“"I recently used mentored for my resume update and couldn't be happier with the results! The process was seamless, and the final product was polished, professional, and tailored to…”
We got tired of watching great people lose to bad preparation.
Mentorrd started as a side project — one founder, a Google Doc, and a growing list of friends whose careers were stuck not because they lacked talent, but because their applications never made it past the algorithm.
20,000+
Professionals guided
94%
ATS clearance rate
4.9★
Google rating
2016
Founded
Why We Built This
"Most rejections aren't about talent. They're about how that talent is presented in a system designed to filter."
Over 18+ years across engineering, projects, consumer sales, and edtech, our founder led hiring at scale — from junior executives to senior leadership roles — including building a sales team from 20 to 4,000+ and contributing to a major edtech acquisition.
Across thousands of hiring decisions, one pattern repeated: highly capable candidates getting rejected — not due to lack of ability, but because they couldn’t present their experience clearly in a system built to filter.
This wasn’t just a loss for candidates. Companies were missing out on strong talent simply because it wasn’t positioned right. Mentorrd was built to solve this gap — from both sides of the hiring table.
What started as a hands-on resume and career consulting service evolved into structured frameworks used across thousands of real hiring outcomes — now powering every AI tool we’ve built.
This isn’t theory. It’s built from real hiring decisions.
"Gaurav is the most hard-working and passionate person I have worked with in 14 years of my professional career. His work execution ethics are unmatched — an analytical person with an action-oriented approach."
— Professional peer recommendation
17+
Years of experience
4,000+
Candidates hired
20,000+
Professionals served
2016
Year founded
Our Journey
From consulting
service to
AI career OS
Nine years of building on real hiring experience — refusing to accept that great candidates should lose to broken processes.
Founded
Mentorrd Education Technologies incorporated in Indore, MP. Started with manual resume writing and career consulting for working professionals.
First Product
Launched structured resume writing and personal branding services. Early clients included CXO-level executives and senior professionals across India.
Going AI
Integrated AI-powered resume analysis and ATS scanning. Built on frameworks developed from 1000+ executive clients who we guided for career transitions.
Full Career Suite
Launched AI Resume Builder, LinkedIn Writer, and Interview Prep Kit. ATS clearance rate reached 94%.
Assessments
Added TraitLens Psychometrics (Big Five + RIASEC), Aptitude Tests, and Domain Knowledge Tests. Platform became a full career acceleration system.
Institutional Scale
Launched College Career Portal and RecruitIQ. Now powering placement programs at colleges and hiring pipelines for companies across India.
Today
20,000+ professionals guided. 4.9★ on Google. Expanding into personal branding websites, MS/MBA application support, and enterprise hiring.
How we operate
Things we genuinely believe in
Outcome First
We measure ourselves by your interview call, not by logins or page views. Every feature we build has to improve shortlist rates.
Honest Always
We tell you what your resume is actually missing — even when it's uncomfortable. No false promises, no hallucinated achievements.
Speed Matters
Hiring moves fast. Our tools give you an ATS-optimized resume in 2 minutes, not 2 weeks. The fastest applicants get the interviews.
Human + AI
Our AI runs on frameworks built by recruiters who sat on the other side of the table for thousands of hiring decisions. Technology amplifies human judgment — it doesn't replace it.
The Team
Small team.
Serious mission.
Built by people who've been on both sides of the hiring table.
Gaurav
Co-Founder
Co-Founder17+ years across engineering, sales, edtech, and career tech. Hired 5000+ candidates across different career stints and realized that even top candidates miss chances due to unpreparedness. Built Mentorrd to help students and professionals navigate the job market with confidence.
LinkedIn ProfileKhushbu
Co-Founder & Director
Co-FounderCarries 10+ years of experience in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. Manages operations, client success, and the human side of Mentorrd. Her deep understanding of hiring processes and candidate psychology shapes how we build tools that truly address user needs.
LinkedIn ProfileLaksh
Senior Developer
EngineeringLeads the engineering and product development behind Mentorrd's AI suite. A passionate coder with a focus on building intuitive, high-impact tools. His work ensures that our technology is not just powerful, but also accessible and user-friendly for professionals at all stages of their careers.
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Our Mission
Make career growth accessible to every professional, regardless of where they started.
Whether you're a first-generation professional, a mid-career switcher, or a student in a tier-3 city — you deserve the same shot at your dream role as anyone else. The hiring process is broken. We're fixing it.