_posts/2016-10-25-visualizing-a-job-search-or-how-to-find-a-job-as-a-software-engineer-by-kelly-sutton.markdown
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title: 'Visualizing a Job Search or: How to Find a Job as a Software Engineer by Kelly
Sutton'
date: 2016-10-25 11:32:00 -05:00
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- jobs
- work
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link_url: http://kellysutton.com/2016/10/20/visualizing-a-job-search-or-how-to-find-a-job-as-a-software-engineer.html
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Kelly Sutton:
> Today, I start a new job at [Gusto](https://gusto.com/). This concludes the most comprehensive search I’ve done for a new job. My job search lasted a total of 35 days from start to signed offer letter.
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>…
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> In total, I communicated with 23 different companies to receive 4 offers to make a single choice. During the process, I was rejected 9 times with the remaining conversations fizzling or being cut off by myself.
This is a fascinating post. We're all used to seeing the conventional "I'm starting a new job" post, but this one is unique in that I've never seen a job visualized like this. One thing becomes very clear after reading this: looking for a job is awful and time-intensive.
Still, I would love to see more posts like this. It's very educational. The idea of using a spreadsheet to keep track of everything is helpful, although I'd assume you could use something like [Highrise](https://highrisehq.com/) too. My big takeaway: organization is key if you want your job search to be successful in less time.