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Rebellion Report: November 2026 Update
The Rebellion Report – November 2026
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Version 2.0 has been out for a week. This month: a quick recap of what it changed, what's being built next, one way to get more out of it, and where to find me if you need a hand.
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In case you missed it: 2.0
Version 2.0 put the whole tracker on one page and started counting the parts of a search that aren't applications.
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- One page, five tabs: Dashboard, Active, History, Agencies, Analytics. Every 1.2 panel is kept.
- Four record types: a job, an inquiry, an agency or talent-pool sign-up, and a job-board profile. Each is counted for what it is.
- Waiting on you: the Dashboard lists what needs your move next.
- Source and Method, split: where you found the job, and how you actually applied, are now two separate things.
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Already have 1.2? Export a backup, download 2.0 from My Account, copy all the files over, and open job-tracker.html.
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What's coming in 2.1
Version 2.1 is in progress. Most of it came from using 2.0 every day and finding where it got in the way.
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- Reminders count business days: the default follow-up lands 3 business days after you apply, not 3 calendar days. A Friday application gets its reminder Wednesday, not Monday morning.
- Logging a follow-up resets the reminder: right now a logged follow-up can leave the old reminder sitting there as overdue. In 2.1, logging one sets the next reminder for you.
- Inquiries don't wait 90 days: an inquiry with no reply is flagged after 10 business days, counted from your last message. Talent-pool sign-ups and job-board profiles are filed closed on entry. The 90-day rule stays for real applications only.
- Late "Rejected" clicks get asked one question: close out an application that's past 90 days and the tracker asks whether a rejection message actually arrived. If not, it's filed as ghosted, so your rejection numbers stay honest.
- A removed interview no longer restarts the clock: canceling an interview won't hand an old application a fresh 90 days.
- More industries, plus "Other": restaurants, insurance, energy, staffing and more. Type your own under Other and the tracker remembers it.
- One résumé choice: pick the version you sent, then tick "Tailored for this application" if you changed it. No more entering the résumé twice.
- Assessments say who you talked to: mark each one as AI-conducted, a web-based test, or human-led. Only human-led assessments count as human contact, so an AI screen never makes your search look busier than it is.
- Ashby joins the ATS list.
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No release date yet. It ships when it's tested.
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Tip: log the hiring system, not just the job
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When an application lands on a company's own careers site, note which hiring system it used: Workday, Greenhouse, Ashby, iCIMS and so on.
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After a few weeks, you can see which systems cost you the most time. Some make you build a new account for every employer before you can apply. Some read your résumé so badly you end up retyping every job's duties by hand. Some lose everything you entered when the page refreshes, and you start the whole application over. Others take your résumé and let you go. Once the pattern is in front of you, it's easier to decide which applications are worth the friction.
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The tracker describes your search. It doesn't grade it. A slow system isn't a reason to skip a job you want; it's just one more thing you can see.
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Get it
Need a hand?
Workers' Rebellion LLC takes Corp-to-Corp and 1099 IT consulting work, quote-based, on flexible terms:
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- Service management: IT service desk and ITSM process design.
- Testing: UAT and QA.
- Documentation: requirements, processes and procedures.
- Program support and community operations.
- Websites: WordPress and WooCommerce management and maintenance.
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See "We Now Do Corp-to-Corp and 1099 – Request a Quote" on the Rebellion Report to get in touch.
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If you know someone who is job hunting, send them this post.
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— Joel Workers' Rebellion LLC
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