澳洲「全世界最筍的工作」

澳洲「全世界最筍的工作」招募火熱進行
“Best Job in the World” is Back : Australian Tourism is Hiring

由澳洲旅遊局主辦的 「全世界最筍的工作」全球招募活動現正火熱進行，應徵者只須上載一段三十秒的英文短片，展示自己能勝任薪酬價值十萬澳幣的工作的最佳理由即可。目前，全球已有來自一百九十六個國家超過三十萬應徵者透過網絡遞交五十萬份申請，其中來自大中華地區的申請已經接近一萬七千份。現距離申請截止日期四月十日尚餘最後數天，澳洲旅遊局鼓勵熱愛生活、旅遊的青年人加入申請行列，前來探索盡是不同的澳洲工作體驗。

香港遞交的申請中，最熱衷申請的工作為：

「全世界最筍的工作」充分利用澳洲 「工作假期計劃 」(Working Holiday Maker) 這平台，為世界各國的青年人提供一個到澳旅遊和工作的良機。應徵者需在活動網站上填寫一份簡單的申請表格，選擇自己希望應徵的工作崗位。應徵者成功提交申請後，將會收到電子郵件通知其上載一段三十秒的短片，陳述自己能勝任這項工作的理由。

來自全球的應徵者對這六份風格截然不同、體驗獨特的 「全世界最筍的工作」 反應熱烈。當中，大中華區的應徵者最熱衷申請的工作是新南威爾斯的玩樂達人，西澳洲的品嚐大使和墨爾本的生活時尚攝影師。緊隨其後的是昆士蘭的國家公園巡護員，南澳洲的野生動物看護員，以及北領地的內陸冒險家。

在目前大中華區已收到的近一萬七千份申請當中，中國內地有超過五千份，香港有超過八千份，台灣則有有三千多份。應徵者在短片中使出渾身解數，展現自己將如何勝任他們選擇的工作。澳洲旅遊局行政總裁麥勤偉表示：「是次活動在世界各國都引起極大迴響，並受到各界傳媒廣泛關注。我們收到很多出色的作品，足以證明應徵者對參與是次活動的熱情和極大興趣，更反映出他們對澳洲旅遊目的地的嚮往。按目前的趨勢，我們預計還會陸續收到更多優秀、有趣，並具個人特色的作品。」

麥勤偉補充道：「要勝出，首先要確保自己已參加這場比賽。短片提交的截止日期已經逼近，我建議各位應徵者應制定短片製作計劃，盡早提交自己的短片，避免太多短片在最後一刻提交而遇到網絡擠塞，影響大家的參與機會。」

網絡應徵短片申請截止時間為四月十日，隨後由澳洲旅遊局和各州及領地旅遊局代表所組成的評審團將在全球為每個崗位挑選二十五位入圍者。這二十五位候選人須要提交相關工作推薦書，以便評審團再從中挑選十八強 (每項工作將有三名競選者)。這十八強將於六月應邀到澳洲進行最終輪選， 而最終六位適合 「全世界最筍的工作」 職位的優勝者亦將於六月二十一日誕生。

是次「全世界最筍的工作」全球招募活動獲得新南威爾斯、北領地、墨爾本、西澳洲、昆士蘭及南澳洲等州、領地旅遊局的鼎力支持。商業合作夥伴包括包括維珍澳洲航空 (Virgin Australia)、STA Travel旅行社、花旗銀行、戴爾、宜家家居、Sony Music及招聘網站Monster.com等等。

六份工作目前收到的優秀短片：
• 玩樂達人 (新南威爾斯) Tony Tron from Montreal, Canada
• 內陸冒險家 (北領地) Alisa Messeroff from New York, USA
• 國家公園巡護員 (昆士蘭) Loic Ney from France
• 野生動物看護員 (南澳洲) Cesar Termine from France
• 生活時尚攝影師 (墨爾本) Heber Hanby from Ireland
• 品嚐大師 (西澳洲) Katie Brown from Grafton, New South Wales

有關是次活動詳情及報名資料，請瀏覽下列網站：
Facebook ：www.facebook.com/australianworkingholiday
澳洲旅遊局官方網站:www.australia.com/bestjobs

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“Best Job in the World” is Back : Australian Tourism is Hiring

Tourism Australia is teaming up with industry and State and Territory tourism partners in a new A$4 million campaign targeting the international youth market - a segment which last year contributed nearly A$12 billion in tourism spending and a quarter of all Australia's international visitors.

