The hack is called "white wording," and it's a trick designed to outsmart most companies' Applicant Tracking Software. The software is designed to sort through job applications and résumés and choose the ones that align best with the job description. With this hack, your résumé has a greater chance of being approved by the ATS, as it has the exact job description the position desires.
Look, I'm all for bamboozling the system, but this hack definitely didn't seem foolproof to me, and I had some follow-up questions. For answers, I turned to Erica Rivera, a senior Google recruiter based out of the Chicagoland area — who also offers job-hunting advice on TikTok as @career.diva. Having worked in recruiting for a number of different companies, including Indeed, Erica is no stranger to the ATS. She told BuzzFeed: "I have had the opportunity to work with different companies all over the country, across different industries, and operated out of various ATS systems to help companies fill their open roles." Read the full article here
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