I have found one of the hardest aspects when job hunting is keeping track of all the job applications that you go for. This is particularly difficult when you go for internet applications such as seek or career one.

The reason it is difficult is that you don’t know the company name of what you are applying for. Depending on how many applications you put in that week, you could have up to 10 recruitment consultants calling you for jobs that you can’t recall that you applied for. It can be confusing.

What I have found useful in making sure both the recruiter and myself are on the same page when they call is to print the job ads that you apply for off. If it is 20 ads that you have applied for, print them.

Create 2 folders, have one copy in your house and one copy in your car incase they call you on your mobile. In the folder, tab the leaflets and place the recruitment companies name on the tabs for quick access.

That way, if they call you and say that they are from ‘xyz recruitment company’ you can simply tab to the job ad that you have applied for under them. This is a quick, simple and easy way to discuss the ins and outs of the job with the recruiter and refer to it on an ongoing basis.

If there are multiple jobs you have applied for under one particular recruiter, you can simply ask what job they are referring to as you have applied for multiple jobs under that one company. They should be able to assist you here.