Got a sweet tooth? This could be the world's best job

If you're a fan of all things sweet and sticky, then it's time to dust off your CV and buy a new toothbrush, because Swizzels is looking for a new chief sweet taster. The manufacturer of brands like Drumsticks, Refreshers and Love Hearts is looking for someone willing to sample brand new products that are fresh to the sweet shop, test top secret sweet prototypes, and work behind the scenes helping to develop sweet innovations. There's only one slight downside.

The Metro reported that Swizzels is looking for someone over the age of 16 with a sweet tooth, 'previous and detailed experience of eating sweets', the 'ability to act like a kid in a sweet shop' and an adventurous and creative mind.

Your job will involve going behind the scenes at the Derbyshire factory. You'll be the first to try products that the company has already developed, as well as test sweet prototypes and help develop new products.

Sarah-Louise Heslop, Swizzels marketing manager told The Telegraph: "We're looking for our biggest fan to join us at our factory and help us develop new additions to our range. No experience is necessary – just a love of sweets."

The only slight downside is that there's no actual salary - you'll be paid entirely in sweets. If this doesn't put you off, you need to apply by 30 April. They want 500 words on why you're the right sweet fan for the job. Alternatively you can submit a video entry.
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While a cynic might argue that an element of this vital role might be to generate PR for the business, there are plenty of people in the UK who work testing the kinds of foods that most people could only dream of.

In 2010 Green and Black's advertised for a chocolate taster, on a £35,000-a-year salary. The company threw their applications process open to all, and finally selected their successful candidate in a taste challenge involving the final five applicants. Admittedly there was an element of a PR stunt around how they advertised the job, but a job that pays £35,000 a year has to be a slightly more substantial role than one where you're paid in sweets.

In January 2013, Lucy Tobin hit the headlines discussing her role as an ice-cream buyer for Tesco. She said she eats around 100 helpings of ice cream a day, and travels the globe hunting down new flavours. She admitted that despite all her hard work, vanilla remained the company's bestseller.

However, there is a potential downside to the job. In 2012, Angus Kennedy, a taste tester and editor of Kennedy's Confection trade magazine, had to give up the day job sampling 2lbs of sweets and chocolate a day. He continued to run the magazine, but had to employ another editor and more testers, because he gained too much weight and was warned he risked having heart attack unless he cut down on sweets and chocolate.

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