UsesunclearjargonComesacross asignorantNotetakingbecomesdistractingUnfamiliarwithinterviewquestionsUses aleadingquestionNotenougheyecontactLeads aquestionwith afeelingSpeakstooquicklyToo muchhandmovementToo formal -doesn't laughor appreciatehumourInappropriatepersonaldisclosureTries tocontrol theconversationDoesn'tencourageanecdotesInterruptstheintervieweeFreeSpace:)Doesn'tallow forsilenceUsesunclearjargonComesacross asignorantNotetakingbecomesdistractingUnfamiliarwithinterviewquestionsUses aleadingquestionNotenougheyecontactLeads aquestionwith afeelingSpeakstooquicklyToo muchhandmovementToo formal -doesn't laughor appreciatehumourInappropriatepersonaldisclosureTries tocontrol theconversationDoesn'tencourageanecdotesInterruptstheintervieweeFreeSpace:)Doesn'tallow forsilence

Bad Interview Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Uses unclear jargon
  2. Comes across as ignorant
  3. Note taking becomes distracting
  4. Unfamiliar with interview questions
  5. Uses a leading question
  6. Not enough eye contact
  7. Leads a question with a feeling
  8. Speaks too quickly
  9. Too much hand movement
  10. Too formal - doesn't laugh or appreciate humour
  11. Inappropriate personal disclosure
  12. Tries to control the conversation
  13. Doesn't encourage anecdotes
  14. Interrupts the interviewee
  15. Free Space :)
  16. Doesn't allow for silence