Your job search deserves more than a spreadsheet.
A spreadsheet can store the columns. It can't surface the follow-up you're about to miss, remember what the interviewer actually asked, or tell you which resume version is converting. Rolavu is the same idea — a local file you own — with a UI built around the real work of a job search.
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What a spreadsheet actually costs you
Most job-search spreadsheets start great and decay within three weeks. The pattern is always the same:
- Follow-ups stay buried. The "next action" column is only useful if you open the sheet every morning. You won't.
- Interview notes live in Notion, Apple Notes, and a stray Google Doc. A week later, you can't find what the hiring manager asked you.
- Resume versions lose their labels. resume-v3-final-REAL.docx says nothing about which role it was tuned for.
- You have no funnel visibility. Applied → screening → interview → offer rates are invisible, so you cannot see which stage is quietly killing momentum.
- Red flags fade. The recruiter who rescheduled four times gets added to your LinkedIn network three months later and you don't remember why you felt weird about it.
A spreadsheet is a flat database. A real job search is a system of interlocking conversations, deadlines, and documents. Different shapes.
What Rolavu gives you that a spreadsheet can't
What stays the same
The parts of a spreadsheet that work — you own the file, nothing syncs to a SaaS, you can export and back up whenever — stay true in Rolavu.
- Your data sits in a local folder you control.
- You can back it up or move it to a new machine.
- You can export your applications to CSV whenever you want.
- No account, no vendor lock-in, no subscription.
Moving from a spreadsheet: the 10-minute setup
- Install Rolavu on macOS or Windows.
- Open it — no signup, no activation email, no setup wizard.
- Import your current sheet as CSV or add your top ten active roles by hand.
- Attach the resume versions you've actually been sending.
- For each role with an interview scheduled, log the interaction with a follow-up date.
- Open the Dashboard each morning and work from the list it gives you.
Total time investment: under fifteen minutes. You stop maintaining the spreadsheet the same day.
FAQ
Why switch from a job search spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet stores fields but cannot surface what's due today, remember what each interviewer asked, or tell you which resume version is actually converting. Rolavu is the same idea — a local file you own — with a UI built around the shapes a real job search takes.
Is Rolavu still a local file like my spreadsheet?
Yes. Rolavu stores everything in a local data folder on your machine, no cloud, no account, no server. You can back it up, move it, or delete it the same way you would a spreadsheet.
Can I import my existing job search spreadsheet?
Yes — Rolavu can import CSV data for application records. Column-mapping may be needed depending on how your spreadsheet is shaped.
What does Rolavu do that a spreadsheet cannot?
Surface overdue follow-ups automatically, show stage-by-stage conversion rates, provide dedicated rich-text workspaces for interview prep and debrief, store file attachments per role, and build AI prompts from your application context — without ever sending data off your computer.
Stop maintaining a spreadsheet.
Keep the parts you like (local, yours, private). Drop the parts that don't scale.