Get real with dream jobs

Here at jobs24.com, we love it when an extra juicy job vacancy goes viral.

Here are some of the weird and wonderful jobs adverts that have attracted worldwide attention.

Love island

Tourism Queensland attracted worldwide attention for a job ad seeking a caretaker for Hamilton Island – a tropical paradise located in the Australia’s Whitsunday Islands.

More than 35,000 people applied for the position, which offered a $150,000 salary, six months rent-free accommodation, travel insurance and return airfares.

In return, candidates were expected to blog about their experiences. The successful candidate went on to become a Tourism Ambassador.

You may not land in such a fabulous location but you can make your mark in a top role from jobs24.com.

Super models

Fancy a job that let’s your inner child come out to play? Legoland’s parent company hired 20 Master Model Builders for their Florida Factory – tasked with constructing giant Lego sculptures for Legoland attractions around the world.

The ideal candidates were expected to have previous Lego building experience and good computer literacy skills. Yes, that could have been you.

Bear hugs

The China Giant Panda Protection and Research Centre advertised a dream role for animal lovers: Panda Nanny! Yes, that’s a real job.

Tens of thousands of people applied for the role, which offered a great salary plus meals, board and use of a vehicle within the centre.

The ideal candidate was expected to have strong writing and photography skills, as well as a basic knowledge of pandas.

With bear hugs as an office perk, we doubt you’d ever dread Monday mornings.

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Posted on June 26, 2018