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To: Futurist who wrote (3008)	1/19/1999 10:34:00 AM
From: Don Devlin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8393

Your Career Matters: Help Wanted 01/19/99 (Copyright (c) 1999, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) EV Global Motors Co. has revved up a hunt for a fleet-market development manager to peddle bulk quantities of its electric bikes to resorts, retirement communities and others. The Los Angeles concern, set to begin production later this month, was founded by former Chrysler Corp. leader Lee Iacocca and former General Motors Corp. chief Robert C. Stempel. After getting a foothold in the electric-bike market, the pair hopes to produce electric cars. They hope car dealers will sell their bikes. David Kurrasch, the DHR International recruiter handling the search, answered our questions. -- Will the manager face an uphill trek persuading people to buy electric bikes? "Lee's idea is that firing up a huge gas-powered car to get to the store is a waste and bad for the environment. This person's {main} job is to convey that." The bikes, which are projected to cost between $995 and $1,500, will have removable batteries. -- Will the fleet-market manager earn commissions? "The base compensation...will be $84,000, plus an ability to earn unlimited commissions. ... Total compensation could be closer to double the base or higher." -- Will the successful candidate get a fleet of bikes? "We will give this person a few bikes for the family." -- Are you looking for environmental types? "We want candidates who can appreciate the full range of benefits these {bikes} provide." -- Would you rule out contenders who drive gas guzzlers? "It's great if they drive {a sport utility vehicle}, because soon they'll be able to put a couple of folding electric bikes on board. Those are coming next."