Heading into The Apprentice, Sean Yazbeck knew he had a shot at his dream job, but he didn't expect to have a chance at his dream girl, too.

The romance between Season 5's winner and fellow-competitor Tammy Trenta came to a head during the season finale when Yazbeck admitted to The Donald he hoped to wed the financial planner from New Jersey.

There was little doubt Yazbeck had fallen madly in love with Trenta, as evidenced by his weekly confessions.

Although, now that he has reflected on the situation, the Brit can't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"I was cringing at myself falling all over Tammy every week, I was like 'Sean, shut the hell up already!'

"I was really making an idiot of myself, but now that I'm going out with Tammy, I can look back at it and laugh," says Yazbeck, who credits his success to the way he dealt with each personality.

"The biggest challenge, without a doubt, is managing the relationships with the people inside the suite, winning a task is a very distant second," he says.

"You need to have communication and you need to adapt like a chameleon to different personalities without losing the sense of who you are."

To his fellow-finalist, Lee Bienstock it was the challenges that mattered. The 22-year-old Cornell graduate took to the leadership role, stepping up as project manager an unprecedented four times.

Despite taking charge, Bienstock felt he was always in the underdog role.

"At the beginning, you don't start off on even footing. Mr.Trump has his favourites. I was almost last on that list because I was 22 years old and just out of school," he said, adding his lack of experience may have hurt him in the end.

Bienstock still views the show as a great learning experience and despite not being named the Apprentice, he still feels he won.

"The fact I didn't win might be better for me because it will open up a lot of doors and I have all my options in front of me."

The former business analyst with Merrill Lynch says more than a dozen job offers have already been presented to him, but the door that may be the most tempting to open leads right back into Trump's boardroom.

"Right after Mr. Trump made the decision to go with Sean, he made a motion for me to come over and he said he would give me a call next week and that I was going to be very happy," says Bienstock.