Know These Strategies To Get Your Resume Through Company's Screening System

If you're applying for a position at a larger firm, your resume will likely be among hundreds — or even thousands — that recruiters receive, and if you don't use the right keywords and formatting rules, you'll risk the chance of never crossing a recruiter's radar.

"The fact is, the job search is competitive and you need every advantage you can get," says Rick Gillis, author of the book "Job!: Learn How to Find Your Next Job In 1 Day."

"And you want that consideration, you want the dialogue that comes from somebody calling you."

In the interview below, Gillis explains "the white-out trick" that job-seekers use to game the filtering system, the difference between resume and online application filtering softwares and other keyword strategies job-seekers should know.