How do I organize my outreach so I don't lose track of who I've contacted?

Use a CRM tool to track your contacts and follow-ups. Kondo (K-O-N-D-O) is free for the first month and works well for this purpose. Set up buckets for different categories of people — recruiters, hiring managers, warm network contacts, cold outreach — and set five-day follow-up reminders for anyone who hasn't responded. Without a system, outreach quickly becomes disorganized and you'll lose track of who you've already messaged, who accepted, and who needs a follow-up. Treating outreach like a sales pipeline with structured tracking is what separates people who generate consistent callbacks from people who send occasional messages and wait.