You got therejection lateat night or ina weekendEmail issent froma no-replyaddressThey willkeep yourresumeon fileEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/group"Thisdecisionwas noteasy""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Emailhas atypo in itThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedTheyapologisetwo ormore timesTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith them"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Subject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]""Weregret toinformyou"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"After carefulconsideration""We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"It's giving✨chatGPT✨"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."They suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesEmailhas apun in itYou don'trememberapplyingThey sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyThe emailwent tospam"This must bedisappointingnews"You got therejection lateat night or ina weekendEmail issent froma no-replyaddressThey willkeep yourresumeon fileEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/group"Thisdecisionwas noteasy""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Emailhas atypo in itThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedTheyapologisetwo ormore timesTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith them"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Subject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]""Weregret toinformyou"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"After carefulconsideration""We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"It's giving✨chatGPT✨"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."They suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesEmailhas apun in itYou don'trememberapplyingThey sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyThe emailwent tospam"This must bedisappointingnews"

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