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Czech nuclear power station sparks fury after holding bizarre BIKINI contest to choose their new intern
Dboule Temelin Nuclear Power Station, near Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, was forced to apologise after a backlash
By Tom Michael
26th June 2017, 4:30 pm
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A CZECH nuclear power plant has been forced to apologise after holding a bikini contest to choose its new female intern.
Dboule Temelin Nuclear Power Station, located near the city of Ceske Budejovice in the South Bohemian Region in South-western Czech Republic, sparked a backlash with its bizarre recruitment policy.
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A Czech nuclear power plant held a bikini contest to choose a new intern
Temelin, the largest energy producer in the Czech Republic, opened up the “competition” for an intern position online, asking pretty young things to step forward.
Administrators then selected ten female candidates from those that put themselves forward.
They then organised a photoshoot with the scantily-clad hopefuls in one of the station’s cooling towers to decide who would get the position.
The sexy snaps were posted on the company website, with fans asked to vote for the hottest to secure the internship job.
The story has since hit headlines around the world and sparked outrage among many.
The recruitment process was branded “sexist” and “scandalous” by critics, with power station bosses forced into a grovelling apology.
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Two of the girls featured in the Czech bikini contest pose for the camera
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Dboule Temelin Nuclear Power Station sparked fury with its recruitment policy
Representatives of Temelin said the bikini contest was only one part of a beauty pageant among school graduates, adding that they were “trying to make technical education more popular”.
Bosses have expressed regret for any upset caused but said the campaign was “misunderstood”.
But netizens online have not been impressed by the organisers’ excuses.
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Temelin organised the shoot in one of the station’s cooling towers
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The power plant was forced to apologise for causing offence with the policy
