If you "cheat" on your portfolio, within a few weeks of starting that job you will be exposed for the hack you are. So, in the end, the world solves itself.
Think of it this way : The guys who are "nothing without their scripts" are a minority amongst game artists. But they are the majority amongst the badass game artists. Problem solved!
@Larry Brian "Panda" Choi About the "perforated line" issue, there's a way to solve in the Substance Painter. I found "unfold smooth" function in the Maya.