By ANTARA,
Beijing : A dream job on a tropical island in Australia has attracted over 11,000 applicants — including Osama bin Laden who failed to make the shortlist.
A spokeswoman for Tourism Queensland said the group had received over 11,000 video applications since advertising the 96,000 dollars “best job in the world” as caretaker of Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
One of the applications was a 30-second prank video showing the world`s most wanted man, with nonsensical sounds dubbed over his real voice.
Using subtitles, bin Laden argued his case for the six-month contract, describing himself as “outgoing,” “familiar with sandy areas” and experienced with “large scale event coordination.”
He listed his interests as arts, crafts and renovating. Videos showing bin Laden speaking are widely available on the Internet.
A spokeswoman for Tourism Queensland said a person using bin Laden`s identity has lodged an official application with required video that has made its way onto video sharing website YouTube, but the application has been rejected.
“The `Osama bin Laden` application was submitted via a website but it was rejected because the content was not deemed to be appropriate,” said the spokeswoman.
The 1.7 million dollar marketing campaign has attracted huge international interest, with applicants from 162 countries.(*)