When you're out there looking for gainful employment, make sure you ask early-on about the success factors of the job you're seeking to land. Success factors are those important morsels of information that will give you insight on what to match your strengths with.
The last thing you want to do in an interview is to ask the person doing the interviewing to describe what they feel the perfect candidate would be like. A skillful interviewer will sidestep this question 99% of the time.
Here's the correct approach.
Ask what factors are most important for success. This is a lot more subtle way of asking the same question you wanted to ask in the first place. This is the kind of question an interviewer will have to answer, and, it should give you just the information you need to show how your knowledge, skills, and abilities prove that you have what it takes to succeed in the position.
This is good advice no matter what your skill set, education level, or the unique type of job you might be applying for. Keep in mind, your success will hinge on being able to answer the important questions on the spot.
And, answering on the spot means taking a long and honest look at your strengths/or weaknesses.
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