Don't worry about if it's illegal or not. It doesn't matter. It's all about what they believe. You don't have the credentials and you need the gig, you get you the gig, and then you get you the credentials. But trust me, you want that look, especially if it's not even humans that's doing the sifting anymore, you feel me? You got to look good on electronics now.

this is a funny question, is it illegal to lie in your resume? I do it all the time