I once had the question, "Why was your GPA only 2.64?" posed to me. I said, "Because I spent time with my friends instead of studying, and I was late on assignments a lot during my first two years." My interviewer was shocked, and said, "I've never had someone tell on themselves during an interview before." I got the job, doing 3D modeling, a skill I had never attempted, on the strength of that answer, and worked there for 9 years.
There are important lessons here even if my interviewing days (on both sides of the desk) are in the past. My favorite jobs (three of them) were the ones my resume was not a perfect fit for - but I pursued because the job description sparked such great interest in me that I knew I could and would be able to do it so well if given a chance that the person hiring me would be glad they did.
I once had the question, "Why was your GPA only 2.64?" posed to me. I said, "Because I spent time with my friends instead of studying, and I was late on assignments a lot during my first two years." My interviewer was shocked, and said, "I've never had someone tell on themselves during an interview before." I got the job, doing 3D modeling, a skill I had never attempted, on the strength of that answer, and worked there for 9 years.
There are important lessons here even if my interviewing days (on both sides of the desk) are in the past. My favorite jobs (three of them) were the ones my resume was not a perfect fit for - but I pursued because the job description sparked such great interest in me that I knew I could and would be able to do it so well if given a chance that the person hiring me would be glad they did.