Vague jobdescriptionDeclinedofferSuspiciouslyover-qualifiedcandidateCV incomicsansIrrelevantjob adresponseCandidategives youattitudeGhostedby acandidateThe hiringmanagerwants to see"all thecandidates"ThecandidateapplieddirectlyClient fillsthe roleinternallySame jobdescriptionfor differentpositionsClientrejects aperfectcandidate5 yearsexperienceof 2-year oldtechnologyneededNofeedbackfrom theclientUnqualifiedcandidateCandidateaccepted thecounter-offerCandidatefoundanotherjobVague jobdescriptionCandidatepromised toupdateresume anddisappearedLinkedInmessageacceptedand ignored"Let me seehow myotherinterviewsgo""Sorry Inever gotyouremail"3rdchange ofthe jobdescriptionLast minuteinterviewcancellationVague jobdescriptionDeclinedofferSuspiciouslyover-qualifiedcandidateCV incomicsansIrrelevantjob adresponseCandidategives youattitudeGhostedby acandidateThe hiringmanagerwants to see"all thecandidates"ThecandidateapplieddirectlyClient fillsthe roleinternallySame jobdescriptionfor differentpositionsClientrejects aperfectcandidate5 yearsexperienceof 2-year oldtechnologyneededNofeedbackfrom theclientUnqualifiedcandidateCandidateaccepted thecounter-offerCandidatefoundanotherjobVague jobdescriptionCandidatepromised toupdateresume anddisappearedLinkedInmessageacceptedand ignored"Let me seehow myotherinterviewsgo""Sorry Inever gotyouremail"3rdchange ofthe jobdescriptionLast minuteinterviewcancellation

Recruitment 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. Vague job description
  2. Declined offer
  3. Suspiciously over-qualified candidate
  4. CV in comic sans
  5. Irrelevant job ad response
  6. Candidate gives you attitude
  7. Ghosted by a candidate
  8. The hiring manager wants to see "all the candidates"
  9. The candidate applied directly
  10. Client fills the role internally
  11. Same job description for different positions
  12. Client rejects a perfect candidate
  13. 5 years experience of 2-year old technology needed
  14. No feedback from the client
  15. Unqualified candidate
  16. Candidate accepted the counter-offer
  17. Candidate found another job
  18. Vague job description
  19. Candidate promised to update resume and disappeared
  20. LinkedIn message accepted and ignored
  21. "Let me see how my other interviews go"
  22. "Sorry I never got your email"
  23. 3rd change of the job description
  24. Last minute interview cancellation