The six hour-long episode series is pencilled in for an early 2006 slot, with each episode focusing on five candidates' attempts to win a job with a different firm each week.
Candidates will be put through a variety of group and individual tests and assessed by a panel including body language and recruitment experts.
In the episode featuring McCann Erickson, the successful candidate gets the chance of a graduate level job in the firm's Manchester office.
Other firms involved in the programme, which has been made by Shine, include Thomson Holidays, Barnard Marcus Estate Agents, a wedding consultancy and a car dealership in Surrey.
A spokeswoman for Five said: "Each week will be a different job where the candidates will be put through their paces."
The first series of 'The Apprentice', featuring electronics boss Sir Alan Sugar and wannabe entrepreneurs trying to win a lucrative 拢100,000 a year job with his firm, was a huge hit for BBC Two earlier this year.
The final episode secured 4m viewers and a second series has been commissioned.
is involved in finding candidates for all firms involved.
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