Always make sure you are consistent at every stage of the recruitment process. From ensuring you have no unexplained gaps of time between jobs on your CV, through to giving the same answers at interview to similar questions you answered in your application. Not all interviewers will give you a real grilling on contradiction or inconsistency but most of them will home in on it in one way or another. Be sure you can always explain things from every angle, give factual answers and keep every detail on your application at the forefront of your mind.
