A Point to Keep in Mind

You never want to lie about something in your background in an interview, but having the compulsion to “tell the truth” could bury you.  Therefore, a bit of ingenuity goes a long way in how you handle questions without doing yourself in.  For example, if asked the question what led to your leaving your last position rather than saying “Management just didn’t care about people and to save their own necks laid off a whole bunch of us,” a better approach would be to say “After a major change in management and a new strategic direction, it became apparent to me that opportunities for advancement would be limited.  After several meetings with my management, we both agreed it would be to my advantage to pursue opportunities outside of my company.” Think about some other questions that you might have handled differently.