January Network 2017

the future. The term comes from old Western
movies where the cliché was for the ‘good guy’
to wear a white cowboy hat. Of course, the
‘bad guys’ always seemed
to wear a black hat.
Chocolate consultant
Although no formal
qualifications are required,
only a limited number of
people are blessed with an
acute sense of taste and
smell to do it. However, your chances may be
greater if you are young and female. According
to experts women tend to have a better sense
of taste and smell than men. Those under 35
are likely to have sharper senses than those
who are older, since sensitivities to taste tend
to decline with age.
Numerous professionals
work with the company
to create sets, build
models and create
amazing ‘sculptures’
they must work together as a team and to
tight deadlines. As you can imagine
competition for these jobs is fierce, with
estimates varying as to
exactly how many there
are in the world – from
nine to 30. The latest one
to get a job was 23-yearold
Andrew Johnson who
submitted a clever video,
then competed in a hard
core three-round build off,
allegedly fighting off 45 other competitors.
Island caretaker
Advertised as “officially the best job in the
world” in 2009 and involved working for the
Queensland Tourism Board. The role was a
newly created position designed to help
Micah Carr-Hill, Green & Black's Head of Taste,
said: "Despite 1 in 4 being born with the right
physiology to be a 'supertaster' I'm looking for
someone with a good nose too. A highly
developed sense of smell is just as important.
Lego sculptor
Fancy joining an elite team of builders that
work for Lego? Numerous professionals work
with the company to create sets, build models
and create amazing ‘sculptures’. Based in
Legoland Discovery Centres around the world
promote the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef
to the world. The winning candidate was
chosen from a shortlist of 11. His qualifications
were a good swimmer, excellent
communicator, an adventurous attitude, enjoy
snorkeling and/or diving and willing to try new
things. Ben Southall won the job, to live on an
island in the Great Barrier Reef for six months,
whilst filming and blogging about all the fun he
was having. Ben went onto become Global
Tourism Ambassador at Tourism Queensland.
Happy job hunting!
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