Honestly, changing your name on the resume to be the same as the CEO’s last name might actually work.

When it’s time to actually do the HR paperwork, tell them the CEO’s name is the name you go by, but your real name is your legal name. Act extremely offended if they question this.

based and capitalism-pilled

Bank teller: Sir, none of these checks have the same last name, and none of them are yours. I’ve called the fraud department.