Teen prepped for job interview by Target workers gets hired

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The 15-year-old who received job interview advice from Target employees in North Carolina got hired for the position he was preparing for.

The teen, Yasir Moore, was at a Raleigh Target store looking for a clip-on tie before heading to a job interview last week. Employees at the store helped the young man get prepared for the interview, giving him valuable advice and even helping him tie his tie.

A shopper passing by snapped a photo, which went viral.

Yasir needed that tie to apply for a job at a local Chick-fil-A.

ABC11 was there Thursday night when Moore went back for his third interview at the restaurant. He had no idea that our cameras were rolling when restaurant owner David Langston asked him to have a seat.

"I really appreciate you coming in tonight," said Langston. "I think we are ready to offer you a job at Chick-fil-A of Triangle Town Center mall."

He even got his own Chick-fil-A tie.

The same Target team that helped him came to help again. Just like the first time they met, Dennis Roberts helped him tie the tie.

"It's refreshing to my heart and refreshing to my soul, and I'm deeply grateful I was a part of it, and I'll remember it forever," Roberts said.

Once strangers, the kind moment has connected the group.

"They're like family to me now, because they helped me so much," said Moore.

"We told him he has two more moms now looking out for him. We'll be down to Chick-fil-A to check on him," said one of the Target team members.

Audrey Mark, the shopper who took the original picture, was there too.

"I was moved when I saw it happen the first time, and now to see it come to fruition, it was just very emotional for everybody," she said.

Moore's mother Najirah Parrish said she's still amazed at the kindness of strangers.

"They still went above and beyond to make sure he was right for his interview," Parrish said.

Moore's new boss at Chick-fil-A said the lesson in it all is obvious.

"Look for opportunities to do the right thing. Look for opportunities to have an impact on people," Langston said.

That's exactly what the Target team did.

"They just didn't change my life, they helped me, they're going to help me change other people's lives," Moore said.