Every recruiter knows the importance of job titles. It makes a lot of difference for people when they are an administrative assistant instead of the ordinary secretary or a meteorologist instead of the weatherman. One coaching business even employs an overseer of order, somebody akin to the chief executive officer in other businesses. Most of the time, however, the responsibilities of the job remain the same and recruiters can only do so much to spruce up their job advertisements.
Don't you sometimes wish you could hire for some unusual job openings? The rarity of these jobs and their overwhelming appeal means all the right candidates will flock to the straight to the employers, but hey, a recruiter can dream.
Island Manager
After the smashing success of Queensland's "Best Job in the World" tourism campaign, a host of other island resorts followed suit, each of them unofficially branding their campaign the "Second Best Job in the World". Candidates must be able to fulfill the day-to-day responsibilities of snorkeling, feeding on beachside barbecues and living in a luxurious villa rent-free in exchange for taking care of it and blogging about their experiences. It could be a recruiter's nightmare, though. The Best Job in the World attracted more than 30,000 applications. We can only imagine how many people are aiming for second best.
Futurologist
One business best practice is the willingness to look into the future and plan ahead of the competition. This does not involve astrologers, though, only futurologists. If you are hiring for one, the job description should include advanced knowledge in philosophy and the social sciences and an eye for trends that could last well into the future. The main responsibilities include predicting the future in a scientific and systematic manner.
Luxury Bed Tester
What qualifications would you look for in a candidate if your client asks you to find a luxury bed tester? Perhaps being a light sleeper is one. Being able to describe experiences might be another. Simon Horns Ltd. hired a college student to test all beds displayed in its Edgbaston showroom, requiring her to spend the entire eight-hour workday in bed. It's not only Simon Horns in need of a bed tester, though. A number of high-end luxury hotels have also made openings for bed testers who could provide an objective evaluation of their sleeping experiences. Aren't these "workers" lucky being required to sleep on the job?
Flavor Chemist
A taste for fine dining and the mental proficiency of a scientist are essential requirements for this job. More and more food manufacturing companies are opening their doors for people who can analyze natural food flavors and recreate them using chemicals and laboratory equipment. It's not an easy job and you can thank our flavor chemists for bringing us a thousand flavors of orange, cotton candy milkshakes and processed chicken sandwiches without chicken.
Online Game Tester
This is the ultimate dream job for millions of online gamers around the world. Blizzard Entertainment started the trend when it opened positions under the Quality Control department for testers who could evaluate the experience of playing the latest version of World of Warcraft, their most popular game. Candidates have to come from non-English-speaking countries and are required to play WoW for at least four hours. Bet more candidates are willing to work overtime.
Ethical Hacker
What's the difference between an ethical hacker and, um, an ordinary hacker? They basically do the same thing-use their programming skills to hack into government websites and the online systems of high-profile organizations. The difference is ethical hackers are commissioned to regularly evaluate the cyber-security measures that a company has in place and come up with ways to continuously tighten security. Oh, and, they also need to have a certification issued by the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants.
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