Vocations · Professional Development

Right documents,
right job.

Five open applications means five different sets of documents, five closing dates and at least one resume still called final2.docx. Give each job a card, mark each document ready or not asked for, and see what closes next.

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Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Or get it in the Job search kit, $29 for 34 items.

Your applications

The worked example is made up: an analyst job closing in four days, one sent three weeks ago with no reply and a research post just started. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

Vocations · Professional Development$5

What you finish with
A record per application: role, employer, closing date, applied date and status; eight documents marked ready, not yet or not asked for; the resume file name and the posting’s own words to use. Shows applications by status and the next closing dates; flags postings that close within a week or have closed, a resume that is not a PDF or lacks your name, and applications with no reply after two weeks.
Who it is for
High school and college students applying for jobs and internships, recent graduates and adults changing careers.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved record per application. Prints one application’s checklist, every application in a table or a blank form; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Job search kit ($29) and the Vocations Suite pass ($99), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Professional Development space in Caveat Vocations.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Add the job the day you find the posting.
  2. Copy the posting’s own words into the last field.
  3. Tailor the resume and mark each document.
  4. Save as Lastname_Resume_Role.pdf and apply before the closing date.
  5. Follow up once if there is no reply after two weeks.

Add an application

Stage by stage

An application, stage by stageGetting readyRead the postingtwice; list itswordsAppliedResume and letteras PDFs, named wellInterviewingBring the postingand your notesOfferAsk for it inwriting; then I-9papersAn application, stage by stageGetting readyRead the posting twice; list its wordsAppliedResume and letter as PDFs, named wellInterviewingBring the posting and your notesOfferAsk for it in writing; then I-9 papers
Employers ask for work authorization documents for Form I-9 only after hiring, not with the application.

Using the posting’s words

Many employers screen applications with software that looks for the skills and titles in the posting. Use their words where they are true of you, in your resume’s summary and bullet points, rather than synonyms.

After an offer

On or before your first day you complete Form I-9, and within three business days your employer checks your identity and work authorization documents. You choose which acceptable documents to show.

Sources

  1. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, and Acceptable Documents (uscis.gov).
  2. U.S. Department of Labor, CareerOneStop. Resumes and applications (careeronestop.org).
  3. National Association of Colleges and Employers. Job Outlook survey: attributes employers look for on a resume (naceweb.org).
  4. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. USAJOBS help: what to include in your resume (usajobs.gov).

The worked example is made up. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat; the page does not submit applications for you. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.