This resonates. Spreadsheets work until they don’t, especially once you’re juggling timelines, follow-ups, and different application states. I’m curious what you found most painful to manage in a spreadsheet that pushed you to build something custom. Was it reminders, history, or just the friction of keeping things up to date? Tools like this tend to succeed or fail based on how little overhead they add compared to a simple sheet.

Like many of you, I've been through the job search grind. At one point I had 40+ applications floating around - some on LinkedIn, some on Indeed, some direct applications - all "tracked" in a messy Google Sheet.

The problems started piling up: - Forgot to follow up after a phone screen (ghosted myself basically) - Couldn't remember what I discussed in round 1 when prepping for round 2 - Applied to the same company twice for different roles and looked like an idiot - Had no idea which stage each application was actually at

I looked for a solution but everything was either too complicated, too expensive, or required me to manually sync data from 10 different places.

So I built(https://trackmyjobs.fyi) a simple, free job application tracker

What it does: - One dashboard to see all your applications at a glance - Track interview stages (Applied → Phone Screen → Interview → Offer) - Create your own custom stages - Jot down the benefits offered by the Company - Add notes after each interview round (lifesaver for prep) - Set reminders so you don't forget to follow up - See where you're actually spending time vs getting results