Tracking Your Submitted Resumes
If you’re sending your resume/resumes out for jobs in high volumes (or even often), it’s a good idea to track who and where you’re sending your information. Don’t get caught hesitating or sounding confused when someone reaches out to schedule an interview because you’re unsure of which project they’re calling from. We have created a template/guide to help you track all of your resume submissions.
Link to Resume Submission Tracker via Google Docs:
*Make this your own – use this as a guide to help you.
Details:
Date Submitted: The day you submitted your resumes either via email or fax (I’ll talk about faxing your resume in a future blog – yes, production offices still use fax machines – I know, right?).
Position Applied: What position you are applying for – it may be different for each submission – keep track!
Website: Did you find the posting on a google group? Facebook group? Production staffing website?
Submission Contact: If there is a point person you submitted your resume to, that should be your point of contact for follow up.
Submission Email/Fax: Keep track of the email addresses or fax number, in case you need to follow up on scheduling an interview, and to send your thank you note (!!!!).
Type of Project: Make sure you know the type of project when you go in to interview. Your responsibilities on a commercial may be different than on a feature film.
Status/Interview Scheduled: A section to put status notes – to indicate confirmation of receipt of your resume, or if the employer has responded in anyway.
Follow Up Notes: Did you follow up? What happened? Was the position filled? If you haven’t heard back, set a date to follow up, or a reminder to send a thank you note.
Do not get discouraged if you don’t hear back immediately. As you already know, or will learn, productions are fast paced, and people become very busy. Stay persistent.