Stay Organized With Your Job Search

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Picture this. You’ve applied to a handful of jobs now and finally, you get an email from a recruiter asking to set up some time to chat.

“Hi, we’re interested in your background and would like to set up a call to get to know you better!”

Wait for what? What role is this even for? Often in these initial emails or calls, the person contacting you might not mention the role and you don’t want to get caught off guard wondering what the role is and when you applied for it.

Stay organized while you recruit for jobs by creating a job tracker! There are many ways to create a job tracker. Popular options include Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or Notion.

To begin start an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of the jobs you’ve applied to (Download this sample job tracker), Notion is also a great tool that has a built-in job application tracker that is well organized and easy to use!

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Create columns for the following items:

• Company

  • Ex. Apple

• Position

  • Ex. Business Operations Intern

• Date Applied

  • 1/15/21

• Location

  • Cupertino, California

• Status

  • Recruiter phone screen 1/20/21

• Notes

  • Was referred by Jane Doe (Data Analyst) on 1/5/21

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Continue to the final reading for some tips on how to stand out from the crowd during your job hunt.