To quote Star Wars: A New Hope:
OWEN: I have no need for a protocol droid.
THREEPIO: (quickly) Sir -- not in an environment such as this -- that's why I've also been programmed for over thirty secondary functions that...
OWEN: What I really need is a droid that understands the binary language of moisture vaporators.
THREEPIO: Vaporators! Sir -- My first job was programming binary load lifter...very similar to your vaporators. You could say...
OWEN: Do you speak Bocce?
THREEPIO: Of course I can, sir. It's like a second language for me...I'm as fluent in Bocce...
OWEN: All right shut up! (turning to Jawa) I'll take this one.
He got the job even though he was not the ideal candidate and did not fulfill all the requirements, but he managed to convince the interviewer that:
- He has experience in a very similar skill to one of the listed requirements which he might be able to build on
- He possesses the one skill that actually mattered for the job
- All the other candidates weren't perfect for the job either