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Can Your ATS Be Gamed
Can your applicant tracking system be gamed?
Yes, and this episode of The Missing Manual shows you exactly how to check. Julia Levy and Jenny Cotie Kangas break down AI resume prompt injection, the practice of hiding invisible instructions inside a resume that tell an AI screener to move a candidate forward regardless of fit.
Research out of Duke University found the pattern in roughly one percent of a 200,000-resume sample, and Julia and Jenny explain why that number is likely to grow as more applicant tracking systems bolt on AI without telling buyers exactly what it touches.
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