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Christopher L Excited About Director of Finance Position with CA Internet-Related Startup-Cites Personal Interaction with SET Staff

Title: Director of Finance
Field/Industry: Internet services
Location:California
Compensation: $90,000 base, options for 100,000 shares

 Chris will be responsible for full day-to-day operations and establishment of new policies and procedures for a pre-IPO startup in Southern California that provides secure real-time Internet connections and related services. Compensation includes a $90,000 base and options for 100,000 shares. Chris pointed to the varying duties and excitement of a startup environment as the main reasons for accepting this position, along with the fact that it is a significant advancement. When asked about what helped him the most, he pointed to many of the service elements of the firm, but had this to say to Karen S, his primary consultant:

     "The personal interaction with your staff. I realize that I was not great with the paperwork on my side, but you kept me motivated and kept me working toward finding something different. Thanks for pushing me."

 Among the other elements he pointed out were use of our website for finding employers to contact and for finding advertised openings, our resume distributions and the resumes themselves, the uncovering of all his skills and assets, guidance on a communication strategy, and the ongoing services from technical, web support and database support team members.