[HenryTheHorse]

Obligatory facetious answer: "with a great deal of trepidation"

Your best options are:

* Hire sales reps who come with a personal reference from someone whose opinion you value.

* Find a recruiter who specializes in hiring sales reps and be prepared to pay up to 25% of the sales rep's total compensation as recruiting fee.

But for the love of God, do not hire sales reps without having an experienced sales manager on your recruiting team. Most people cannot judge a good sales rep from an interview. But a good sales manager can ask the difficult questions and help you make the right choice. As anyone will tell you, building sales teams is neither easy nor cheap.