One of the interviewers asks him: “What would you say if a man walked in here with no shirt, and I hired him? What would you say?”Ĭhris: “He must have had on some really nice pants.” But I bet you what, I know how to find the answer and I will find the answer.”

He says to the interviewers: “Can I say something? Um, I’m the type of person that if you ask me a question and I don’t know the answer, I’m gonna tell you that I don’t know. And he ran to the office for the interview. Add to that the fact that the landlord wanted to throw Chris out but had agreed to let him stay for a week more if Chris painted the house, which was what he was doing when the police knocked on his door and arrested him for not paying numerous parking tickets. The night before this interview, Chris’ wife had left him, frustrated by their financial problems. Now Chris finally goes to the interview for the internship but arrives in sweatpants and a wife beater, ideally one would be all suited up for an occasion like this. In this age, where we don’t have the handicap of not having a college degree, we have stiff competition making it more important for us to prove ourselves. This leaves a good impression on Jay, who later on offers Chris an opportunity to appear for an interview. But slowly, Chris gets going and solves the puzzle by the time the man reaches his destination. Even the cab driver looks at Chris with derision. Obviously, the man is not convinced but still hands it to him. What Chris does is proclaims that he can solve it. They are in a cab, and Chris is going on and on about how he can handle tough situations, but the man is busy solving the Rubik’s Cube and hardly listens to Chris. He knew his application would not even be considered so he wanted to personally convince the man about his potential. Chris had seen a flyer about an internship offered by the firm, whereby he could become a stockbroker. So, what can he do to fulfill his new-found dream?Ĭhris waits multiple times to have the opportunity to talk to Jay who is with the Resource Head of Dean Witter, a stockbroking firm. But as mentioned earlier, he doesn’t even have a college education. We see that Chris Gardner is now thinking beyond sales.

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