In a previous article, I referred you to the Microsoft Office Online Web site that offers many Word templates that can be used to create resumes, cover letters, and so on. What you may not know is that Microsoft also offers a nifty template that you can use in Excel called the Job Search Log template.

When you’re hunting for a new job, you will probably send out more than one resume. It can get hard to keep track of where you have applied, who you have interviewed with, and names of various contacts. If you use post your resume on various career Web sites, you might also lose track of where it has been posted.
This is where the Job Search template comes in handy because it allows you to keep track of all this information. The template includes three different worksheets:

• Networking Contacts, which provides columns for keeping track of your acquaintances and their contact information.

• Interviews, which provides columns for storing interview-related information, such as interview dates and names, phone numbers, and addresses of interviewers.
• Career Web Sites, which provides columns for keeping track of Web sites you use to post your resume.

So if you want to be more organized in your job hunt and keep track of your interviews and contacts, try using this Excel template. The nice thing is that you can completely customize the template, just as those in Word, to meet your own personal requirements.