How I Turned My Job Application Rejections into a Game — JobTrack

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Have You Ever Experienced Rejections in Your Job Application Process?

Have you ever experienced rejections in your job application process? How was your experience with it? If I were you, I would say it was once upon a time bad.
Reason? I pressed random buttons with the thought that 1 out of 100 people gets selected. It feels like a Squid Game battle, but with the fact that nobody dies while getting rejected. Nowadays, I am enjoying my application process. Yeah, you read that right. I am “Enjoying” my application process.

The Number Game Behind Job Applications

Now that I am able to laugh at my life while doing this, I would also like to let y’all know why I am enjoying this process. The reason is simple. I know the number game behind all this. I.e., 520 jobs applied for, 20 interviews, and 105 rejections. And my success rate? This year, it is only 2. 😂 Now you know how much it hurts me deep inside. I just giggle at my own life like this.

What Makes This Game Easy for Me?

But coming to the point. What makes this game easy for me? Simple. I am using the JobTrack — Your Ultimate Job Application Tracker. This is the only way I use to apply for jobs.

How to Use JobTrack

Here is what you need to do. Once you click apply on a particular job, you need to copy and paste the company name and job role and note if it is paid or unpaid. If paid, write the amount. The job type and status don’t need to be written, as I created a drop-down list for the job. To add some flavor, I chose some colors: Red for Rejected, Yellow for Interviewed, Purple for Called, Green… You know what that means! And finally, a Normal blank for no response.

Why Tracking Your Progress Matters

I play this game every day and every minute of the day. It leads me to bad results the majority of the time. But you know what would happen if I applied randomly? I would end up not keeping track, and I would screw up a lot. Applying for 5 jobs feels like I have applied for 20 jobs in my mind. But if I apply for 20 jobs literally, my mind says the same, i.e., 20 jobs applied.

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This game is motivating cuz when you get to track your progress, that is when reality feels lightweight.

The same goes for your life. The more you measure your body’s success by taking photos, the better you end up succeeding because you know what your body looks like since day 1. To be honest, if you track your behavior towards your goals, you have good chances of succeeding.

Who Can Use This?

Obviously, anyone. From a university student to a professional with experience, this can be used by anyone. It is more of a guide to track your progress. I am proud to let y’all know that this is my 1st year doing this, where I started on December 31st and continued till the present.

There Is More to My Goals

There is more to my goals. I do the same with my content creation by creating a pathetic Content Calendar. I know you would like someone to design this for you. That is why Blaze Mentality is doing it all for you. I am interested in serving worthwhile products that fulfill amazing needs in your everyday usage. Your job tracker is something I am holding for you. But now, I am interested in serving you worthwhile products that require less time and energy to be invested in using them.