Free project template
Job application tracker with every task dated from the day you start
From a fresh CV to a signed offer: target roles, applications, interviews, follow-ups and the decision.
- 5 sections
- 26 tasks
- Opens as a list
- Dated from day 1
Job search
Days count from the day you start. In the app, pick a start or a finish date and each task lands on a real day.
Get ready
- Write down the roles, salary range and places you wantDay 1High
- Update your CVDay 4High
- Lead each role with results and numbers
- Cut it to two pages
- Ask someone in the field to read it
- Update your LinkedIn profile to matchDay 5
- List 20 companies you would like to work forDay 6
- List people you know at or near those companiesDay 7
Every week
- Send five tailored applicationsEvery Monday
- Reach out to two people for a coffee chatEvery Tuesday
- Follow up on applications older than a weekEvery Thursday
- Check job boards and saved searchesEvery Wednesday
Applications
- [Company]: [role]
- Tailor the CV to the job ad
- Write a short cover note
- Apply and save the job ad
- Follow up after a week
Interviews
- Prepare for an interview
- Read the company's site and recent news
- Prepare five stories about your work
- Prepare three questions to ask them
- Plan the route or test the video link
- Send a thank-you note the same day
Offer
- Compare offers on salary, leave, benefits and growth
- Negotiate before you accept
- Resign and agree your notice period
About this template
A job search is a long run of small tasks and silences. Without a system, applications blur, follow-ups get missed and a good lead goes cold.
The project starts with preparation, then runs a weekly rhythm of applications and outreach. Each application gets its own task with its steps inside, and interviews have a prep checklist.
Tips from the template
- Add one task per application with the company and role in the title.
- Label applications waiting once sent and set a follow-up date.
- Keep the weekly tasks going until you sign.
How to use it in Palby Planner
- 1Open Tasks and choose Templates.
- 2Find Job search and open it. You see every section and task before anything is added.
- 3Pick the day you start, or the day it has to be done by. Every date moves with it.
- 4Press Use template. Rename the project, then work down the list.
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Questions
Yes. Copy it as a checklist or print it, with no sign-up. Using it inside Palby Planner, with the dates filled in, needs an account.
Each task has a day counted from the start: Day 1, Day 3 and so on. In Palby Planner you pick a start date or a finish date, and every task lands on a real day. Tasks that repeat keep repeating.
Yes. It's your project: rename it, add tasks, delete the ones you don't need. Save your version with Save as template and it's there next time.
Describe it in a sentence and the AI in Tasks writes a template for it, with sections and dates you can change before you use it.
Run it with the dates filled in.
The templates are free. The app puts every task on a real date.