Alicia's Blog

Applying For Jobs

Applying for Jobs

This page describes how I found and applied for jobs, tracked applications, and evaluated where to apply. I was not job hunting for an extended period of time so there are a lot of tools and sites I didn't end up using.

This is broken up into sections:

  1. Finding jobs to apply to
  2. Choosing companies to apply to
  3. Applying to jobs
  4. What to expect after applying

Finding jobs to apply to

I'm splitting this into to ways to find jobs: seeking out jobs on your own and working with recruiters.

Seeking out jobs on your own

I primarily used LinkedIn to find job openings. I set up a few job alerts

I have a small list of companies I know I want to work for so I can proactively check their careers page to see what openings they have.