[Rockhounds] OT: Can Using White Font in Your Resume Help You Land a Job?

[Tim Fisher]

It would be hilarious if they printed it on off-white paper and realized that anyone could see it :D

Tim Fisher
nospam at orerockon.com




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From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Glen Miller
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 1:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] OT: Can Using White Font in Your Resume Help You Land a Job?

Can't imagine reviewing an application in white font, knowing what it could
be used for.


On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 1:29 PM Paul <etchplain at att.net> wrote:

> This makes me glad that I am now retired as a geologist and
> was looking for jobs back in the digital stone age when AI and ATS
> did not exist. I don't know how current geologists deal with this stuff.
>
> The Controversial Practice of “White Fonting” in Resumes
> Candice Clark, July 24, 2023
>
> https://fagenwasanni.com/news/the-controversial-practice-of-white-fonting-in-resumes/75231/
>
> Can Using White Font in Your Resume Help You Land a Job?
> Rachel Thompson, July 24, 2023
>
> https://dtgreviews.com/ai/job-applicants-are-battling-ai-resume-filters-with-a-hack/126611/
>
> Using White Font on a Curriculum Vitae To Trick Applicant Tracking
> Systems (ATS)
> The CV Store
> https://www.thecvstore.net/blog/cv-ats-white-font/
>
> paywall
>
> Job applicants are battling AI résumé filters with a hack
> ‘White fonting’ is used to bypass AI and other tech filters. But is it
> cheating?
> By Danielle Abril, Washington Post, July 24, 2023
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/24/white-font-resume-tip-keywords/
>
> Yours,
>
> Paul H.
>
>
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