Want a Cdn$122,000 dream job? Apply now!

This is actually NOT a joke. I just read this from CityNews that Tourism Queensland will be selecting 50 + 1 (wildcard) lucky people from 30,000 applicants. The annual salary is a whooping Cdn$122,000 for 6 months (that’s an average of 20k a month before tax!). In order to apply, you will need to create and submit a no longer than one minute video. They are looking for “someone with an adventurous attitude, passion for the outdoors and good communication skills” and also the following (taken from CityNews):

- Enthusiasm for the role
- Entertainment value (personality and creativity)
- Presentation skills (being media-friendly)
- At least one year’s relevant experience

All applicants will also need to have an in-person interview between May 3rd and May 7th.

You will probably ask no way, what’s the catch? I don’t consider the catches….well catches! First you have to move to Australia for 6 months to live close to a warm beach and almost everything is paid for such as a luxurious three bedroom, two bathroom home with kitchen, state of the art entertainment system, a dune buggy etc.

And what’s your job? Well, you have to blog about your stay everyday, collect some mail once a day, cleaning your swimming pool that has its own filtering so its easy task and finally feeding 1,500 different species of fish.

What’s worse is you have to blog about your tasks like scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, hiking, picnicking and check the facilities at 25 of the island’s resorts by dune buggy everyday. Oh man, so much “work”! (sarcasm)

Obviously this is PR, a pretty attractive one too by Tourism Queensland. If you are looking for a job or just interested in trying out for a dream of a life time, I mean who wouldn’t? Visit Island Reef Job (the site is down or really slow though but I wonder why). And oh yea there’s no age limit and anyone around the world can apply. The deadline is February 22nd, so better start making that video!

Image and Article Source: CityNews

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 at 3:39 pm