in the enews—tuesday

“What are the zodiac signs of all the board members?”

“Will it be a problem if I’m angry most of the time?”

“Why aren’t you in a more interesting business?”

“If the pay was right, I’d travel with the carnival.”

These (maybe) real quotes from job interviews demonstrate the importance of practicing your answers before venturing into the job-hunting scene.

On Saturday, professional recruiters helped dozens of people hoping to improve their own interview skills as part of Savannah Christian Church‘s “Careers in Transition” program. The pros scheduled one-on-one “mock interviews” and provided feedback and coaching to each participant.

Savannah Christian is a big church, but any church with a skilled business leader or HR professional could do this. “No matter where you went to school, what your GPA, how much experience you have, or who you know, a job interview stands between you and your next job,” the church writes.

Indeed—and judging from these answers, a lot of people out there could use the help. Kudos to SCC for this contribution to the greater good.