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Job hunting is an experience everyone goes through at least once in their life. It's often filled with moments that can feel incredibly disheartening, from writing resumes to attending interviews.
Even though job hunting is difficult enough, managing tasks and schedules leading up to interviews is another challenging aspect.
This time, we're introducing a "job hunting notebook template" to help you navigate your job search!
With this, you can collectively manage all your job hunting information, including schedules that help you grasp the overall picture, the selection status of each company, and a collection of anticipated interview questions.
You can also adapt it for career changes, so please make good use of it!
🎬 Director：Rei
✍🏻 Writer：Minokurumi
1. Understand the Overall Job Hunting Schedule
Job hunting spans a long period and involves many tasks, making it difficult to grasp the overall picture of what to do and in what order.
Before you start your job search, let's first get a grasp of the overall schedule.
We've created a section for general schedule items in the template's "Overall Schedule" section, so please adjust it to match your job hunting schedule for the year.
As your job search progresses, update the "Status." This will give you a clear overview of what's completed and what needs to be tackled next.
2. Summarize the Companies You're Considering
Once you actually start job hunting and attend career fairs or browse job websites, you'll likely find several companies that pique your interest. When that happens, remember to jot them down in your "Company Consideration List."
Create a new page by clicking the "+ New" button and enter the company name as the title. We've included tags for things like preference level, industry, and aptitude test type, so select the appropriate ones.
The table also allows you to fill in details such as the progress of the selection process, the URLs for career pages and applicant portals, file attachments, and notes. Having all the necessary selection information in one place can really help clear your head, so it's highly recommended.
💡 Types of items to note:
Here are some examples of properties we've added. Feel free to add any other useful items you can think of!
- Preference Level
- Industry
- Aptitude Test (SPI/Original)
- Progress
- Recruitment Page URL
- Files
- Notes
3. Manage Your Selection Schedule
During job hunting, you'll be juggling applications for many companies simultaneously, so managing document submissions and interview schedules can be challenging. The "Company Selection Schedule" allows you to manage entry deadlines, document submission deadlines, and interview dates all in one place.
Once you enter the company name in the title, select the selection phase, such as application or interview, and its date. Jot down any important details about the selection process in the memo field.
Finally, fill in the company name in the "Companies Under Consideration" property. This field is linked to the "Company Consideration List" you created earlier, so you can select the company pages you've already set up.
In addition to the table view for the selection schedule, we've also prepared a board view that shows progress and a calendar view. The calendar view allows you to review your selection schedule like a planner.
In "Board View," you can see a list of companies categorized by their progress, such as "Not Applied," "In Selection," and "Offer Received." This makes it easy to quickly see which companies are at what stage in the selection process.
4. Prepare for Interviews with Anticipated Questions
As the selection process advances, interviews inevitably arise. Many people find interviews challenging, especially when they don't know what questions to expect.
This "Anticipated Questions" tool is designed to help you conquer interviews. By preparing for potential questions in advance, you can alleviate some of the nervousness and pressure on the day of the interview.
To use it, simply register anticipated questions and then fill in your answers one by one. The template includes common questions asked in job interviews, so start by answering those.
If your answers vary by company, select the relevant company in the "Companies Under Consideration" property. You can then filter by that company to create a dedicated tab for its specific interview preparation.
When you encounter unexpected questions during practice interviews or new questions during actual interviews, keep adding them to the list so you can learn from them for next time.
Summary
That concludes our introduction to the job hunting template! We encourage anyone currently looking for a job or considering a career change to use it.
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