Free job application tracker

Decide which jobs are worth your time.

Check the original listing, score the role, and write down why you are applying or skipping it. If you apply, use the tracker to manage follow-ups and record what happens.

No account or email required.

Your scorecard answers stay in this browser session. Save the workbook wherever you prefer.

What is included

A spreadsheet for the whole application process.

Download the Excel workbook, then import it into Google Sheets if that is where you work. It comes with dropdowns, formulas, frozen headers, and a sheet for your weekly review.

Downloadable asset

Job application tracker and should-I-apply scorecard

Four sheets for instructions, role decisions, application follow-through, and a 90-minute weekly review. Import the file into Google Sheets or use it in Excel.

XLSX · 23 KB · Updated 2026-07-22

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Source and freshness

Save the employer listing and where you found it. The dates show when it appeared and when you last checked it.

Fit and evidence

Note why the role suits you and which examples from your work support that judgment.

Decision and effort

Choose whether to apply, ask a question, keep watching, or skip before you spend time tailoring.

Follow-ups and outcomes

Set your next action and its date. Add interviews, rejections, and offers as they happen.

Try the scorecard

Is this job worth an application?

Your answers stay in this browser session. Check the eligibility rules and original job listing yourself. A high score cannot make you eligible for a role that rules you out.

Five-minute check

Should you apply for this job?

Use the original job listing when you answer. The score helps you sort opportunities. It does not predict whether you will get an interview or an offer.

1. Fit

How closely does the actual work match what you want and can do?

0 Core work is a mismatch 1 A few relevant responsibilities 2 Mixed fit with important gaps 3 Most core work fits 4 Strong fit on the core work

2. Evidence

Can you support the important requirements with specific, truthful examples?

0 No relevant evidence yet 1 Only adjacent examples 2 Some direct evidence 3 Direct evidence for most needs 4 Strong, verified evidence

3. Eligibility

Are country, work authorization, hiring entity, and timezone requirements workable?

0 A confirmed requirement rules me out 1 Important eligibility facts are unknown 2 Probably workable; confirm first 3 Requirements appear workable 4 Explicitly eligible on every stated constraint

4. Freshness

How current and trustworthy is the source listing?

0 Missing, closed, or clearly stale 1 Aggregator only; date unknown 2 Source exists but needs rechecking 3 Source checked within 14 days 4 Employer source checked within 7 days

5. Effort

Is the application effort proportionate to the evidence and opportunity?

0 Heavy work with little reusable evidence 1 Substantial custom work 2 Manageable with several gaps 3 Mostly reusable evidence 4 Focused effort with strong reusable evidence

0 of 5 answered

Answer all five questions to get a result.

Need help finding roles?

NextGoodRole can handle the research.

The workbook may be all you need. If you want more help, NextGoodRole reviews your profile, finds roles, and explains the matches and gaps. You get a packet to review and a place to enter your application status. NextGoodRole does not import this workbook or submit applications for you.

Use your own evidence

See which roles are worth the effort before you tailor anything.

Your free scout can return up to three roles with match reasons, honest gaps, and one reviewable application packet.

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No card required. You choose whether to move forward.