Track every job application in one place on IterJobs

Which job sources actually lead to offers

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Job boards get the most volume and the worst conversion. Referrals get the least volume and the best. Almost everyone knows this in the abstract — and almost nobody knows how it applies to their search, because they’ve never measured it.

You don’t need a data team to find out. You need one field on every application, filled in consistently.

The sources worth tracking

Keep the list short and fixed. IterJobs uses eight:

A job search spreadsheet template that actually lasts

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Spreadsheets are how most job searches start — and for the first ten applications, they’re genuinely good. The trouble is that the spreadsheet you build on day one is rarely the one you need in week six.

Here’s a template that holds up, and the point where it stops being enough.

The columns that matter

Keep it to one row per application:

Column	Why it’s there
`Date applied`	Sorts your week; tells you what to follow up on
`Company`	The obvious one
`Role`	Titles repeat across companies; the role is what differs
`Source`	The only way to learn which channels work
`Status`	A fixed vocabulary, so you can count
`Next step`	What you owe them, or what they owe you
`Contact`	Name and email of the human you’re talking to
`URL`	The posting changes or disappears; keep the link
`Notes`	One line per stage change, with the date
`Location / pay`	So you don’t re-interview for something you’d refuse

That’s it. Resist the urge to add a column per interview round — that’s what breaks templates.

How to track job applications (without a messy spreadsheet)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Most job searches don’t fail because of the applications. They fail because of the tracking. You apply to twelve roles, three get back to you, and two weeks later you can’t remember which recruiter asked for which portfolio.

The fix isn’t a more complicated system. It’s a smaller one that you’ll actually keep up with.

Decide what a “status” means before you start

The single biggest improvement is a fixed set of stages, applied consistently:

Changelog

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Web app

1.0 — Initial release

Accounts with email/password, magic link and Google.
Applications with status history, interview rounds and failed-at-step.
Filters, search and sorting.
Sankey of source → stage → outcome, with PNG/SVG export and date ranges on Pro.
CSV import with preview, and CSV/JSON export on every plan.
Pro subscriptions with a 14-day trial, no card required.

Features

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

IterJobs is deliberately small. It does the few things a job search actually needs, and it keeps a record you can trust.

Track the pipeline

Every application holds company, role, source, date applied, salary range, URL, contact name and email, notes and the full job description.
Status moves through Applied → Screening → Interview → Technical → Offer, with Accepted, Rejected, Ghosted and Withdrawn as outcomes.
Each status change writes a history entry with the time and an optional note, so you can see how long each stage took.

Interviews and outcomes

Add interview rounds: step, date, interviewer, notes, whether you passed, and why you didn’t.
Mark the step you failed at, and it shows up in the pipeline view, so drop-off points are visible instead of guessed.

Find anything fast

Filter by status, source and date; sort by date, company or status.
Search across company, role and notes.
Paginated lists that stay fast with hundreds of applications.

See what works

The Sankey diagram maps source → stage → outcome for your whole search.
Counts by status and source, and (on Pro) a date range so you can compare this month to last.

Import and export

Import a CSV from a spreadsheet. Preview it first, see the errors by row, then commit.
Export everything as CSV or JSON at any time, on any plan. Your data is never locked in.

Anywhere

Works in the browser on your laptop and your phone. The same account, the same data.

Import from a spreadsheet

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

If you’ve been tracking applications in a spreadsheet, you can bring the whole history across in a couple of minutes.

From a spreadsheet

Export your spreadsheet as CSV with the columns below.
In the web app, open Import and drop the file in.
Review the preview, then confirm.

The required columns are marked below:

Column	Required	Notes
`Id`	No	Generated on import if missing
`Company`	Yes	1–200 characters
`Role`	Yes	1–200 characters
`Status`	Yes	One of the pipeline statuses, e.g. `Applied`
`Source`	Yes	e.g. `ColdApply`, `LinkedIn`, `Referral`
`DateApplied`	Yes	`2026-03-14` (or with a time)
`SalaryMin`, `SalaryMax`	No	Numbers
`Notes`	No	Up to 10,000 characters
`Url`	No
`ContactName`, `ContactEmail`	No
`CreatedAt`, `UpdatedAt`	No	Backfilled if missing
`JobDescription`	No	Up to 20,000 characters

What happens to bad rows

The preview shows every row, with problem rows highlighted and the reason next to them. Fix the file and import again, or import the valid rows and leave the rest. Rows that duplicate an application you already have (same company, role and date) are skipped.

Pricing

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

What’s free, what’s Pro

The Free plan tracks up to 20 applications with the full pipeline: status history, interview rounds, the Sankey diagram and CSV export. It never expires and needs no card.

Pro removes the application limit and adds CSV import, PNG/SVG export of the diagram, date-range analytics and everything coming in future releases.

Questions

Do I need a card for the trial? No. Every account starts with 14 days of Pro; when it ends you keep everything and move to Free unless you upgrade.

Privacy policy

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

This policy explains what data the hosted IterJobs web app collects and what happens to it. This policy is about the web app at app.iterjobs.com and the marketing site at iterjobs.com.

What we collect

Account data — your name, email address and a hashed password (if you use one). Signing in with Google gives us your name and email from Google.
Application data — everything you enter: companies, roles, statuses, dates, notes, job descriptions and contacts.
Billing data — your plan and subscription status. Card details never reach us; they are handled by our payment provider.
Service data — the minimum needed to run and protect the service: sessions, rate-limit counters, and error logs.

Why we collect it

To provide the service you signed up for, to keep your account secure, to bill Pro subscriptions, and to understand in aggregate how the product is used (for example, how many accounts create a first application). We do not sell your data, and we do not use third-party advertising or tracking cookies.

Terms of service

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

These terms cover the hosted IterJobs web app.

Your account

You need a verified email address to use the web app. Keep your password to yourself; you are responsible for activity under your account. The service is for your own job search. Do not use it to store other people’s data without their permission, to break the law, or to interfere with the service.

Subscriptions and billing

The Free plan is free. Pro is billed monthly or yearly through Paddle, our merchant of record, which also handles applicable taxes. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. You can cancel any time from the customer portal; cancellation takes effect at the end of the period you have already paid for. Failed payments enter a seven-day grace period before the account returns to the Free plan — which never deletes your data.