Deadlines deserve more than a date in a calendar. The useful record includes what is due, which role it belongs to and the work required to complete it.
A practical workflow
Use the following as a working sequence, then adapt it to the companies and conversations in front of you.
- Name the deliverable and the exact application
- Break a case study into a first action and a final deadline
- Mark submitted work and keep the outcome in the same timeline
Keep the system workable
Keep one clear record for the opportunity, its current stage, the people involved and the next action. That gives you enough structure to return to the search without adding ceremony.
Candidate keeps this context together so a useful update after an application, conversation or exercise does not need to be copied across several tools.