Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"After carefulconsideration"You got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"Weregret toinformyou""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess.""Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"They willkeep yourresumeon fileYou don'trememberapplyingEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"This must bedisappointingnews"The emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themEmail issent froma no-replyaddressThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formIt's giving✨chatGPT✨"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquickly"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."Theyincludedan emoji inthe emailEmailhas apun in itEmailhas atypo in itThe emailwent tospamTheyapologisetwo ormore times"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"After carefulconsideration"You got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"Weregret toinformyou""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess.""Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"They willkeep yourresumeon fileYou don'trememberapplyingEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"This must bedisappointingnews"The emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themEmail issent froma no-replyaddressThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formIt's giving✨chatGPT✨"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquickly"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."Theyincludedan emoji inthe emailEmailhas apun in itEmailhas atypo in itThe emailwent tospamTheyapologisetwo ormore times"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"

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