That's fair. I feel a pretty terrible twinge at the prospect of telling a "selective truth". I see it as a form of lying, but feel nervous at the idea of making

That's fair. I feel a pretty terrible twinge at the prospect of telling a "selective truth". I see it as a form of lying, but feel nervous at the idea of making myself less desirable than other candidates. It's a very hard ethical issue to deal with. Honestly, the idea of working with any company in the niche I'm currently qualified in isn't particularly exciting. I've been studying for a few months to move into a different industry (cybersec), so perhaps it would be better for me to back off from actively applying, and instead focus more on what sounds interesting, and come at it from an eye on that subject instead. It's frustrating because I see a reasonable amount of job opportunities out there for my current field, but I find it very hard to feel excited about applying to a company that does, say, insurance or finance. I feel enough motivation to know that I don't like where I am right now, but I can't quite define how moving into a company who focuses on one of those things would be something that I'm passionate about. I suppose applying to those sorts of jobs would then, essentially be guaranteeing that I move on in a few years.