Cameron Ernst aka "Party Pants" is one of the finalists for The Best Job In The World.
TOURISM Australia has been swamped with videos from people from everywhere from Afghanistan to Latvia dying to work Down Under as part of its Best Jobs in the World competition.
More than 45,000 videos were received in the competition, which have been narrowed down to 150 short-listed applicants - 25 for each of the six state or territory jobs on offer - which went online this morning.
Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said the quality of the number of videos received had exceeded expectations.
They include a spoof 007 video for the park ranger job offered in Queensland, an applicant for the taste master job in Western Australia singing for his supper and a video for the chief funster role in NSW delivered in rap.
Tourism Australia's "Six Best Jobs in the World" campaign has received thousands of applicants.
Other jobs include an Outback adventurer in the Northern Territory and a lifestyle photographer for TimeOut magazine in Melbourne, Victoria.
Most of the short-listed applicants came from the US, followed by the UK, Australia, France, Canada and Italy.
Chris Henschel from Canada is one of the finalists for The Best Job In The World.
Mr McEvoy said judging the videos had been a big job.
A team of around 20 people made up of current and former Tourism Australia staff and people brought in from creative and media agencies watched the video applications after undergoing rigorous training.
Entries were judged against a comprehensive selection criteria, including English language proficiency, creativity and originality.
Eileen Street from America is one of the finalists for The Best Job In The World.
"I probably watched 300 or so," Mr McEvoy said.
"The quality is outstanding."
Mr McEvoy said the ultimate aim was to get more people to come to Australia for a working holiday and around 40 per cent of applicants had also signed up to receive offers through partners such as STA Travel and Virgin Australia.
Christian Wagner from Germany is one of the finalists for The Best Job In The World.
A Facebook page promoting working holidays in Australia also shot from around 50,000 fans to more than 400,000 since the competition was launched.
"STA are already telling us that the level of inquiries for working holidays in Australia from around the world has never been bigger," he said.
"They have seen 50 per cent, 60 per cent and 70 per cent increases."
Arianna Spagnolo from Italy is one of the finalists for The Best Job In The World.
The short-listed candidates now have two weeks to submit references to support their application.
Judges from each state and territory tourism board will decide the 18 finalists - three for each job - who will be invited to Australia in June to take part in formal interviews, tests and challenges.
The winners will be announced on June 21.
Hsin-Hsuan Hsieh from Taiwan is one of the finalists for The Best Job In The World.
The short-listed videos can be viewed here.
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