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How do you even manage this amount of information? A notebook can help but once you hit the 20 applications mark, it's impossible to know to which companies you

How do you even manage this amount of information? A notebook can help but once you hit the 20 applications mark, it's impossible to know to which companies you applied for.

Wilduck 10y ago
I'm not the author, but I went through a similar process looking for a job when I moved to a new city. I had ~120 applications over the course of a month, with a surprisingly similar funnel at each step. Managing the process wasn't too hard. I simply kept a spreadsheet updated with contacts as rows, and columns with dates for every step of the process including first contact, second contact, phone interview (s), coding challenges, on-site interviews. However, you're right when you say "once you hit the 20 applications mark, it's impossible to know to which companies you applied for." Early on in my application process, I wasn't applying to nearly enough places, because I wanted to hear back from someone before moving on to the next. A good friend of mine gave me the advice "You should be reaching out to so many people, that when you get a response, you'll need to go back to research who it was from." It's a weird mode to operate in, but once you realize that as a new-ish dev the process of getting a job is very much a funnel like the one in this post, it's a strategy that makes a lot of sense. I would highly recommend anyone looking for a job to follow the advice in this article, it matches very closely with my experience. Especially resonant were the points about making contact with real humans, and also to push tons of companies into the pipeline.
ipince 10y ago
Use a spreadsheet.
gp3gp3gp3 10y ago
Trello
jaggederest 10y ago
This is what CRM tools are for. Treat it like a business.
seangrogg 10y ago
Asana. No seriously, that's what they were using at HR when I graduated.
Jemmeh 10y ago
Spreadsheet for who you applied to, if you've followed up, links to their site, notes on how you applied/if you know anyone, etc. And also Google calendar to make sure you follow up on correct days. "Tuesday call back #29 CoolCompany Inc."

How do you even manage this amount of information? A notebook can help but once you hit the 20 applications mark, it's impossible to know to which companies you applied for.

Wilduck 10y ago

I'm not the author, but I went through a similar process looking for a job when I moved to a new city. I had ~120 applications over the course of a month, with a surprisingly similar funnel at each step. Managing the process wasn't too hard. I simply kept a spreadsheet updated with contacts as rows, and columns with dates for every step of the process including first contact, second contact, phone interview (s), coding challenges, on-site interviews. However, you're right when you say "once you hit the 20 applications mark, it's impossible to know to which companies you applied for." Early on in my application process, I wasn't applying to nearly enough places, because I wanted to hear back from someone before moving on to the next. A good friend of mine gave me the advice "You should be reaching out to so many people, that when you get a response, you'll need to go back to research who it was from." It's a weird mode to operate in, but once you realize that as a new-ish dev the process of getting a job is very much a funnel like the one in this post, it's a strategy that makes a lot of sense. I would highly recommend anyone looking for a job to follow the advice in this article, it matches very closely with my experience. Especially resonant were the points about making contact with real humans, and also to push tons of companies into the pipeline.

ipince 10y ago

Use a spreadsheet.

gp3gp3gp3 10y ago

Trello

jaggederest 10y ago

This is what CRM tools are for. Treat it like a business.

seangrogg 10y ago

Asana. No seriously, that's what they were using at HR when I graduated.

Jemmeh 10y ago

Spreadsheet for who you applied to, if you've followed up, links to their site, notes on how you applied/if you know anyone, etc. And also Google calendar to make sure you follow up on correct days. "Tuesday call back #29 CoolCompany Inc."