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Keep every application, follow-up and closing date in one place, then tailor your CV for the jobs that matter.
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Applied this week
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Active applications
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Interviews
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Follow-ups due
Saved only in this browser. Nothing is sent to WorkCV unless you check a sponsor licence, which sends only the employer name.
What to track
When you apply for several jobs a week, it is easy to forget which version of your CV went where, or to miss the moment to follow up. These columns cover what you need without turning the tracker into a second job.
A simple weekly routine
Start with anything marked overdue or due today. A short, polite email to the recruiter is usually enough.
Saved jobs closing in the next three days are flagged. Apply or remove them.
Match your CV and cover letter to the advert’s main requirements instead of sending the same version everywhere.
Mark rejections as Unsuccessful. It keeps your active list honest and shows which sources are working.
The National Careers Service advises tailoring your CV to the job you are applying for. Use “Tailor my CV for this job” on any tracked job: it opens the free Job Application Pack with the role, employer and advert already filled in, and suggests CV points and a cover-letter draft from your real experience.
Download the free Excel template, which also works in Google Sheets. It has the same columns, status and source drop-downs, and highlights overdue follow-ups.
Download the Excel templateGOV.UK says you can use your Universal Credit online journal to tell DWP what you are doing to find work, such as job applications, job interviews and training. Use “Print log” to keep your applications in one place to refer to; it is not an official DWP form.
GOV.UK: using your Universal Credit journalExample: Sam saves a customer service vacancy, pastes the advert into the job record and sets the next action to “Choose two customer examples”. “Tailor my CV for this job” carries that advert, employer and role to the application-pack tool. Sam adds their own evidence, reviews the draft, then records the final filename and submission date back in the tracker.
Follow Sam's worked CV and letter example, or start with the retail pack or warehouse pack.
Northbank Homeware
Status: Saved
Next: Choose two customer examples
Eastmere Community Centre
Status: Applied
Next: Check follow-up instructions
Westbridge Stores
Status: Interview
Next: Review the CV version sent
These examples are not your saved applications. Download the Excel template to work offline, or export CSV from the online tracker for a backup. Browser storage does not sync between devices.
Use the tracker's Notes field for the two filenames. Keep the vacancy, submission date and next action beside them. The examples below are fictional; the tracker does not upload or synchronise these files.
Three applications, with the sent versions retained
| Application | Notes: CV and letter | Next action |
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| Willow — Office Administrator | Sam-Willow-CV.pdf; Sam-Willow-Letter.pdf; submitted 5 October | Check for a reply on 12 October |
| Elmfield — Customer Service Coordinator | Sam-Elmfield-CV.pdf; Sam-Elmfield-Letter.pdf; submitted 6 October | Review the advert before the scheduled call |
| Brook — Administration Assistant | Sam-Brook-CV.pdf; Sam-Brook-Letter.pdf; not yet sent | Check the missing requirement before applying |
Three tracked jobs may make separate versions useful, but this is not a savings threshold. You can edit and reuse one paid saved pair; three separate £7.99 purchases total £23.97. Compare that with the £24.99 Pass.
Checking your CV against several adverts?
Duplicate your CV for each advert and adjust it to match. The Job Search Pass gives you unlimited UK CVs and matching cover letters for 90 days, for £24.99 once, with no subscription.
Covered CVs stay editable and downloadable after the 90 days. You can also keep editing one saved CV and letter for £7.99 once. Build and preview free first. Compare plans
FAQ
Yes. The online tracker and the Excel template are free, with no signup, email or payment. WorkCV only charges if you later choose to download a CV built in the editor.
Only in the browser you use, on your own device. WorkCV does not receive the jobs you track. Clearing your browser data deletes them, so export a CSV now and then as a backup. Details are shared only if you choose “Tailor my CV for this job”, which passes that one job’s title, employer and advert to the tool you open, or “Check sponsor licence”, which sends only the employer name to search the Home Office sponsor register.
Yes. Export a CSV from the online tracker and open it in Excel or Google Sheets, or download the free Excel template, which has the same columns and status drop-downs. Saving the template as CSV lets you import it back into the online tracker.
At minimum: job title, employer, the date you applied, the closing date, its status and your next action with a date. Adding where you found the job, a contact name and the advert text makes follow-ups and tailoring much easier.
GOV.UK says you can use your Universal Credit online journal to tell DWP what you are doing to find work, such as job applications, job interviews and training. The tracker’s printable log keeps those details in one place to refer to, but it is not an official DWP form. Follow what your work coach asks for.
There is no single right number. A few well-tailored applications usually beat many identical ones. Use the tracker’s weekly count to set a realistic target, and spend the time saved on tailoring your CV and cover letter to each advert.