Job Search Organizer Template

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How to Use This Tool

Organize your job search, research and prioritize target companies, and shine your best in interviews.

Finding your next job can be overwhelming! This doc is a free, customizable tool you can use to organize your job search, prioritize companies you’re interested in, and shine your best in interviews — no matter what kind of role you’re applying for.

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Here’s what this organizer can help you do.

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Figure out your ideal companies to apply to

The

Research/Target Companies⁠

section is your place to outline criteria about where you want to work, gather information about organizations in your field, and put together a big list of every company you might be interested in. Then you can use the filters and sorting options to prioritize companies to apply to, based on what matters most to YOU.

Keep track of job listings and applications

The

Job Application and Offer Trackers⁠

organizes all the important information in one place: jobs you want to apply for, jobs you’ve already applied for, where you are in the process, and what’s coming up next...not to mention links to job descriptions and key contacts.

Once the job offers roll in, you can also organize them on this page.

See what you need to do and when

The

Calendar⁠

shows the next step for each job opportunity, and the

To Do Next⁠

list shows exactly what you can work on right now to get where you need to go.

And by the way: these fill themselves out automatically based on the

Job Application and Offer Trackers⁠

. No busy work required.

Know who’s who

The

Contact List⁠

populates based on the

Job Application and Offer Trackers⁠

so you can keep track of everyone you’ve reached out to, interviewed with, or met along the way.

And what’s where

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Submitted Materials⁠

connects to a Dropbox or Google Drive folder so you can easily access your resume, cover letters, and any other relevant files.

Interview like a boss

The
`Interviews`⁠
section has everything you need to rock the interview process.

Techniques⁠

has some helpful hints to start with, and plenty of room to add your own notes on what works best for you.

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Tell Me About Yourself⁠

is the one most important question in every interview. Here’s where to tell the story of what makes you unique.

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Practice Questions⁠

is your own personal FAQ for those questions you KNOW are going to be asked!

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Stories⁠

are at the heart of a great interview. Here’s a place to gather yours and think about how to apply them.

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Questions to Ask⁠

An interview is a two-way street! What do YOU want to know to make sure a job is the right fit for you?

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Company Name⁠

pages are where you can set yourself up for success ahead of every interview — and take notes to help you make your decision.

Not every company is the right fit, and that’s OK. Your notes on the ones that don’t work out go in the

Archive⁠

. You never know when that information might come in handy.

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Got feedback?

After you’ve used this doc, we‘d love to hear about your experience so we can continue to improve future versions. This form is completely anonymous unless you choose to include your email for follow-up.

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v1.3 2024-02-17: added “clear table” buttons, enabled filter bars

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How to Use This Tool

Figure out your ideal companies to apply to

Keep track of job listings and applications

See what you need to do and when

Know who’s who

And what’s where

Interview like a boss

The Interviews⁠ section has everything you need to rock the interview process.

Got feedback?

The
`Interviews`⁠
section has everything you need to rock the interview process.