No matter if you like the individual or not there is no arguing that Steve Jobs hasn’t played his part in revolutionizing the tech industry. This is why when you have the opportunity to bid on his employment application from 1973 you take it.
The mogul not only signed the one-page document but made his interest in the emerging tech industry clear, writing in the skills section: “Computer” and “Calculator”, as well as this Steve included “electronics tech or design engineer. digital. — from Bay near Hewitt-Packard [sic].” next to the special abilities section.
The artefact that is up for an estimated $50,000 will be sold by RR Auction alongside a Mac OS X technical manual signed by Jobs in 2001. The original owner of the manual described exactly how he came to obtain Jobs’ signature in a parking lot after an Apple training session in Cupertino, California.
“It was afternoon, the end of my training day and I just got into my car when I saw Mr. Steve Jobs walking into his car. I rolled down my window and called up his name. He asked me whether he knew me. I told him I certainly knew who he was and immediately asked him if he would be kind enough to sign my Mac OS X Administration technical manual. He refused and said ‘I feel weird doing that.’ I refused to back down. After a bit of cajoling on my part, he finally told me to hand over the manual and pen. He said ‘give me those’ and he autographed my manual.”
The Pop Culture auction will take place from the 8th of March to the 15th so if you have enough spare cash make sure you take part.
