( CNN ) Turns out , talking to strangers is not so bad after all . At least for a North Carolina teen , who went to Target to look for a clip-on tie for a job interview . Instead , he became the subject of a touching moment and a viral photo . Audrey Mark told CNN affiliate WTVD she was shopping at a store in Raleigh on Wednesday when she noticed something unusual . `` I see this young teen being hovered over by this Target employee , '' Mark said . Curious , she got closer to see what was going on . The employee was not just tying the teen 's tie , he was imparting some wisdom as well . `` I hear him peppering him with all this advice on interview skills and handshakes , '' she told the affiliate . Employee Cathy Scott said the teen walked into the store looking for a tie . `` I asked him if he needed help , and he told me he needed clip-on ties , '' Scott told the affiliate . `` We did n't have any . '' She turned to her co-worker , Dennis Roberts , and asked him if he knew how to tie a regular tie . He said yes , so the teen bought one and handed it to Roberts . But Scott and Roberts went a step further and prepared the teen for his interview . `` We said , 'Make sure you look him in the eye . ' I 'm saying , 'Make sure you give him a firm handshake , ' and she showed him ... he tucked his shirt in , '' Roberts said . Mark snapped away . `` It was a very quiet , simple moment , but it was very profound , '' she told the affiliate . `` He leaves and all these Target employees are screaming 'Bye ! Good luck ! Tell us how it went . ' I got so emotional . I got teary . '' But it did n't just end there . A day later , a Target team went to a nearby Chick-fil-A , where the teen interviewed , according to the affiliate . Though they did n't know his identity , they shared their experience with the restaurant 's manager . The teen appears to have had a good initial interview at the restaurant . He 's 15 and `` definitely left a memorable impression , '' said David Langston , operator of the Chick-fil-A . `` We have a three-part interview process , and we are inviting him back to have his second interview , '' Langston said . `` He 's a really nice kid . We hope to talk to him today ( Friday ) , but we have to wait until he gets out of school and check his availability to set up the second interview . '' CNN 's John Branch contributed to this report .
Chick-fil-A operator says the teen `` left a memorable impression '' in his initial interview . The teen, who has not been named, told police he was approached by an employee at the restaurant on July 9 and asked to leave because of his sexual orientation. Employees were tying a customer 's tie and preparing him for a job interview .