'Best Job In The World' Website Crashes Due To Such High Demand

[Mrs. Sharon B. Hodge]

'Best Job In The World' Website Crashes Due To Such High Demand




January 14, 2009 The best job in the world is a 6 month contract to be a caretaker of a barrier reef island in Australia, It pays 150 000 Australian dollars = 99 165 US dollars, The island and luxurious home should not be too hard to maintain and they require a weekly blog to be written about your reef experiences there, Looks like another marketing scheme to strike up more tourism Down Under that SOMEONE will benefit from it greatly, They stop taking applications in 38 more days so you better get on it NOW if interested, They are receiving a ton of videos from applicants so competition is HIGH



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Reuters
Jan 14, 2009

http://news. yahoo. com/s/nm/20090114/lf_nm_life/us_job_dream_website

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The chance to be the caretaker of a tiny tropical island in Australia has sparked so much interest around the world that a rush of applications crashed the website advertising the post

The job, which offers a salary of $105,000 to spend six months on the Great Barrier Reef island of Hamilton, has been inundated with hundreds of thousands of prospective candidates

An official from the state of Queensland, which is offering the position, said the job was created as an antidote to the global economic slump and was being advertised in 18 countries including the United States and China

Local media said technicians had to restore the website (www. islandreefjob. com) after it could not cope with the volume of interest and crashed for several hours.
Some sections are still not up and running

Duties for the so-called "best job in the world" include feeding ocean fish, cleaning a pool and collecting deliveries of mail that arrive by plane

The successful candidate will have to go scuba diving, snorkeling and hiking and enjoy at least 25 nearby island resorts.
Thrown in is a luxury three-bedroom home and transportation to and from the island

No skills, nor experience is needed, and there is no age requirement.
The job starts in July


Wish you were here? Tourism Queensland is offering a $150,000, rent-free job on Hamilton Island




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Island caretaker job offer: get paid $150,000 to swim, snorkel
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Sydney Morninig Herald
Mex Cooper
January 12, 2009

http://www. smh. com. au/travel/island-caretaker-job-offer-get-paid...

Queensland's latest tourism campaign is giving job seekers the chance to get paid $150,000 to live six months rent-free on the Great Barrier Reef

As their Christmas holidays fade and the credit crunch begins to bite, office workers dreaming of a fresh start are being tempted to apply for "the best job in the world"

Tourism Queensland is looking for applicants willing to walk white sandy beaches, sit under palm trees and swim with turtles as they soak up the sun

The successful candidate will be asked to keep a blog and photo diary in exchange for six months rent-free on Hamilton Island as part of a $150,000 salary package that includes return airfares and travel insurance

Australians and overseas applicants must be willing to "swim, snorkel, make friends with locals and generally enjoy the tropical Queensland climate and lifestyle"

The ..island caretaker' position was created as part of a three-year $1.
7 million marketing strategy by Tourism Queensland

But Tourism Queensland chief Anthony Hayes said the job was not just a publicity stunt

"Yes this is part of a unique Tourism Queensland strategy to promote the islands of the Great Barrier Reef internationally, but candidates will have to go through a genuine recruitment process," he said

Australian Marketing Institute president Roger James said the campaign was an interesting idea but would need innovative marketing to make sure the winning candidate's blog was as effective as traditional advertising

"I've got to decide to log on to the blog ... and to make that work you have to have a communication that is arresting and interesting," he said

"If we end up with little videos or this person wandering around the islands and they're just happy snaps it may not generate much interest at all

"On the other hand, if it is something new and arresting and inventive it may be an absolute huge hit"

The campaign was launched overseas today and a domestic launch will follow this weekend but Mr James said it was likely an overseas applicant would be picked

The winning candidate will be chosen from a shortlist of 11 and must be a good swimmer, excellent communicator, be able to speak and write English, have an adventurous attitude, enjoy snorkelling and/or diving and be willing to try new things

The job includes free accommodation in a three-bedroom home on Hamilton Island complete with plunge pool, views of the Whitsunday Islands and golf buggy

The caretaker will promote the Great Barrier Reef islands, give media interviews and take care of a "few minor tasks" throughout their tenure beginning on July 1.