Best Job in the World Up for Grabs

The selection process for The Best Job in the World is winding down. 16 candidates remain, but only one of them will become the representative for Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

With beautiful turquoise waters and white sandy beaches, Australias Great Barrier Reef attracts thousands of tourists every year.

Earlier this year The Best Job in the World was launched. The role is to be an island caretaker with a six-figure salary for six months of work.

34-thousand applicants applied for the job via YouTube, and now its down to just 16 lucky finalists. They come from places like Japan, Canada, China and even Australia.

The job received so much interest that the companys website initially crashed.

Officials say "The Best Job in the World" has generated publicity worth over a hundred-million dollars.

Tourism Queensland says it's just as important to get the right person for the job as getting publicity for the area.

[Anthony Hayes, CEO, Tourism QLD]:
"It has been strict all the way through and we have been paranoid about making sure that we have been fare and equitable with everyone who has applied. Thirty-four and a half thousand people sent us a one minute to start with so we needed to be really clean and careful to make sure that we treat everyone equally.

The winner, whoever he or she may be, will be announced in May

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[emptyvid]

and your just a hater and an annoying brat who cares too much about shit.

[soldier4670]

really who wants to go to an island and be a caretaker?