He's standing over me reading all this, and says "thanks everyone"
He's been so depressed these last few weeks, applying for jobs, being rejected or not even getting a reply.
He was feeling very nervous this morning, and slightly pessamistic words were being muttered about his chances as he was about to leave.

A quick stern reminder that he had to go in feeling optomistic and cheerful seems to have done the trick, along with all the knowledge he's had drummed into him about the Zoo over the last 2 weeks.
A fine employer that is going places and expanding.