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Sydney - A British social worker has been awarded the "best job in the world" get. The 34-year-old Ben Southall sat against more than 34,000 competitors from all over the world and is now half a year on an Australian island living.
He is in a villa on Hamilton Iceland live on his work order includes activities such as walking on the beach, snorkel and relax in the sun. In return he must an advertising blog to write about the island and from time to time the swimming pool scrub. But he is 150,000 Australian dollars (80,000 euros) fee received.
Southall include bungee jumping and scuba diving to his hobbies, used in Africa as a tourist guide and most recently in a charitable organization worked. In his application video are pictures in which he kisses a giraffe, an ostrich rides to and participates in a marathon. Now he stood on the last round of finals with 16 participants who are on the ground were examined. His job, he joins on 1 July.
"I hope I can fulfill the high expectations," Southall said after his victory. "My swimming skills are hopefully good enough, and I look forward to the duties and responsibilities that the job entails." He announced that he together with his Canadian girlfriend in the luxury villa on Hamilton Iceland will recover.
"Ben has a passion for real competitions Queensland demonstrated," said Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor. His ideas for the Ranger job and his ability to challenge, would have impressed the judges and secured him the victory.
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The online betting PinnacleSports had the last Dolmetscherin Clare Wang from Taiwan as a favorite run. It was not by the organizers from the pool of 34,684 applicants have been selected, but from Internet users, their short video presentation was the best. Also, the two Australian competitors stood by the book makers in demand.
The best 16 candidates were allowed to camp in one of several islands off the Queensland experience. There, they had to swim in competitions and while snorkeling, and demonstrate daily in their own blog about their experiences. Even their sovereignty in dealing with the numerous media representatives on the spot by the jury was closely monitored.
As a German candidate, was until last
Mirjam Novak from Erlangen in the race. Among its competitors were, inter alia, a Dutch photographer, a Japanese and an Indian receptionist radio DJ.
Hope for more bookings
The tourism authority had the action as an advertising campaign invented. The response exceeded all their expectations. "Every night we are there for two minutes on the news, two minutes is good news," said tourism director Anthony Hayes. "We strongly believe that we are after this campaign in the next twelve months, get more bookings." He can now well imagine from the Ranger-Casting ", an annual event to make."
The successful campaign has already emulated on the plan set. This was also Taiwan announced soon
A similar selection process to start around the country as a tourist destination known to do.
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They had it in the course of numerous Australian tender, where margins. First broke the internet for several days together because of the onslaught was too great, which frustrated many potential candidates. Then the organizers had to admit that it is using the popular video of a woman who is a Great Barrier Reef tattoo can sting, even had invented.
For vortices caused a Russian participant, previously illegal porn mitgespielt had and therefore was disqualified. And on YouTube, a joker dressed as Osama bin Laden and turned out to be perfect candidates for the Inseljob dar.
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