Wednesday, February 18, 2009

'Best job in the world' overload

IT the BEST JOB IN WORLD

THE Best Job in the World is experiencing application overload, and Tourism Queensland has had to increase its IT support for the website in its final days.
Tourism Minister Desley Boyle says applications are flooding in, and with a significant spike in traffic and applications, the site's expecting a heavy hit rate."We're not sure if people have been holding out to size up the quality of the opposition, or whether they have just caught onto this worldwide phenomenon, but we are seeing a significant increase," she said. "20,000 people from over 180 countries have so far applied for the role of Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef in what has become arguably the most talked-about job vacancy in the world."The promotion gained worldwide attention when it launched in January, offering a six-month gig in which the successful applicant will live in a luxury Hamilton Island villa, explore the reef, its islands and wildlife, swim, snorkel and blog about it.

1 comment:

  1. well this an awesome PR campaign .. for queensland .. and their tourism industry ....,their main aim is to give a boost to this industry during this global meltdown..and they certainly have seem to done the job.

    also please visit this link and vote

    http://www.islandreefjob.com/applicants/watch/Qe1ez13w-J4

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