Whether you currently have a job and are looking for something better, thinking of a career change, or unemployed, the job search can…suck.

But it doesn’t have to! Keep your head up and get organized! Hopefully, this easy-to-use and streamlined notebook will help empower you to keep the search vibrant and meaningful. There are only two ways to go about a job search: Organized and Excited or Disorganized and Anxious. Get organized and stay excited! It’s a journey that requires preparedness.

There’s unquestionably a lot of stress and anxiety involved in the average job search, and too many people settle for a subpar position to end the quest before discovering a good match. There will never be a perfect match (even the perfect matches pose some disappointment after a few months on the job – perfect matches are unicorns, they don’t exist and they’re no fun); however, the fundamental goal is to find a position and company you like, that you can contribute to with pleasure, challenges you in some way, is financially healthy and stable, and doesn’t detract from your baseline happiness.

Ending the search early and settling for any job that pays the bills is understandable, considering the levels of stress and the responsibilities of life. BUT, don’t throw in the towel too early. Even if you have to settle for a position you don’t want, you can continue the job search! You have unique skills that someone out there needs and wants, and hopefully you’re working on improving those and learning more skills.

This notebook gives you the opportunity to research, explore, and document fifty jobs. Each entry consists of a front and back page. The front page has you report the essentials, and the back page asks you to describe the uniqueness of the company and the value you can contribute. Knowing this information is critical before any interview. It’s critical even before applying for a position.

Too many people are in positions they don’t like because they didn’t take the time to organize and stay excited during the quest for a good match. With the use of this notebook, you can have a better experience!