BIZARRE HR
UK - Fancy traveling the globe to source for the best shopping hotspots with a €10,000 (S$20,800) shopping budget and living the world's most luxurious hotels?
Letsbuyit.co.uk recently announced a job opening for an international shopping consultant. The successful candidate will be offered a salary of €5,000 (S$10,390) for the one-month contract job and the opportunity to fly business-class to New York, London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Berlin and Tokyo.
However, this job isn't for the light-hearted. Key responsibilities include finding the best deals in each city and sharing your shopping experiences with others via a daily, online blog of photos, comments and videos.
"We're not necessarily looking for someone with bags of experience, however the candidate must have a real passion and expertise for shopping," said Pauline Dubuc, co-managing director of Letsbuyit.co.uk. "We will need someone with a huge amount of stamina though, as you'll be travelling to all four corners of the globe and pounding miles of pavement!"
To apply, interested applicants will need to visit http://job.letsbuyit.co.uk and complete a two-stage hiring process.
Phase one is a pre-hire questionnaire, which will ascertain whether you are in fact a talented shopping expert and must be passed before candidates can advance to the next level. Phase two involves creating and sending a video application to demonstrate motivation and skills for the job.
Videos will be graded based on originality, humour and shopping expertise. But most importantly, candidates will have to get as possible many votes and recommendations from friends, family and work colleagues.
Application date ranges from 3rd November and applications to 14th December. Details of the successful applicant will be revealed on 21st December 2009.
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