-: Well, I think having a variety of experience is important,
especially when you're young,
to kind of like, learn for yourself.
What also stands out, I think, is when someone can show
that they've been somewhere for a while,
and they've had some growth in that, in whatever that is.
Show that they're willing to kind of work hard,
I mean, for us especially, because some of the work we do,
and almost anyone who starts here
is going to do some kind of physical,
and some kind of like, physically demanding work.
Someone who was working at a job
that was fairly physically demanding,
for an extended period of time, to me that's
"Oh, that's an interesting,"
They must have some level of work ethic.
But even if it's not,
like if they just kind of see that
they've been there and progressed,
it shows at least that they're willing to kind of like,
be serious, and commit to something.
Do an internship, or whatever you can in a small business
or in an entrepreneurial kind of business.
Even if they are, you think they're unorganized and crazy,
and stupid and have no idea what they're doing,
which all may be true or not.
Or you may feel that way
even if it's not necessarily the biggest,
being involved and matching that atmosphere,
I think shows you a little bit what's possible.
Whether they're successful or not.
You can learn from that.
You can learn as much from watching a business
that's not doing it well as you can
from watching it that is doing it well.
If someone was more interested in kind of the
compost and soil end of what I do,
again, I would just find someone who's doing what,
something similar to that,
find a company that's doing that,
find an opportunity,
and find a way to get yourself in the door,
however you can, just so you could learn from that.
The people who succeed, regardless of the tangibles,
are the people who are
willing to like, work hard,
learn, and like, wanna do,
wanna, kind of like, have a great day, every day.
And the people who don't, might have all the kind of,
right academic background, right experiences,
but there's not that kind of drive inside them
to get after it.