How to Make a Job Search Table

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A job seeker must be organized to conduct a successful job search. One good way to organize a job search is to develop a job search table. Track potential employers, letters sent and contacts made through the use of a simple spreadsheet.

Things You'll Need

• Personal computer
• Spread sheet program

Instructions

1. Decide what information is most important to remember. Names and contact information of potential employers, dates and method of contact, as well as interview dates, all may be needed for reference during the course of a job search. Job search websites, user IDs and passwords are also important information to track.

2. Set up two separate job search tables using any spreadsheet program. One job search table will track job search contacts. The second job search table will track job search website use.

3. Create the first job search table by listing the name of each potential employer vertically as rows. Addresses, telephone numbers, names of contact persons, Each piece of information tracked and contact information should be listed horizontally as individual rows.

4. List the name of each job search website by row on the second job search table. The columns should track user IDs, resumes posted, as well as the dates the resumes were posted.

5. Enter the information into the job search table each time a contact is made with a potential employer. All information will be readily accessible in one location.

6. Schedule follow-up contacts using information present in the job search table.

Tips & Warnings

• Use the job search table regularly when conducting a job search. The job search table will only contain useful information if it is regularly updated.