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Matchmakers go for men
By Tang Yicheng |
April 9, 2009, Thursday
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SHANGHAI matrimonial agencies will for the first time recruit 100 college graduates, including men, as matchmakers, the go-between industry regulator said yesterday.
The recruitment, at the end of the year, will introduce young talent into the business instead of the middle-aged women that usually dominate the matchmaking industry, said Jiang Mingde, the secretary-general of the Matrimonial Institution Management Association.
The recruitment of college graduate matchmakers, especially young male matchmakers, would also cater for the needs of a rising number of young white collar workers, who, Jiang Mingde said, psychologically prefer male.
These so-called "red gentlemen" - "red ladies" are how middle-aged female matchmakers are traditionally described in Chinese - have a higher success ratio but currently comprise less than 10 percent of matchmakers, according to Jiang.
The association will offer candidates professional training after recruitment.
The recruitment, at the end of the year, will introduce young talent into the business instead of the middle-aged women that usually dominate the matchmaking industry, said Jiang Mingde, the secretary-general of the Matrimonial Institution Management Association.
The recruitment of college graduate matchmakers, especially young male matchmakers, would also cater for the needs of a rising number of young white collar workers, who, Jiang Mingde said, psychologically prefer male.
These so-called "red gentlemen" - "red ladies" are how middle-aged female matchmakers are traditionally described in Chinese - have a higher success ratio but currently comprise less than 10 percent of matchmakers, according to Jiang.
The association will offer candidates professional training after recruitment.
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