This will be the fourth event in Ernst & Young's "Get on Board Student Recruitment Event" series, the ultimate goal of which, Ms Martin said, is "to build a base of Bermudian candidates for accountancy roles".

The event is being held at La Coquille Restaurant, and dinner will follow the team's presentations.