Eventually the fakes get found out. You have to be able to back up your marketing with something real.
Most good organizations will be suspicious of pure marketing claims unless they can be backed up with hard evidence. So yeah, they'll interview you based on that referral, but you still have to ace the interview. They'll hire you based on the interview, but they'll fire you if you don't perform well on the job.
> Eventually the fakes get found out. You have to be able to back up your marketing with something real.
How long is "eventually"? You only need a handful of years marketing crazy financial products to walk away with a fortune. The people who get found out aren't the ones who get hurt.
Most good organizations will be suspicious of pure marketing claims unless they can be backed up with hard evidence. So yeah, they'll interview you based on that referral, but you still have to ace the interview. They'll hire you based on the interview, but they'll fire you if you don't perform well on the job.