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interestingly someone suggested similar thing in reddit/ILPT where one could create a fake but highly esteemed profile to lure recruiters and later decline for that job and refer his real friend (one behind this fake profile)... it seems to work because in corporate world referrals goes a long way!

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We did this for P&G in undergrad. Friend from Cincinnati really wanted to work there - so we packed the interviews. Of 8 invites back to corporate, 7 of us were part of that group. 3 got jobs including him! He was there over 10 years.

How did you get the invites? Was this a job fair?

Yes - it was. We had to get through a few rounds to get the invites to Cinci. It was good planning and lucky execution on our part!

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