Job seekers are using application tricks to outsmart AI gatekeepers—but their workaround may be backfiring

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One user by the name of Hopeful_alchemist on Reddit wrote in a post that they had applied to 52 jobs and gotten to the interview stage 10 times, but still did not have a job after six months.

HR professionals warn that the "white font" resume hack isn't all that effective.

While the trick has been around for years, it has resurfaced as applicants look for any way to help beat the AI-driven systems that have emerged to weed out applications.

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Author / Journalist: Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United States

Topics: U.S. jobs report Workers CHRO Daily Hacks American workers Unemployment Applications Hr software U.S. workers Great Workplaces HR Employment

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Published On: 2024-12-05 @ 09:17:00 (2 weeks ago)

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