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>> ROB BRYSON: You're going to a unique environment that not many people have had the opportunity
to go to, and you can't put a dollar value on that I don't think.
>> KELDYN FRANCIS: Just do it! I've got the best job in the world.
>> ROB: You're talking about only 300,000 people in the history of humanity who've had
their feet on the ground in Antarctica; and those people out there can actually be one
of those people. We've got a variety of different positions running from plumbers, carpenters,
all the way up to station leaders, doctors, voyage leaders, looking after our IT and networks
across all of our four stations. We're looking for a particular type of person; it's really
critical that we get the right person for the right job. Last year we got 2100 applications
for 100 to 120 positions. This year we're down at about 1200 so it's been a pretty dramatic
drop-off in the last 12 months.
>> KELDYN: It's always been a dream and to be able to go down there and to do a job I
love in such a unique environment would be really rewarding. When I was a first year
apprentice I looked at it way back then and saw the opportunity, but it's all about timing
and now I've got the skills to be able to go and do it, I'm ready for the challenge.
There are other areas that are perhaps more attractive in terms of the money but we've
got to think here that the experience is what we're looking for. Everyone goes into such
a unique environment where not many people get to see and people pay thousands to see
on holidays. I've been doing medical training, so if there's an emergency to help the doctor
out in surgery. We do the SAR training today, fire-fighting training. Also you're helping
out each other and we're all there as a team. I'm going to one of the best continents on
earth. It's something that's going to be with me for the rest of my life.