A recruitment specialist - who has "been conducting interviews for years" - has outlined the four questions you should lie about in a job interview.

Taking to Reddit, the expert revealed that there are certain questions she feels are permissible to answer with a fib because being honest may have a negative effect on the interview process.

She went on to dub a job interview as less of an "exhaustive exam" and more of a "negotiation", where the product the company is hoping to buy is your skills.

With that in mind, she encourages applicants to "have a few tricks" up their sleeves and lie about the following questions.

She advises hopefuls to lie about their previous salary, as human resources professionals are trying to find the most qualified person for the lowest cost to the company.

"During negotiations, if they pressure you to reveal your salary (which we will pressure you to do), don't give the real amount if you want a bigger raise," she shared.

She also encouraged applicants to lie about why they're looking for a new job.

"Don't tell us you didn't like your previous work environment," she instructed. "That makes you seem like a difficult person to recruiters and makes us think you might cause problems in this job.

"Instead, say you're looking for new professional challenges."

The recruitment expert added that one should lie about how their previous boss made them feel, otherwise you will be viewed as a "difficult person incapable of leadership".

"Look, I've worked with some real jerks in the office, and everyone knew it. But even though we all know tyrants exist in companies, don't tell anyone at another company that your old boss was one, because we're not from there."

Lastly, she advised applicants to lie about their goals five to ten years in order to seem like a better investment to the company.

"Although I also see myself running a farm with cows, I'm not going to tell people at the company," she hilariously shared.

"The company wants you there for a long time and they're thinking about the future with you.

She then compared the scenario to navigating relationships.

"It's like going on a date and saying you're afraid of commitment," she noted.

Social media users piled into the comments section to give their two cents on the controversial advice.

"Interviews aren't lie detectors, they're sales meetings so stop confessing and start marketing," one person wrote.

Another chimed in: "Literally treat all interviews as acting auditions and do/say whatever you think they'll like best until it gets down to the real details (pay, hours, etc)."

"God interviews are so exhausting. Like you need someone to do the job, I need a job to do, cool let's shake hands and see how it goes," one person penned.

Another added: "I learnt all this the hard way. Nobody told me anything. My honesty screwed me over so much. Companies want the best liars. Not the hard workers. At least in all my cases."