As I said previously, I haven't found periodic travel a hindrance in my own chosen career(s), but this definitely depends to some extent on what field you work in. I'd also expect things to differ from one country to the next, and from one phase of the economic cycle to the next (i.e., the people who hire you are going to be far less picky when unemployment is low and they're scrambling to find qualified personnel). Basically, I'm proud of the varieties of things I've done with my life, and anyone who hires me is going to find this a benefit, not a hindrance.

I would definitely refuse to deal in any way, shape or form with a recruiter who encouraged baldfaced lying. If he's got no compunction about suggesting this to me, he's certainly lying himself--which means that nothing he says about the company can be relied upon. If lying is deeply embedded in that company's culture, I probably don't belong there in the first place. Of course I'm not opposed to emphasizing different elements of the truth to suit specific circumstances when I'm looking for work. But the strategies suggested in the post several above this one would not be acceptable to me, or to anyone I'd want to deal with.

I'd add that the attitude on display doesn't even inspire confidence in stories told about this or that past motorcycle journey. There's an inescapable truth here: liars lie. Advertising oneself as such in a forum like this seems....puzzling.

Mark
(Just hanging around waiting for the snow to melt....)