A shortlist of 50 (candidates) from 22 countries has been selected for "the best job in the world" - being well (paid) to spend six months on a tropical Australian island, organizers said yesterday.
Ranging from dancers to scientists, chefs and students, the candidates are from (countries) including the United States, (Britain), Russia, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Kenya.
They were (selected) from a total of 34,684 applicants from some 200 countries hoping to become "caretaker" of Hamilton (Island) on the Great Barrier Reef in a tourism promotion run by the Queensland state government.
The job (pays) 150,000 Australian dollars [$100,000] for six months and includes airfares from the successful candidate's home country to the island. (In return), the winner will be expected to have as much fun as possible - (soaking) up the sun, swimming, snorkeling, sailing - and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video (updates).
"Yesterday, a team of Tourism Queensland (along) with a professional recruitment company made the very tough decisions necessary to cut the shortlist to the Top 50," said state Tourism Minister Desley Boyle.
The top 50 videos can be viewed online at www.islandreefjob.com.
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