From 1,000 Rejections To Millions Hired: How Andrei Kurtuy Built Novorésumé & What Actually Makes A Resume Work

What does it take to go from sending 1,000 unanswered resumes to building a platform used by millions of job seekers worldwide?

In this episode of Career Sessions, Career Lessons, J.R. Lowry sits down with Andrei Kurtuy, co-founder of Novorésumé, to unpack the hard lessons he learned navigating rejection, building a global resume platform from scratch, and studying what actually gets candidates hired.

After moving to Denmark for school, Andrei struggled to land a job until one key insight changed everything: it wasn’t about luck. It was about positioning. That realization ultimately led to the founding of Novorésumé, now one of the world’s most widely used resume builders.

In this conversation, J.R. and Andrei discuss:

• Why Andrei sent 1,000 resumes with no traction
• The “aha moment” that changed his job search strategy
• What recruiters look at first when scanning resumes
• Why tailoring matters more than ever
• The biggest resume mistakes even executives make
• How to handle career pivots and resume gaps
• What applicant tracking systems (ATS) really parse
• One-page vs. two-page resumes
• How AI is transforming both resume writing and candidate screening
• The skills that will matter most in an AI-driven job market

If you’re actively job searching, considering a career pivot, or simply want to future-proof your professional story, this episode delivers practical research-backed advice.

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