<form class="form-inline" method="get" action="jobTitlePull.php">
    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="firstName">First Name:  </label>
        <input type="text" name = "fname" id="firstName"/>
    </div>
    <div class="form-group">
        <label for="lastName">Last Name: </label>
        <input type="text" name = "lname" id="lastName">
     </div>
        <div class="form-group">
        <label for="jobTitle">Job Title: </label>
        <?php
            displayAsSelect($list);
        ?>
     </div>
    <input type="submit" class="btn btn-default"></button>
</form>

<?php
    $serverName = "xxxxxx";
    $userName = "xxxxxx";
    $passWord = "xxxxxx";
    $database = "xxxxxx"; // last 4 fields purposefully masked.
    $firstName = $_GET["fname"];
    $lastName = $_GET["lname"];
    $jobTitle = $_GET["jobName"];
    $conn = mysqli_connect($serverName, $userName, $passWord, $database);
    if (!$conn){
        die ("<p>Connection failed: ".mysqli_connect_error()."</p>");
    }
    $queryString = "SELECT jobName, description, posType, basePay FROM Titles WHERE jobName = '$jobTitle'";
    $result = $conn->query($queryString);
    if(!$result){
        die ("<p>Query failed</p>");
    }
    $record = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result); //I think my problem MAY lie here??
    $desc = $record['description']; //or maybe I'm declaring variables wrong?
    $pos = $record['posType'];
    $base = $record['basePay'];
    echo "<h4>Hello $firstName $lastName Job Title: $jobTitle Job Description: $desc Position Type: $pos Base Pay: $base</h4>";
    mysqli_close($conn);
?>