Job Application Tracker · Free · No account
A simple job application tracker for Excel, with fewer columns.
The compact setup leaves out location, contact, interviews, salary, documents and date saved. What remains is company, role, status, next step, follow-up date, priority, date applied, last contact, source, posting link and notes, with the Summary sheet still switched on.
- Excel 2016 and later
- Calculations checked in LibreOffice and Google Sheets
- Name your sourcesEnter where you find roles, one per line, such as LinkedIn or Referral. They become the Source dropdown, and the Summary counts applications for each.
- Choose the columnsSwitch on date saved, location and work mode, posting link, contact, interviews, salary range or documents sent. Add up to eight columns of your own.
- Download and start typingDownload the workbook and open the Applications sheet. Start in row 6 with the company, role and status. Pipeline and Follow-up fill in themselves.
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Preview: Simple job tracker. Change the selected dates, categories or layout to update the preview.
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What you get
What is different in this setup
People applying to a handful of roles who find a wide sheet off-putting and want the follow-up dates without the detail.
- Sixteen columns instead of the standard setup’s twenty-seven, so more of the sheet fits on one screen.
- Follow-up marks and the Stalled label still work from the dates.
- The Summary sheet still shows live applications and response rate.
Sheets included (5)
- Start HereHow the workbook works, what each sheet is for and the settings used.
- ApplicationsOne row per application, with the next step and follow-up first. Start typing in row 6.
- SummaryLive applications, follow-ups due, response, interview and offer rates, what is coming up, and counts by status and source.
- ListsEdit the white lists to change dropdown choices. Shaded lists are fixed because formulas use those names.
- SettingsValues used by the workbook, such as reminder windows. Change them here.
File details
- Made for
- Excel 2016 and laterThe download is an .xlsx workbook.
- LibreOffice
- No calculation errors in our testLibreOffice recalculated every formula in the workbook with no error values, such as #VALUE! or #N/A.
- Google Sheets
- Calculations matched Excel in our testGoogle Sheets removes sheet protection and repeated print headings.
- Apple Numbers
- Most calculations match ExcelSome calculations on the Summary sheet and the Applications sheet do not work in Apple Numbers. Numbers converts list-based dropdowns to plain cells and removes colour markers, sheet protection, frozen headings and number and date validation. Use Excel for all calculations and features.
- Calculations
- The Start Here sheet lists the calculations used in this workbook. Results update from the entries you add.
- Builder privacy
- The builder runs in your browser. The entries used to make the workbook stay on your device. How the utilities work
Questions
Are my builder entries sent to Due Form?
No. The builder uses them in your browser to make the workbook on your device.
Information is sent to Due Form when you submit a form or use another service described on the How it works page.
Can I add a column back later?
Not to this file. Make the file again with the column switched on. Before you download, you can also add up to eight columns of your own, including dates and dropdowns.
Does the compact tracker still mark follow-ups?
Yes. Follow-ups are marked the same way as in the standard setup: ● Due once the date arrives, and ◐ with the days left within 3 days.
Related Due Form edition
The Professional Evidence File
Record completed work, supporting evidence and permission, then prepare selected examples for an appraisal, application or portfolio.
For the evidence behind each application
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