Luxury beach resort Sandals is recruiting for a job of a lifetime – the chance to become an Apprentice Sandman. 

Employed by Sandals, the Sandman is an expert in all things… sand – fitting when you consider Sandals’ beach resorts around the world. The job will entail scouring the Caribbean in search of perfect beach locations to build the next Sandals Resort.

Key skills learnt on the job include location sourcing, sand quality checks, tidal and water property testing, air quality checks, not forgetting view and land stretch analysis, which will enable the apprentice to become an expert like their mentor.

In true Apprentice style, 10 finalists will then be selected and they will have to convince current Sandman, Jeremy Jones, of their passion and dedication for sand and tropical beaches.

The chosen apprentice will fly to Emerald Bay in the Bahamas, the Sandman’s latest accomplishment, to get hands on experience and learn the complex details that make the perfect beach.

Jones says: “My most recent find is Emerald Bay, Great Exuma in the Bahamas which is opening towards the end of January 2010. It took me a year to find but it was certainly worth it.

“The Sandman apprentice winner will have the opportunity to travel the Caribbean, visit beautiful beaches and help me find the hidden gems still waiting to be discovered.  It’s a never ending search but someone has to do it!”

UK beach fans can enter the competition on www.Sandals.co.uk explaining why they deserve to become the first Sandals Sandman Apprentice.