Recruiter offersto give yournotice for youbecause youaren't doing itquickly enoughPre-selectedcandidate"Pleasereconsider" at amuch lowersalary because"company lovesyou."Bonus isincluded insalary, butyou aren'teligible for it.Interview is forJavaprogrammer.You don't knowJava. Orprogram.The State hasreleased a newcontract and youget 11 calls for thesame "exclusive"opportunityOnboarding tothe recruitingcompany worsethan anyonboarding,ever.Despite disavowingthat job requiresheavy domainknowledge, companyrejects you on thatbasis anywayRecruiterdemandsreferencesbeforesubmitting youfor jobUnsolicitedcalls duringwork day,when theyknow better.We can't goany higher!NOWe can gohigher.Won't passon thank-youletter tointerviewer.Recruiteradvertises theirself-diagnosedADHD, andforgets to callyou backJob requiresheavy domainexpertise thatis notadvertisedRecruiterselectivelywithholdsbetter jobsRecruiter asksyou to searchtheir job listingsso they don'thave toInsist ongatekeepingquestions forminordetails."Like, wow,ummm"(sound ofsmackinggum)1 hourpersonalitytest andpsych games,on camera.Recruiter begs you topromise to take thejob before youinterview, becauselast 3 candidatesghosted on first daySalary includes"speculativebonus" orambiguousequity.Recruiterdoesn't knownsynonyms forskills; you arequalifiedRecruiterdoesn't tellyou aboutcompetencytest."The hiringmanager is apersonal buddyof mine and thisis a done deal."Recruiter offersto give yournotice for youbecause youaren't doing itquickly enoughPre-selectedcandidate"Pleasereconsider" at amuch lowersalary because"company lovesyou."Bonus isincluded insalary, butyou aren'teligible for it.Interview is forJavaprogrammer.You don't knowJava. Orprogram.The State hasreleased a newcontract and youget 11 calls for thesame "exclusive"opportunityOnboarding tothe recruitingcompany worsethan anyonboarding,ever.Despite disavowingthat job requiresheavy domainknowledge, companyrejects you on thatbasis anywayRecruiterdemandsreferencesbeforesubmitting youfor jobUnsolicitedcalls duringwork day,when theyknow better.We can't goany higher!NOWe can gohigher.Won't passon thank-youletter tointerviewer.Recruiteradvertises theirself-diagnosedADHD, andforgets to callyou backJob requiresheavy domainexpertise thatis notadvertisedRecruiterselectivelywithholdsbetter jobsRecruiter asksyou to searchtheir job listingsso they don'thave toInsist ongatekeepingquestions forminordetails."Like, wow,ummm"(sound ofsmackinggum)1 hourpersonalitytest andpsych games,on camera.Recruiter begs you topromise to take thejob before youinterview, becauselast 3 candidatesghosted on first daySalary includes"speculativebonus" orambiguousequity.Recruiterdoesn't knownsynonyms forskills; you arequalifiedRecruiterdoesn't tellyou aboutcompetencytest."The hiringmanager is apersonal buddyof mine and thisis a done deal."

Recruiter 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. Recruiter offers to give your notice for you because you aren't doing it quickly enough
  2. Pre-selected candidate
  3. "Please reconsider" at a much lower salary because "company loves you."
  4. Bonus is included in salary, but you aren't eligible for it.
  5. Interview is for Java programmer. You don't know Java. Or program.
  6. The State has released a new contract and you get 11 calls for the same "exclusive" opportunity
  7. Onboarding to the recruiting company worse than any onboarding, ever.
  8. Despite disavowing that job requires heavy domain knowledge, company rejects you on that basis anyway
  9. Recruiter demands references before submitting you for job
  10. Unsolicited calls during work day, when they know better.
  11. We can't go any higher! NO We can go higher.
  12. Won't pass on thank-you letter to interviewer.
  13. Recruiter advertises their self-diagnosed ADHD, and forgets to call you back
  14. Job requires heavy domain expertise that is not advertised
  15. Recruiter selectively withholds better jobs
  16. Recruiter asks you to search their job listings so they don't have to
  17. Insist on gatekeeping questions for minor details.
  18. "Like, wow, ummm" (sound of smacking gum)
  19. 1 hour personality test and psych games, on camera.
  20. Recruiter begs you to promise to take the job before you interview, because last 3 candidates ghosted on first day
  21. Salary includes "speculative bonus" or ambiguous equity.
  22. Recruiter doesn't known synonyms for skills; you are qualified
  23. Recruiter doesn't tell you about competency test.
  24. "The hiring manager is a personal buddy of mine and this is a done deal."