When searching for a job you need to document everything you do in order to keep track of all the companies you contacted, all the answers you received. Besides, following everything in an organized way will help you avoid repeating the same mistakes and improve your job seeking strategies.

Important points to consider when you start documenting your job search are:

• What companies have you already contacted and sent your resume to? Keep a list of all the organizations you have applied to, even if the application was unsuccessful.
• How often do you send your resume?
• How much time do you spend on networking and researching the job market?
• Did you receive answer to all of your job requests? How many among them were positive and invited you to a job interview?
• What were the reasons for your rejection?

How to Do It?

1. What you right, must be clean and comprehensible for you.
2. Write down the names of all companies together with the names of people (if you know them) whom you contacted. Write addresses and contact information of the organizations.
3. Mark out companies that sent you a rejection, paying attention to the reasons of the negative answer.
4. Make a list of things different companies look for in the candidates.
5. After returning from an interview, write down your thoughts concerning the interview process. What was good about your answers? What went wrong? How could you improve your performance at your next interview?

After you have started keeping track of your job searching process, look through your notes every several days and try to summarize the tendencies in your progress after a week or so. You will surely notice some pitfalls, which need revising and it’s up to you to invent ways to improve your success in finding a work place.