Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST 189: Why Your Data Analyst Resume Gets Rejected (Resume Expert Explains)
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Dec 9, 2025 Andre Curti, cofounder of NovoResume and a resume expert who has reviewed thousands, shares invaluable insights into data analyst resumes. He reveals the biggest mistake job seekers make: listing tasks instead of impactful achievements. Andre emphasizes crafting bullet points using the context-action-impact formula and offers practical ATS optimization tips. He highlights the importance of storytelling in resumes and advises career changers to adopt skill-based formats. Authenticity, he argues, is key in a world increasingly influenced by AI.
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Write Impactful Bullets Not Tasks
- Turn task lists into impact bullets using context, action, and measurable impact like dollars, percentages, or time saved.
- Make every bullet make the hiring manager think "I need this person."
Infographic Resume Cost A Candidate 200 Applications
- Andre helped a Novo Nordisk data analyst who applied to 200 jobs and got zero callbacks due to infographic-style resumes.
- The resume contained images and charts that made it invisible to ATS systems, costing interview opportunities.
Make Your Resume ATS-Readable
- Use simple, text-based single-column PDFs (or clean two-column) and avoid images, tables, and fancy fonts to pass ATS parsing.
- Test ATS-readability by copying your PDF text into Notepad to see what the ATS will actually read.