Project yourself for a few seconds: you are on a paradise beach, barefoot, with your favorite book in your hand. You have no limits, you get paid to give reading advice. And repeats for a year. More than a hobby, it’s a dream job, and it exists. Kunfunadhu Island, Maldives is currently looking for a pawnbroker willing to fulfill all these conditions.
The successful candidate will be working from October in the bookstore at Soneva Fushi, a five-star hotel known for its “casual luxury” atmosphere. Lucky Boy Mission? Mentor hotel guests and help them temporarily disconnect from their digital routine without shoes to truly connect with their environment (and especially since shoes are prohibited on the island). The person will also be responsible for maintaining the bookstore, their blog and social networks;The slogan is simple: no shoes and no social mediastated Keeper bookstore spokesperson Alex McQueen.
Less than ten days before bids close
Salary? Agreed The Guardian:, it costs $750 (about €732) per month, but room and board are offered, and the bookseller will have preferential access to the hotel’s facilities (spa, gym and, of course, the hotel’s private beach). Apart from payment, the exercise guarantees a unique experience for the successful candidate, as explained Keeper Georgie Polhill, Past President.I was a completely different person when I came back. I learned about a new culture, even if it was weird not wearing shoes at first“.
To have any hope of getting the job, candidates must demonstrate their passion for reading and their knowledge of any kind of literary stream, speak and write English fluently, and demonstrate their social ease (or their “team player” side, according to the ad). Applications are open until August 13; A CV and a written essay of 150 words on a book recently read is required. For your keyboards and pens.
Source: Le Figaro
