4 Lies You Should Tell in an Interview

Obviously you can’t claim a degree from Harvard if you bombed high school, but positive self-spin is a good skill to nurture. “Sometimes, exaggerating or presenting an abridged version of the truth won’t do your chances any harm at all,” says Julia Payne, director of Incisive Edge and conductor of countless interviews. “Always say what’s necessary to present yourself in the best light—the candidate behind you certainly will.” Here, four tales worth telling.


Written by: Deborah Jane Willimott

Deborah Jane Willimott is a freelance journalist, qualified yoga teacher and health-devotee from the UK who now lives in the French Alps.  So when she's not writing for UK lifestyle titles like Glamour and Cosmopolitan, she's out snowboarding, climbing or throwing a downward dog on her balcony.