The job application tracker, an Excel file with room for 100 jobs, shown with example rows: company, date applied, status and follow-up date. It comes with 8 follow-up messages and the checklist.

Job Application Tracker + Follow-Up Messages

R 109.00
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The job application tracker, an Excel file with room for 100 jobs, shown with example rows: company, date applied, status and follow-up date. It comes with 8 follow-up messages and the checklist.
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  • The job application tracker, an Excel file with room for 100 jobs, shown with example rows: company, date applied, status and follow-up date. It comes with 8 follow-up messages and the checklist.
  • The tracker colours each row for you: red when your follow-up is late, amber when you should follow up in the next 3 days, green when you got an offer. These are example rows.
  • When to send each of the 8 messages: 3 to 5 working days after you apply, 10 to 14 working days after, within a few hours of an interview invite, straight away to move an interview, within 24 hours to say thank you, after their answer date, after a no if you want to, and as soon as you get an offer.
  • Pick the check that fits your time: 30 seconds for 4 checks, 2 minutes for 17 checks, or 5 minutes for all 35 checks.
  • How you get your files: 1 pay once at checkout, by card or instant EFT, with no monthly fee. 2 get your download link on the screen and in your email. 3 open your files on your phone or a computer. If a file will not open, you get your money back.
  • The job application tracker with made-up example rows, to show how it works
  • Cover picture: job application tracker, 8 follow-up messages and a checklist
  • Cover of the Follow-Up Templates PDF with 8 follow-up messages. It is in this set.
  • Cover of the Application Checklist PDF. It is the same file as the free checklist.
Job Application Tracker + Follow-Up Messages

Job Application Tracker + Follow-Up Messages

R 109.00
  • After you pay, we email you a download link.
  • Pay once. There is no monthly charge. You do not need an account.
  • No card? Pay from your bank account with Instant EFT or Ozow.
  • If a file will not open, you get your money back.
  • Questions? Email hello@blessingmdigital.co.za

How buying works, step by stepCompare all 8 options below

Drawing: a man surrounded by sticky notes, next to the job tracker with example rows. Lost count of your applications? Swap the scraps of paper for one sheet.
Know who to follow up: 1. Type each job: the company, the date and the status. 2. Type the day to follow up. 3. When a row turns red, the follow-up day has passed: send message 2.

After a few applications, it is hard to remember them all.

Give each job one row: the company, the date and what happens next. The sheet counts them for you. A row turns red when a follow-up is late.

Choose the status of each job from a list of 8

  1. Saved
  2. Applied
  3. Follow-up Due
  4. Interview Scheduled
  5. Interviewed
  • Offer
  • Rejected
  • Withdrawn

The status shows where each job is now. A job ends at Offer, Rejected or Withdrawn (you stopped the application yourself). The file has a second page called Summary. On a phone, tap its name at the bottom of the screen. It counts how many jobs have each status.

The colours show which follow-ups are late

Small preview. The real file is full size. Look here: 4 of the 16 columns. Row 1 uses the example job from the file, with the colour a real row would get. We made up rows 2 and 3. In the file, you type real dates, and the whole row changes colour.
CompanyRoleStatusFollow-Up Date
Coastal Brands GroupMarketing Coordinator Applied Late: 5 days ago
Meridian FacilitiesAdministrative Assistant Applied Due in 2 days
Vantage RetailMarketing Assistant Interview Scheduled In 2 weeks
  • Red: the follow-up is late
  • Orange: the follow-up is due in 3 days or less
  • No colour: nothing to do yet

The tracker has 16 columns and room for 100 jobs. A row turns green when you choose Offer (they offered you the job). It comes with 1 grey example row. Delete it first.

Write every job you apply for in one list. The list shows you which day to message the employer again.

A company calls you back. Which job was it? When did you apply?

The tracker (a table where you write down every job you apply for) keeps the answers. For each job, you also type the day to follow up. When that day has passed, the row turns red. The tracker does not send messages or apply for you.

You could make a table yourself. This one is already set up, with the colours and the counts. You also get 8 follow-up messages (short, polite messages to the employer after you apply). They are written for South African employers. Each one says when to send it.

Is this for me?

Most useful once you apply for about 5 jobs or more.

  • A company phoned you, and you did not remember the job.
  • You want to follow up, but you do not know when, or what to write.
  • You are helping someone in your family apply for jobs.

Want help with every step, from your CV to the interview? The complete system has all 16 files, including these 3 files.

Which file is which? A Word file (.docx) is one you type in, like a CV; it opens in the free Google Docs app. A PDF is one you read or print, like a guide; it opens on most phones. A spreadsheet (.xlsx) is a table you type into, like the job tracker; it opens in the free Google Sheets app.

What do I need to use it?

