At the interview

Arron stepped out of the car and took a deep breath, ignoring the looks he was receiving from quite a few passersby, and with a lump in his throat, he walked into the building. From the outside, it was a modest four story building that was situated in a section of town that had other financial buildings. Off to the right, about two blocks away, was a row of restaurants and small curio shops. To the left were more buildings and a few stores that piqued his interest as well. Hannah would be a good resource for this.

As he stepped through the doors, the receptionist looked up as he approached. "May I help you?"

"Hi, I'm A..Erin Andrews, I have a 9:30 interview?" Arron internally winced at saying the name 'Erin' but he kept his poker face as best he could. The receptionist looked at her screen and when she found him, she smiled a broad, friendly smile.

"Please take a seat over there, I'll let them know you're here."

Arron nodded his thanks and after spotting the seats indicated by the younger woman, he made his way over and gingerly sat down. It was a bit of a hassle to remember that he shouldn't sit in a certain way that would allow people to look up his skirt but he still couldn't really sit there with his legs crossed either. Before he could think more about this, though, the elevator door opened and a man in a black three piece suit came out. He watched as the man crossed over the lobby and approached him. "Ms. Andrews?"

"Y-Yes?"

The man stood in front of him but he could tell that the man was very measured and composed in his demeanor and tone. "I'm Jeffrey Robbins, the managerial assistant for Ms. Gibbons, your interviewer. If you would follow me..."

He stood up and slowly made his way behind the young man to the elevator. As they rode up, he made light chit-chat about the weather, moving into the town a few days ago, and the excitement of looking for a new job. All in all, things like this were helpful to help relieve some of his stress. Arron was a consummate interviewee. Who knows what Erin was like?

They turned down the hallway on the third floor and when they reached the door, he paused for a moment to knock. "I've brought Ms. Andrews here."

"Come in," came a muffled reply and he opened the door before stepping aside. Arron looked a bit confused before he smiled and nodded for him to enter. "You must be Ms. Andrews?"

Arron looked at the woman offering her hand and he mentally remembered to shake it with just enough to show a firm handshake but still maintaining a bit of reserve. The look of acknowledgement on her face told him that the choice he made was a good one. "Thank you for seeing me on such short notice, Ms. Gibbons."

"Well, this is merely a formality at this point but please have a seat." The two of them talked for the next half hour about the company, what the position entailed, and as they talked, he felt more and more at ease with conversing with her. The position was titled "Secretary 2" but, in all aspects, it was a senior administrative position underneath the head of the corporate liaison office. He would be doing general secretarial things but he would also help assist in training other new hires and working with senior executive teams on various corporate functions.

"You'll be working with Yvonne Hastings, she's the department head in that position. I'm sure you two will get along just well," she mentioned and Arron internally smiled. "I'll pass my recommendation to her that we take you on."

Arron stood up and shook the woman's hand. "Thank you."

"We'll be in touch!"