At the heart of the campaign is a global competition involving six of Australia’s State and Territory Tourism Organisations - each offering their own unique 'Best Job in the World' as a winning prize.

The competition was unveiled today in Cairns, one of the country's most popular destinations amongst young travellers, by the Minister for Tourism, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP, alongside Ben Southall who was the successful candidate in Tourism Queensland's highly successful 'Best Job in the World' campaign in 2009.

The 'Best Job in the World' initiative is part of a major international marketing push which will focus upon promoting tourism opportunities provided by Australia's Working Holiday Maker (WHM) program.

The campaign will target travellers between 18 and 30 years of age in Australia and overseas, with particular focus on international markets eligible for Australian working holiday visas, including the UK and Ireland, the US and Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan.

Tourism Australia Managing Director Andrew McEvoy said the competition provided an excellent platform to entice more young people from around the world to come to Australia to holiday but also to work, helping to fill many unfilled tourism jobs across Australia, a key challenge for the industry.

"We've taken one of the most successful tourism campaigns in recent times - 'Best Job in the World' - and made it bigger and better by coming up with a competition which represents the very best of our country - our breath-taking landscapes and scenery, our unique nature and wildlife, great food and wine and, of course, our huge sense of fun," Mr McEvoy said.

Ben Southall added: "A few years ago I won 'Best Job in the World' – being an Island Caretaker on the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately for me, my time is up. But luckily for the world 'The Best Job in the World' is back. This time there's not one, but six amazing jobs in Australia up for grabs."

Mr McEvoy said the competition was expected to appeal to youth travellers' sense of fun and adventure. “The youth market contributes more than a quarter of all Australia's international arrivals. These are visitors who tend to stay longer, disperse widely and often come back again, with their families, later in their lives. For many young people, Australia’s working holiday visa programs provide the economic means to fund travel plans, and this is at the heart of our new campaign," he said.

"Despite recent challenges - such as the high Australian dollar and the global financial crisis affecting some of Australia's traditional Western markets – the youth traveller segment remains an important part of Australia's visitor mix," Mr McEvoy said.

The youth segment contributes A$12 billion annually in total tourism spending and delivers nearly 1.6 million (26%) of Australia's international arrivals. On average, youth travellers spend A$7,279 per trip in Australia (International Visitor Survey: September 2012). In 2012, Working Holiday Makers contributed A$2.5 billion to the Australian economy. On average WHMs spend in excess of A$13,000 during their stay.

"This is a wonderful chance to reinforce and amplify our There's nothing like Australia message that Australia is a wonderful, world class destination full of unique experiences, adventure and great places to explore," Mr McEvoy said.

Tourism Australia has secured a number of key partners to support the campaign, including Virgin Australia, STA Travel, Citibank, DELL, IKEA, Sony Music and Monster.com, who have created an online jobs board, advertising temporary jobs within the Australian tourism industry aimed at travellers visiting the country under Australia’s WHM program.

The six 'Best Jobs in the World' each come with an attractive six month salary package worth A$100,000 including living costs and are:

• Chief Funster (New South Wales)
• Outback Adventurer (Northern Territory)
• Park Ranger (Queensland)
• Wildlife Caretaker (South Australia)
• Lifestyle Photographer (Melbourne)
• Taste Master (Western Australia)

For further details of the competition visit Tourism Australia's Working Holidays
Facebook page, www.facebook.com/australianworkingholiday or
www.australia.com/bestjobs