I'm looking for a job, but my resume is pretty scarce. I'm starting to think that's why I haven't been getting any interviews at all. Usually I'm too nervous to lie, but I have no real choice right now, so I'm trying to think about any obvious holes that might end up in my story.
Make sure it's something they probably don't know about either. If you're not good at lying, consider this long overdue practice. Plus all they can do is not give you a job, which I'm guessing is what you think would happen if you told the truth, so fuck it. Stay brief, vague on some things and make up a few specifics for others, mix it up a bit. If you can improv an anecdote, do that.
Being good at lying takes practice. There are also people that you shouldn't lie to, but there are sooooo many people you really need to be lying to at all times, your boss, the government, your extended family, god, guys like that. Look to Garak and George Costanza as your spiritual guides