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22:06, 04-Jul-2018
Nanjing seeks a crayfish taster with annual salary of 75,000 US dollars
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21:56, 07-Jul-2018
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A special job fair in a hotel attracted many young people. More than 100 applicants competed for the position of official crayfish taster in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
Participants compete in a recruitment fair in Nanjing. /Chinanews Photo
Participants compete in a recruitment fair in Nanjing. /Chinanews Photo
The winner will get the job which can earn an annual salary of 500,000 yuan (75,000 US dollars). After passing a series of lengthy, rigorous checks, the final winner will also get share in the dividends of a 100-mu (6.6 hectares) crayfish farm for five years.
Simply claiming to be a huge fan of crayfish, as many applicants did in their resumes, did not guarantee success. The position will be responsible for quality control over crayfish products. The applicant must be able to eat at least 2.5 kilograms of crayfish with ease, determine all ingredients in the product by smell, and strip an entire crayfish in three seconds.
The successful applicant also needs an education background in supply chain management or food sciences, with sound English-language communication skills, and at least two years' experience or more business management is preferred, according to the company’s CEO Ding Wen.
The position will be responsible for quality control over crayfish products, proposing suggestions for improvement based on customer feedback, recording in detail the shape, color, taste and spiciness of each batch of crayfish.
According to a food consumption report by the China Cuisine Association, the crayfish dish topped a list of the country's 10 most-ordered dishes of Chinese consumers recent years.
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