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name: application-tracker description: "Set up and keep a job application tracker: one master CV, every tailored version, where each was sent, its status, next action and follow-up date, plus a weekly review of what is working. Use when asked to track my job applications, organise my job search, which CV did I send to which company, or what should I follow up on this week. Produces a tracker table (markdown or CSV) with one row per application, a version log linking each to its tailored CV, this week's actions, and a short weekly review of response rates by source." version: 1.0.0

Application Tracker

A job search with twenty applications and five CV versions turns into confusion fast: which version went where, who to chase, what is working. This skill sets up a simple tracker, keeps it up to date from what the person tells it, and turns it into a short list of this week's actions.

Part of the pm-cv bundle.

What This Skill Produces

• The tracker: one row per application
• A version log: each tailored CV, what changed, where it was sent
• This week's actions: follow-ups due, interviews to prepare, deadlines
• A weekly review: response rate by source and by CV version, and one change to try

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

• Existing applications, if any: company, role, date, where applied
• Where the tracker should live: a markdown file, a CSV for a spreadsheet, or in the conversation
• The master CV file name, so versions can be named after it

Framework

Tracker columns: | ID | Company | Role | Link | Source (job board, referral, recruiter, direct) | CV version | Date applied | Status | Next action | Follow-up date | Contact | Notes |

Statuses, in order: Saved, Applied, Screening, Interviewing, Offer, Rejected, Withdrawn, No response.

Rules:

• Version names follow Lastname-CV-[company]-[yyyy-mm-dd], so a file name always says where it went.
• Follow-up date: seven to ten days after applying if there is no response, once.
• No response after three weeks: mark as No response; it stays in the review.
• Weekly review: response rate = (Screening or later) ÷ Applied, per source and per CV version. Recommend one change.

Output Format

Job search tracker: [name], week of [date]

1. Tracker (table, or CSV block) 2. Version log | Version | Based on | What changed | Sent to | 3. This week | Action | Application | Due | 4. Weekly review | Source | Applied | Responses | Rate | ; one change to try

Quality Checks

• [ ] Every application has a status and a next action or a closed status
• [ ] Every row links to a CV version
• [ ] Follow-up dates are computed, not left blank
• [ ] Rates in the review are arithmetically correct

Anti-Patterns

• Tracking without acting. The tracker exists to produce this week's actions.
• Many follow-ups. One polite follow-up per application.
• Changing everything at once after a bad week. One change, then measure.
• Storing passwords or ID numbers in the tracker.

Example Trigger Phrases

• "Set up a tracker for my job applications."
• "Which CV did I send to which company? Help me organise this."
• "What should I follow up on this week?"
• "帮我整理一下我投过的简历和进度。"