it was a robust discussion but what it boiled down to was the motivation and professionalism of the applicants and their ` fit ' with the job and Tourism Queensland . '' The 50 hopefuls come from 22 countries including the U.S. , the UK , Russia , Canada , France , Greece , Ireland , India , China , Japan , Korea , Indonesia , Malaysia , Taiwan and Kenya as well as Australia itself . The shortlisted 50 will now be cut down to a final 11 -- 10 chosen by Tourism Queensland and an 11th by popular vote from videos submitted by the applicants . The videos show the 50 candidates employing a variety of attempts to woo their prospective employer , from wandering round a chilly city center in bikini with surfboard to making their application in the form of a street musical , complete with chorus singers . The successful applicant will also enjoy free return airfares from their nearest capital city , transport on the island , travel insurance , computer and camera gear and travel to other islands in the Great Barrier Reef . The appointment requires no academic qualifications -- the ``
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The long list for the job that has been described as `` the best in the world '' has been announced . The successful applicant will based on Hamilton Island , center , off Australia 's northeastern coast . A chef , a dance instructor and a scientist are among the final 50 applicants for the six-month post of `` caretaker '' on Hamilton Island , part of the Great Barrier Reef off Australia The successful candidate will enjoy a salary of $ 100,000 , free home and generous perks on the island . `` Key responsibilities '' will include sending weekly reports via blogs and video on what is happening on the island , as well as cleaning the pool -- which comes with the free home -- and feeding the fish . Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle revealed Tuesday that the authority had received 34,684 applications from around the world for the position . `` Yesterday , a team of Tourism Queensland marketing and international staff along with a professional recruitment company made the very tough decisions necessary to cut the short-list to the Top 50 , '' Boyle said . `` I understand