Template
The 11 columns serious job seekers actually use, with formulas for follow-up dates and a status pipeline that mirrors how recruiters move candidates. Free template — and the moment it starts feeling like a chore, here's the auto-logging tracker that replaces it.
What's Included
Company, Role, Date Applied, Status, Source, Resume Version, Recruiter, Recruiter Email, Salary, Follow-Up Date, Notes. No more, no less.
Built-in formula: =DateApplied + 7 puts the follow-up date in column J automatically. Sort the sheet by that column and you have today's outreach list.
Status column is a dropdown: Applied, Phone Screen, Onsite, Offer, Rejected, Ghosted, Withdrawn. Conditional formatting colors each row.
Auto-counts applications per week, response rate, average time-to-response, and rejection reasons. Sanity check on whether your strategy is working.
No proprietary formulas — opens cleanly in any spreadsheet app. Make a copy, save your own, never lose it to a service shutdown.
Templates work great for 5–25 active applications. Past 25, manual updates fall behind reality. That's when an auto-logging tracker pays off.
How It Works
Make a copy
Open the template, File → Make a Copy. The file is yours, no account required.
Add applications as you submit them
One row per application. The follow-up date column auto-fills via formula.
Update status weekly
Sort by follow-up date every Monday. Send the outreach. Update status when you hear back.
Explore More
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