Who's got The Ultimate Job?

Mission Australia is thrilled to be the charity partner in Drake International's new competition to find 'the ultimate job'.

'The Ultimate Job' competition was launched last Wednesday at Melbourne's Charcoal Lane restaurant with Premier John Brumby, Mission Australia CEO Toby Hall and a panel of celebrity judges.

The panel included Mal Walden (Network Ten), Peter Blunden (Herald Sun), Bernie Brookes (Myer), Eddie McGuire (Austereo), Andrew Swallow (AFL), Linda Brown (Swinburne University), Russel Howcroft (George Patterson Y & R) and The Victorian Government.

Following the launch, Sydney will follow in August and eventually all major cities of the world including New York and London.  Throughout the campaign Drake International is generously raising funds for Mission Australia.

The competition details are provided below, or visit www.theultimatejob.com.au

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How The Ultimate Job Competition works:
(Information provided by Drake International)

Each capital city of Australia will be picking it's own Ultimate Job. Each campaign runs for 3 months.

1. Companies submit their applications
2. The Expert Panel from each city chooses their Top 10 jobs. (Note: If Companies have representatives on the panel, they can not vote for their own Companies.)
3. Drake will place candidates in all positions advertised throughout the competition.
4. Each Company that makes the Top 10 shortlist will be able to compile a video (Up to 5 minutes) of their Ultimate Job.
5. The public votes via text/SMS on their favourite job from the Top 10 list, with the winning Company being decided by the highest number of votes from the public.
6. A Gala Evening will announce the winning Company of The Ultimate JobT campaign for Melbourne, and there will also be a winning Employee (Placed into The Ultimate Job), who will be rewarded with a host of prizes including: A Myer Wardrobe and Fosters Grange Fridge, filled with Fosters Grange wines.

Further Points

• The Expert judges (listed above) will choose the top 10 jobs out of a list of real/vacant jobs that are submitted by Companies.
• On www.theultimatejob.com.au  Companies will have their logo and 200 words or less, to advertise their vacant positions to the public. The public can apply for all positions advertised, as these are real jobs.
• Mission Australia will receive revenue raised by public texting,  for The Ultimate Job, 30% of job placement fees, and all monies raised from the Gala Event.
• Companies with vacant jobs will be encouraged, through multiple sources to submit their applications to be short listed for The Ultimate Job.
• All Company applications, are real jobs that the public can apply for. Some companies are actually creating jobs specifically for this competition.
• The Ultimate Job will be announced at a Gala Event with the Top 10 companies in attendance (October 5 2010). All jobs will be introduced, No. 10 right down to the winner. The celebrities participating in the judging will be in attendance.
• The winning job applicant will be showcased on the Gala Evening.

You can check out the competition website here, or follow us on Twitter here.