Probably not a bad idea to have "dummy" accounts but that's something that would need maintenaince to be convincing. When it comes to prospective employers, a m

Probably not a bad idea to have "dummy" accounts but that's something that would need maintenaince to be convincing. When it comes to prospective employers, a more robust strategy is to work toward developing skills and abilities sufficient to provide you with enough options that you don't ever need to bend over for an employer. Obviously, not viable for a new grad but it should be a goal. My career has been long with many failures but also notable successes and certain rare, valuable skills. In one recent case I was resigning my position to take some time off and do other things. I was senior, only a couple levels under the CEO at a very large F500 multi-national. The company really wanted me to stay on for a year or two more. I generally liked the work and the people and they offered even more money to stay but for me one of the issues was that the inevitable HR policy creep was adding stuff like mandatory training sessions that were getting tedious and annoying. Basically, liked the work but hated the bullshit. So we made a novel arrangement. Any mandatory policy at the company requiring my attendance was optional for me. In the case of "specifically mandated and enforced compliance with a relevant government regulation" my boss had to explain why and just ask me. (I'm not unreasonable and there are a few SEC and state regs that they really can't just ignore). This worked out very well and was a small but meaningful concession that really cost them nothing.