Email is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupTheyincludedan emoji inthe email"After carefulconsideration"Emailhas apun in itThe emailwent tospam"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Theyapologisetwo ormore timesThey willkeep yourresumeon file"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspage"Weregret toinformyou""This must bedisappointingnews""We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklySubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"You don'trememberapplyingThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith them"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."There isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesEmailhas atypo in itEmail issent froma no-replyaddressYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekendIt's giving✨chatGPT✨"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Email is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupTheyincludedan emoji inthe email"After carefulconsideration"Emailhas apun in itThe emailwent tospam"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Theyapologisetwo ormore timesThey willkeep yourresumeon file"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspage"Weregret toinformyou""This must bedisappointingnews""We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklySubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"You don'trememberapplyingThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith them"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."There isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesEmailhas atypo in itEmail issent froma no-replyaddressYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekendIt's giving✨chatGPT✨"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"

Job Application Rejection 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. Email is signed off by "HR team" or another non-specific role/group
  2. They included an emoji in the email
  3. "After careful consideration"
  4. Email has a pun in it
  5. The email went to spam
  6. "This decision was not easy"
  7. They apologise two or more times
  8. They will keep your resume on file
  9. "We've decided not to move you forward in the hiring process."
  10. Rejection doesn't even name drop you
  11. They sent the rejection 3+ weeks after you applied
  12. They encourage you to check their careers page
  13. "We regret to inform you"
  14. "This must be disappointing news"
  15. "We are unable to provide specific feedback on your application"
  16. They sent the rejection far TOO quickly
  17. Subject line is "Thank you for your interest in [Company]"
  18. You don't remember applying
  19. The email doesn't acknowledge that you interviewed with them
  20. "We wish you success in your future endeavors."
  21. There is no apology or a "sorry" in any form
  22. They suggest you follow them on social media for updates
  23. Email has a typo in it
  24. Email is sent from a no-reply address
  25. You got the rejection late at night or in a weekend
  26. It's giving ✨chatGPT✨
  27. "Due to the high volume of applications"