HOW TO GET AHEAD: Talk it up

Interview question no. 4,675: 'Why are there gaps in your CV?'



'Duh ... if I hadn't put spaces in, you wouldn't be able to tell where

one word finishes and another starts.' Stop it. He's referring to your

'missing' years, 1991 to1995, when you were monged on a beach in

Thailand.



Leap forward, press your finger to his lips and say: 'Sshh. Walls have

ears ...', before using Village People-style sign language to spell out

the letters 'M' and 'I' and the number '5'.



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