Interviewing and Profiling a Client
This great piece on the relevancy of matchmakers from The Early Show is a great example of the sort of profiling we cover in-depth in Lesson 8 of The Insider Secrets to Becoming a Matchmaker
Here’s a snapshot, as Matchmaker Samantha Daniels interviews and profile her client, Dana Matthow:
“I am going to talk to you about who you’ve dated in the past, why it hasn’t worked, and what you are looking for going forward,” she began.
“I like someone with a good sense of humor,” Matthow responded. … Easy-going. Attractive. Just a nice person. Very attractive. Sexy.”
His dislikes?
“I am not into sports.”
Age requirements and deal-breakers?
“I’m willing to date anyone from 25, up.” He says he doesn’t want any more children.
After meeting with Matthow, Daniels went to work, seeking a match using her database of more than 10,000 singles.
“Dana was a really great guy,’ Daniels says. “First of all, he is a very handsome guy. He’s well built. He has a full head of hair.”
What are some of the obstacles she faces in finding a woman for Matthow?
Says Daniels, “I need to focus on the fact that he is, at his core, attracted to very young women, but at the same time, he is 52-years-old. And then, there is the additional wrinkle that he doesn’t want to have any more children. … So, my challenge is to come up with the girl who already has grown kids or who maybe doesn’t have any children, but who looks like a 32-year-old but is actually 42.”
Matchmaking Business on the Upswing
Came across a piece in the New York Times recently, mentioning to up-tick in matchmaking vs. online dating.
One might think that in an age of unparalleled access to potential dates through the Internet, matchmakers would be scraping for business. Instead, their business is on an upswing, according to John LaRosa, the author of a report by the Marketdata Enterprises, a research firm. Matchmakers now number more than 1,600 in the United States, up from 1,300 in 2004.