Obligatory XKCD: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;137&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;137&#x2F;</a><p>Not that your advice is <i>bad</i> -- it&#x27;s about the same as any college advisor would give -- but to those with whom such fakery leaves a foul taste, just remember the tech industry still has plenty of opportunities where that&#x27;s unnecessary.