Easiest on a computerThe tracker is a spreadsheet (a table you type into). On a phone, use the free Google Sheets app. You do not need to buy Excel. The colours may look a little different on a phone. The messages and the checklist are PDFs. They open on most phones.

How do I get it after I pay?You pay once. Right after you pay, we email you a download link. Tap it to save the files to your phone or computer. The link also shows on the screen after you pay. No email? Look in your spam or promotions folder.

How can I pay?Pay with a bank card that has a Visa or Mastercard logo. No card? Choose Instant EFT on Payfast, or Ozow on Paystack. With both, you pay straight from your bank account with online banking.

If a file will not open, you get your money back. Email hello@blessingmdigital.co.za. A person replies in one to two business days.

What do I get?

  1. Job application trackerA table for up to 100 jobs, with 16 columns. It counts your jobs for you. A row turns red when its follow-up day has passed.Spreadsheet
  2. Checklist before you send35 checks in 3 parts. The first part takes 30 seconds, the second 2 minutes, the third 5 minutes. 4 pages. The same file as the free checklist.PDF
  3. Follow-up messages8 short, polite messages. Each one says when to send it. 8 pages. The PDF cover says Follow-Up Templates. That is this file.PDF

3 files. Pay once. Yours to keep and reuse. All 3 files together are about 113 KB. That is less than 1 MB, so the download uses very little data.

Other questions

Is the tracker empty?

It has 1 example row in light grey, so you can see how it works. Delete that row first. The file does not count it in the totals.

The tracker asks which CV design I used. Do I need your CV?

No. That column is for people who use one of our 2 CV designs. You can leave it empty. Both CV designs are in the complete system.

Is the checklist free on its own?

Yes. The checklist inside is the same free file. We tell you so you do not buy this only for it.

The checklist talks about file 08. Do I get it?

No. You can use the checklist without it. File 08 is a guide to ATS (computer software some companies use to sort and search CVs). It is in Better words for your CV and in the complete system. File 10 is the tracker, and you get it here.

No computer at home?

Use one at a library or an internet café. Or use the free Google Sheets app on your phone.

The files show blessingm.co.za. The files and this shop are both from Blessing M Digital. This shop is blessingmdigital.co.za.

How do I get it after I pay?

  1. Tap Buy now. If your cart opens, tap Check out. You do not need an account.
  2. On the next page, type your email address. Then choose Payfast or Paystack. Their payment page opens. You type your card or bank details there, not on our page.
  3. Pay. Right after you pay, we email you a download link. The link is also on the page you see right after you pay.
  4. Tap the link. Save the files on your phone, in Google Drive, or on a computer.

Cannot find the email? Look in your spam or promotions folder. Still nothing? Email us with your order number.

Phone or computer? The messages and the checklist are PDFs (documents you read or print). They open on most phones. The tracker is a spreadsheet (a table you type into). It is easiest on a computer. On a phone, use the free Google Sheets app.

How can I pay?

Pay with a bank card that has a Visa or Mastercard logo.

No card? You can pay straight from your bank account. Choose Instant EFT on Payfast, or Ozow on Paystack. You need online banking (you can log in to your bank on the internet or in your bank's app). You approve the payment on your phone.

You pay once. There is no monthly charge.

The payment page shows every way to pay. They are Visa, Mastercard, American Express (on Paystack), Instant EFT, Ozow, Zapper, Mobicred and Payflex. Mobicred and Payflex are only for people who qualify. Both check your credit record first.

What if a file does not open?

If a file will not open, you get your money back.

Email hello@blessingmdigital.co.za. A person replies in one to two business days.

Buy now, R 109

Need more than this? The complete system has all 16 files. It costs R 40 more.

Look at the complete system

Compare all 8 options below

Need less, or need more?

8 options, from R 149 down to Free.

Each option does one job, and does it fully. The top one has everything. Go down the list to spend less.

  1. Need more?: Everything in one, R 149. The complete system: all 16 files, including every file from every option below.
  2. Better words for your CV, R 129. 3 PDF guides, with CV words for 12 kinds of work.
  3. This page: Track and follow up, R 109. A tracker for 100 jobs, plus the 8 messages and the checklist.
  4. CV, cover letter, references, R 109. 3 Word files that match: CV, cover letter, references page.
  5. Get ready for the interview, R 79. 6-page PDF: the interview steps, 11 questions, how to answer.
  6. Just the CV, R 79. 1 CV in a Word file, A4, with a full example. 1 of 2 designs.
  7. Less to spend? Start here: Messages for after you apply, R 59. 8 short messages, each with the day to send it.
  8. Check before you send, Free. 35 checks in 3 parts: 30 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 minutes.

Goes well with

Get ready for the interview, R 79. When the tracker shows an interview date, this guide helps you get ready for it.

If you buy these two

Track and follow up
R 109
Get ready for the interview
R 79
These two together
R 188
Everything in one
R 149

R 39 less for the complete system, which has every file from both.