They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"It's giving✨chatGPT✨Emailhas atypo in it"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""After carefulconsideration"They willkeep yourresumeon fileThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themThe emailwent tospamRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"Subject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youapplied"Thisdecisionwas noteasy""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Theyapologisetwo ormore timesThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailYou don'trememberapplyingEmail issent froma no-replyaddress"Weregret toinformyou"They suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"This must bedisappointingnews"Emailhas apun in itTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupThey sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"It's giving✨chatGPT✨Emailhas atypo in it"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""After carefulconsideration"They willkeep yourresumeon fileThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themThe emailwent tospamRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"Subject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youapplied"Thisdecisionwas noteasy""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Theyapologisetwo ormore timesThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailYou don'trememberapplyingEmail issent froma no-replyaddress"Weregret toinformyou"They suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"This must bedisappointingnews"Emailhas apun in itTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/group

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