The Ghost in the Machine

Published Saturday, July 01, 2006

When Chris Gardner applied for a job as a stockbroker at Dean Witter in 1981, his prospects were grim. Gardner had no college education, no industry experience and no connections. He had already tried other firms in the Bay Area and had been turned down by them all — some more than once. Oh, he was homeless and the sole guardian of his two-year old son, too. It's hard to imagine how one positions the homeless-father scenario in a job interview, but somehow, against the odds, Dean Witter saw something in Gardner and took a chance on him.

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