Do employers even really bother to check references?

>>1595105
It depends on the employer. Some do some don't. It may depend on the importance of the job

>>1595114
This.

There are services to act as fake references for you. If you're into social engineering, set up a burner or sideline (app) number that forward to your phone and be your own reference.

>>1595143
How legal is that? If they person you're impersonating finds out can they sue?

They just look at your face if you're a white male, if you're not chad they throw your resume to the trash

Everyone else gets a free pass

>>1595143
What does that have to do with "social engineering?"

Anyway, even if the reference is fake, I wouldn't want to hire someone someone so autistic that they cant somehow bullshit their way through this part of the hiring process. I'd actually be really impressed with the ingenuity of your idea.