... why do I lie ...

Got to an interview just on time. The main reason was well - erm - to tell the truth messing about with the internet. I arrived and someone made a comment about the traffic being bad and mentioned that other people had arrived a little late.

... so why did I have top top this with a story about a girl falling off her bike. Not being hurt and a motorist in front helping her.

... well I got sympathy for the hold up and people were interested in the story. I did not make it unbelievable, or my role heroic by saying I helped her. It worked - why is it that I've only mastered this management technique too late to seriously help my career.