Archive for May, 2009
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
A Brit wins the Island Caretaker position
A 34 year-old from Britain has been dubbed the winner of the Island Reef job competition. Ben S. from Petersfield, Hampshire, England is the last standing Island Caretaker and will be starting on July 1, 2009 when he heads to Hamilton Island, Australia. He is a project manager and charity fundraiser.
(Image Courtesy of IslandReefJob.com)
Here’s Ben’s video application:
- English language proficiency
Ben’s Video Rating: A+ - Personal presentation
Ben’s Video Rating: B+ - Technical proficiency as shown in the video
Ben’s Video Rating: B - Content and experience
Ben’s Video Rating: A- - Motivation.
Ben’s Video Rating: A-
Summary: Ben’s video submission had some potential. It definitely wasn’t as polished or tied together as I would expect from a grand prize winner, but it was certainly interesting. At first I felt like Ben reminded me of Crazy Eddie from his flurry of fast talking. One thing that initially bothered me about Ben was he seemed a little bit of a spaz. I thought the riding on the ostridge was a bit annoying personally, but it does show he is certainly over-the-top. His video wasn’t as cohesive as some of the others I reviewed and it desparately needed better audio, music and special effects. However, Ben showed us why he was a good candidate for the job. My take on this one in the final competition in Australia is that the committee may have been leaning towards a candidate with strong english fluency, energy and experience. Ben seemed to deliver all of that.
Here are some other videos from the Australia part of the competition.
Nice Hair Doo, Ben! We look forward to hearing more from Ben when he begins in his new job.
