Job searching is hard enough, but one thing that surprised me was how draining the admin side became.
Every rejection email seemed to create another task:
update the spreadsheet
- change the status
- move things around
- note the outcome
- remember where everything stood
- decide what still needed follow-up
None of it sounds like much on its own, but after dozens of applications it started to feel like a second job on top of the actual search.
I realized the rejection itself was one thing, but being forced to immediately organize it all afterwards somehow made it worse.
I changed the way I manage everything now and it’s made the whole process feel lighter and easier to stay on top of.
Did anyone else find the admin side of job hunting more exhausting than expected?