Make an application that follows the format the recruiting team requires. Applications in video form should not be longer than 60 seconds. Use bright lighting and look directly at the camera. The shoot is best done in a park to show your love for nature and animals, plus your adventurous spirit. Rehearse several times until you come up with a quality video.
Emphasize your credentials and back them up using your previous work. Most island dream jobs are about marketing the island as a top tourism destination; thus, blogging, writing, photography and video shooting skills increase your chances of getting the job. Provide links to sites where your work has been published or posted.
Familiarize yourself with marine life. This helps a person identify and write clearly about the marine ecosystem surrounding the island. The Great Barrier Reef, for example, is comprised of 900 islands with 2,900 individual reefs -- making it the biggest coral reef system in the world and a marine wildlife hot spot. Getting a dream job at any of the Barrier Reef's islands or on the island of Hawaii requires this knowledge, so a study of marine ecosystems boosts your chances of landing the job.
Work on your swimming skills and demonstrate during the interview that you enjoy snorkeling and wildlife and can communicate clearly. Swimming and snorkeling give you the ability to photograph marine life and write about it in a way that attracts more visitors to the island.