Abstract: As what we have said in previous article, we shouldn't fake our references. But if your reference is really rather bad, what can you do? Just follow me, I will get you out.
1. Get Your Demerits into Merits
Sometimes, you can turn your demerits into your merits. And it all depends on you. If you can bravely expose your own demerits, they may be turned into your merits or selling points. I ever read an article which said that an applicant provided the interviewers with all the reasons why they may not want to hire him. And all these interviewers were moved by his honesty and regarded his as a credible person. So you see his honest gained him nothing but a massive amount of credibility.
Ps: Not all of your demerits can be exposed to your employers. Just choose some aspects that are not fatal.
2. Hold on
If you do want to fake your reference, just think about its bad results. Hold on, there are some good alternatives for you. For a long time, we always have had a wrong opinion, that is, the references can only come from supervisors or co-workers. But actually other people, such as company clients or vendors may have a few good things to say about you.
That comes out the following two ways for you to have a reference:
The first is you can try to reconnect with former colleagues for a reference.
The second is if you've volunteered anywhere, such as played on a sports team or been a member of industry associations, you can turn to these organizations for a reference.
But if you still can't get a reference after trying the above ways, you can go without any reference, and tell a career success to your employer, proving him that you are capable enough to the vacancy. But no fake reference, please!
3. Face the issue
Keep in mind that you shouldn't fake your references under any cases. So if you find that you've done something bad that would probably show up on a background check, you can't just sweep the issue under the rug, instead, you should try to address it. Only if you accept it at first, it is possible for others to accept it.
Anyway, your past record will be found by them, so why not position it better by exposing it yourself? Just be honest and sincerely tell the hiring manager that you have done something wrong in the past and would never make the same mistake again. (You can highlight your strengths or how you overcame that mistake)
