Vocations · Professional Development

Every application,
and what comes next.

Add each job as you find it. The tracker keeps the next step and its date in front of you, suggests when to follow up, shows how often you hear back, and fills in a follow-up or thank-you note to copy.

Open the trackerWhat you get
$5one-time · every device you sign in on
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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.

The tracker

Pick student or job seeker; each has its own example search with dates that stay current. Everything you add stays in this browser.

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What you get

Vocations · Professional DevelopmentAlso for Vocations · Career Exploration$5Student and job seeker modes

What you finish with
One list of every application with its status, the next step and date for each, a calendar file of those dates, numbers on how your search is going, and follow-up and thank-you notes ready to send.
Who it is for
High school and college students looking for part-time jobs, summer jobs and internships, adults looking for work or changing careers, and the counselors and job coaches who help them.
Format
Browser tool with four views: up next, a board by stage, numbers with charts, and follow-up notes. Prints the list; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv), a calendar file (.ics) and a file you can import on another device.
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. It runs in your web browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Everything you type stays in this browser and is saved there as you go; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Professional Development space in Caveat Vocations; also listed for Career Exploration (student mode for first jobs and internships).
Support
Questions, a correction or a request: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Pick student or job seeker, then load the example to see a search in progress, or add your first application.
  2. Add jobs as soon as you find them, as Saved, with the deadline.
  3. When you apply, set the status to Applied; the tracker suggests a follow-up a week later.
  4. Work from Up next each day. Mark steps done and add the next one.
  5. After an interview, open Follow-up notes, add one detail you discussed and copy the thank-you note.

Open the tracker

How the tracker counts

Simple rules, stated plainly.

The numbers

Heard back counts applications that reached an interview or an offer, or got a clear answer, including no. An application you close as no response does not count. Reached an interview counts interviews, offers and accepted jobs. Both are out of applications sent; saved jobs are left out. Weeks run back from today in seven-day blocks by the date applied.

The suggested follow-up a week after applying and the thank-you note within a day of an interview are common career-center advice, not rules. Follow any instructions in the posting, such as no calls.

For students under 18

Federal law limits the hours and kinds of work for workers under 16 and bans hazardous jobs for those under 18. Many states add their own rules, and some require a work permit, often issued through the school. The tracker does not check any of this; ask your school counselor or see the U.S. Department of Labor's YouthRules site for the federal rules.

The posting link you save is kept as text. The page never opens it or contacts the employer.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division. YouthRules (youthrules.gov) and the Fair Labor Standards Act child labor provisions: hours and occupations for workers under 18.
  2. CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (careeronestop.org). Job search guides on applications, following up and thank-you notes.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook, for pay and how to get into an occupation.

The example searches are made up, and any resemblance to real employers is a coincidence. This page gives general job search practice, not legal advice about youth employment rules. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.