I decided to take applying for external opportunities more seriously. I understand it is insane out there. How do you get yourself organized for this? Do you keep an excel sheet? Do you have a target of how many applications you send out in a day? I am asking because I was applying earlier this year and got burned out real fast. I needed to pause and re-think my methods. I know there's a better way to do this. Any advice will help. TIA!

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I have a running list of every application I've made - shows me how rejected (and dejected) I am (feel). Keeps you humble and more realistic

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I don't really organize much of anything and generally don't think it's necessary unless you're applying for unemployment.

I just apply and favorite the confirmation email. If we move forward, I keep it favorited. If they decline or if I decline, then I unfavorite.

I do bookmark roles in LinkedIn tho. I like seeing when they reject me but have to repost the role a month later. Let's me know who not to apply to in the future 😊

As far as a target #, no. I just review jobs for a couple days, then go thru my bookmarks to apply to them in priority order (in case I get tired half way thru lolol). It might be 2 jobs, it might be 10 (probably not but you get the point). If it's tiresome, so the main thing is just to prioritize on jobs you would feel sad about losing, leave the rest for another day, and take breaks by having days you don't search or apply.

Good luck!

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