How it works
Every application has a stage (saved, applied, screening, interview, offer, or closed as rejected, withdrawn or ghosted) and the date it got there. The pipeline across the top counts the open ones in each stage.
Each application also gets a follow-up date, from rules of thumb in career advice: a check-in a week after you apply (advice is usually one to two weeks), a thank-you the day after a screening or interview (the US Department of Labor's CareerOneStop says within 24 hours), then a note about next steps a week later, or five days after the date they said they'd decide. After two check-ins with no reply, it asks if you'd like to mark the application ghosted. Dates are calendar days; weekends aren't skipped. Every date can be changed. "Draft it" writes a short email you can edit and copy. Nothing leaves this browser; "Export CSV" gives you a spreadsheet.
Questions people ask
- How long should I wait to follow up on a job application?
- About one to two weeks is the usual advice (The Muse: "It's recommended to wait one to two weeks to follow up after sending your application"). This tracker sets the check-in a week after the day you applied; change it on any application.
- When should I send a thank-you after an interview?
- Within a day. CareerOneStop, the US Department of Labor's career site, says to "try to send it within 24 hours after the interview", so the tracker sets a thank-you for the day after.
- When do I give up on an application?
- There's no rule. This tracker suggests marking an application ghosted after two check-ins with no reply, a week apart; you decide, and "Keep waiting" sets one more check-in two weeks out.
- Can I use it for an unemployment work search record?
- It can help you keep one: "Export CSV" gives every application with its dates. States set their own rules (New York requires a Work Search Record for each week you claim; Washington asks for three job search activities a week), so check what yours asks for.
- Where are my applications kept?
- Only in this browser on this device; we never see them. Export a copy from "Your data".