Do you have The Ultimate Job?

Mission Australia is thrilled to once again be the charity partner for Drake International's ‘The Ultimate Job’ competition.

Launched for the first time last year, the competition is based on real, permanent jobs submitted by employers, with the winning job in each capital city determined by a panel of judges and votes from the public.

Paul Bird, Mission Australia's State Director for Victoria has been selected to be on the expert panel of judges to decide which jobs will be shortlisted in Melbourne.

“I’m looking forward to helping out on the judging panel. It’s a fantastic campaign and a great opportunity for both employers and for job seekers out there,” said Mr Bird.

Melbourne job and candidate entries close on Wednesday 20 July, with entries in other states closing later in the year.

Throughout the competition, Drake International will raise awareness and funds for Mission Australia. The recruiter will donate 30 per cent of job placement fees and 100 per cent of the proceeds from the Gala awards event to Mission Australia – to help services like Charcoal Lane, which give young people the training and skills they need to find a successful pathway to employment.

If you’re an employer with the ultimate job to offer or a job seeker looking for a new challenge, visit www.theultimatejob.com.au to find out more!

Employment Awards
Mission Australia is also running its inaugural Employer Awards, which are open to all local employers of participating Mission Australia Employment Solutions sites who have used our services within the past 12 months.

Employers will be judged based on their contribution to helping unemployed people find work. Local presentations of 2011 awards will take place in October 2011. Local winners will qualify for entry into the national awards and will be invited to a national awards dinner that will be held in November 2011.

Find out more at our Employment Solutions Employer Awards page.

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.