Best job in the world
SYDNEY: Position: Island caretaker. Duties: Lazing around Australia's Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary: 150,000 Australian dollars
($100,000).
Unemployed, take heart- The aforementioned job ad is for real. Billing it the ``Best Job in the World,'' the tourism department in Australia's Queensland state on Tuesday said it was seeking one lucky person to spend half a year relaxing on Hamilton Island, part of the country's Whitsunday Islands, while promoting the island on a blog.
The move is part of an AU$1.7 million campaign to boost tourism in the state. In exchange for the plush salary, free accommodation in an oceanfront villa and airfare from the winner's home country, the ``employee'' will be required to stroll the island's white sand beaches, snorkel, maybe take a dip in the pool _ and post photos and videos of his or her experiences on a weekly blog.
``It'll be huge,'' Tourism Whitsundays chief executive Peter O'Reilly said, adding he expected thousands will apply.
Applications are open until Feb 22 and 11 finalists will be flown to Hamilton Island in May for the final selection process. The job begins on July 1.
This was posted a day or so back ... and I still can't swim :o(
Did you Google it first?
Yeah I read that too yesterday... been doing laps in the pool ever since and practicing my diction etc... I think I stand a good chance :-P
I sent my CV...what about You guys??????