Here's a little snippet from their site . . .
"You apologize for nothing. And sure, sometimes that means burning a few bridges with fiery tirades and oversized truth bombs. But you're just keeping it real. Which means that you need an ally who will do anything possible to help you in your quest for realness. Even if that means lying like no one's ever lied before...
Introducing "Buy a Job Reference", a new service that sets you up with fake references and expertly tells tall tales on your behalf for the next time you're hunting for a job/apartment/mate, taking calls now.
Now, we feel obliged to tell you this: this site is dodgy as hell and potentially illegal, and we're not saying
you should do this, but what we are saying is it's nice to know there's someone out there who has your back and will tell the story the way it deserves to be told.So when your next employer calls, your new reference will expound on your finer qualities and send you an email saying how their little tête-à-tête went."
There's another site called CareerExcuse.com, for "Outsourcing your job references"! It brightly states,
“Our employment verification process takes the frustration out of your job search and eliminates annoying blots on your resume.” Further, they go on to describe themselves as a “one-on-one personalized job reference service.” Among its offerings:
- Choose your career history
- References from bankrupt companies
- Positive responses need to compete against hundreds of other applicants.
- Create your career history (!)"
The brazenness of this whole approach is just amazing to me. Maybe I'm naive . . . As I was reading through the Buy A Job Reference site, I found myself literally shaking my head in disbelief! I smiled and laughed out loud . . . but it's not really funny!
Job references aren't the only thing they'll fake for you . . . ever had trouble renting an apartment because of a "inconsistent" payment history? No problemo!
Legal or not, there are candidates who will try it, especially in today's job market... While I understand that someone who needs to feed their family will do what they need to survive, fraud like this seems inappropriate.
This is just one more reason for recruiters and employers to spend the time necessary for the due diligence required for in depth background and reference checks . . . not just a couple of cursory questions.
I'm curious what you think . . . !