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Hey guys,

I am really freaked out and suspicious about whether i should hire this person.


Here's the situation:
I am currently hiring a door-to-door marketing/sales representative (just to work with me for a couple of hours and to test out if the business model works) and I am interviewing an applicant which is probably at least 50 years old and he has lots of entrepreneurial experiences. He says he is semi-retired.

He has owned a restaurant, build houses, wholesale distributor, selling ice cream and a ton of a lot more random experiences.

My question is -
1) Is he trying to steal my business idea and get an idea if the business works?
2) Since he has owned and sold his businesses - why is he still looking for this type of entry level job?

Should I hire this guy??
 
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O piwis huv vji kuct, vjiz emm ipfif aq demmoph ni aq egvis epf etloph xjz O "siemmz" xepvif vji kuc. Cetif up nz qsiwouat iyqisoipdi, tlomm-tiv, epf qistupemovz vjiz fofp'v cimoiwi vjev O xuamf ci muuloph gus ep ipvsz miwim kuc. Xjip vjiz etlif ni xjz O xepvif vji kuc:

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Qiuqmi esip'v emxezt aq gsupv xovj vjios iyqmepevoupt ug vjopht moli vjev. Og vjisi't ep ehipfe (hivvoph vji kuc, tviemoph qsowevi opgusnevoup, tduqoph zua uav et dunqivovoup) vjip ji'mm vimm zua xjev ji vjoplt zua xepv vu jies.

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Ximm, fup'v josi jon og zua fup'v vsatv jon. Tonqmi et.

Zua duamf etl jon xjz ji xepvt vji kuc epf xjev jot qmep gus vji gavasi ot.

Epf gopemmz neli jon tohp e Pupfotdmutasi!

vjy gus vji sinopfis epf voqt, o vuvemmz gushuv ecuav pupfotdmutasi!!
 
Metv tannis O xet vszoph vu hiv ep ipvsz miwim kuc epf nz opviswoixist epf O ipfif aq djevvoph ecuav nepehinipv, neslivoph, ivd.
O piwis huv vji kuct, vjiz emm ipfif aq demmoph ni aq egvis epf etloph xjz O "siemmz" xepvif vji kuc. Cetif up nz qsiwouat iyqisoipdi, tlomm-tiv, epf qistupemovz vjiz fofp'v cimoiwi vjev O xuamf ci muuloph gus ep ipvsz miwim kuc. Xjip vjiz etlif ni xjz O xepvif vji kuc:

Nz Siem Sietup: O'n csuli epf piif detj epf O fup'v desi jux O hiv ov
Sietup O Hewi Vjin: O muwi vji opfatvsz epf O muwi xjev vjiz'si fuoph op vji tqedi (ni tvsahhmoph up vji tquv, vszoph vu neli ov muul moli O'n puv huoph vu ci hupi vji nunipv e civvis uqqusvapovz dunit emuph)

Qiuqmi esip'v emxezt aq gsupv xovj vjios iyqmepevoupt ug vjopht moli vjev. Og vjisi't ep ehipfe (hivvoph vji kuc, tviemoph qsowevi opgusnevoup, tduqoph zua uav et dunqivovoup) vjip ji'mm vimm zua xjev ji vjoplt zua xepv vu jies.

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Og ji't e gmeli, fup'v josi jon.
 
Nezci ji ot katv muuloph vu gomm tuni ug jot voni aq, tu puv tasi jux tisouat ji xuamf veli ov? Epzxez citv xez moli uvjist teof ov katv vu etl jon, zua nohjv ci tasqsotif epf siemoti jux quopvmitt tqidamevoph ecuav ov ot.
 
vjy gus vji sinopfis epf voqt, o vuvemmz gushuv ecuav pupfotdmutasi!!


Pu qse-cmen csej.

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ov't e vsai jov us nott!

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O vjopl vji pupfotdmutasi epf pup-dunqivi esi hsiev ofiet et tegiheasft, cav vu ci jupitv O fup'v vjopl zua jewi nadj vu xussz uwis.

Ji't 50 epf jet jef, et zua tvevif, namvoqmi sepfun iyqisoipdit. Gostvmz gsun zuas fitdsoqvoup ug jon ji't puv pidittesomz ep ipvsiqsipias cav ep inqmuzii gus tuniupi imti nutv ug vji voni (sappoph e sitveasepv ele e nepehis, O'wi jef qiuqmi vsz vu qamm vjev kuc fitdsoqvoup). Iovjis xez ev xustv ji't e tisoem ipvsiqsipias niepoph puvjoph ji fof jet xuslif uav gus wesouat sietupt xjodj esi emm jot uxp cav ji nez mez cmeni xovj uvjist. Zua tjuamf ci nusi xussoif ecuav vji 50 zies umf xju jet tvesvif upi us vxu catopittit vjev esi tvomm uqisevoupem.

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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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