>> What do you do if you've already left your last job?

If you're currently out of work or even long-term unemployed, this is something that you need to be honest about.

You don't want to shout it from the rooftops, but if you do the "standard fix" of pretending you're still in your old job, you will get caught out at some point.

We once reviewed a CV from a lady who claimed to have been working as a buyer for a major supermarket at the time of writing her CV.

Her credentials were excellent and she was invited for interview.

At the time, the supermarket was under threat of take-over by one of its competitors.

During her interview, when she was asked how it was affecting morale, she gave convincing answers.

However, when she was asked to comment on how she thought it had impacted her department's buying strategy, she had to admit she hadn't worked there for six months, since before the take-over news.

She was currently unemployed and had lied about the fact she was out of work.

Employers like to recruit people with integrity, who they can trust. She didn't get the job, purely because she had covered up the truth.

The suggestions for "gaps in working history" apply equally well to currently being out of work and can show an employer how you are making constructive use of your time. There are plenty of things you can demonstrate you were doing.

Maybe you were self-employed, if you have been doing temporary contracts. Just think about the adaptability you had to show to make the contracts work!