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Tbh...just lie. Base it firmly in reality though and get your story straight. Astroturf the entire reference with people you know, who may or may not have been involved with the reality. Make it believable to the rest of the application. Chances are your references will be passed over entirely anyway while whoever is doing the bare minimum to get through their work day checks over your application.
This may or may not be good advice. π€·
It's a shame that it's come to this, but you're absolutely right @[email protected] . One does what they must to get by.
Hard disagree from me. The whole corporate culture where I am in aerospace teaches that even small lies or minor unethical behavior can cause profound reputational impacts for the person and the company. I think it's bad advice.
I've been a hiring manager for many years. I rarely check references, and when I do it's because I'm on the fence about someone. If I checked a reference and had even a hint that it was bogus, it would turn me into a hard no. My bar for ethical behavior is pretty high.
I think it's much better advice to just be honest. There's no harm in providing friends as references as long as you explain it and are up front about it.