Work-search log: how detailed does it need to be? - 17 weeks in

I am keeping a spreadsheet of applications, but I worry it is not what the agency expects. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. My state says to keep records for a year. Has anyone been audited?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 11 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.