I went for my first co-op position at a real estate firm as an IT Support Person. I went into Chris’s office where we talked about my resume, since I had a background in real estate.
To test my IT knowledge he asked a-matter-of-factly: “what does DHCP mean?”
“Dynamic Host Control Protocol” I replied. (and yes, I always got the “c” wrong. It should be “configuration”)
I was trying not to run on as I am prone to do, but he then asked: “And what does it do?”
“It’s what hands out IP addresses on a network from a centralised location.”
“Okay. I think you’re right. I’m a business guy myself, so I’m not sure, but I think you’re right.”
He hired me on the spot and I started that week and was there for a year and a half while in school until I went to Hong Kong on an exchange. Thanks Chris for making it so memorable.
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