Theyincludedan emoji inthe email"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspage"This must bedisappointingnews""After carefulconsideration"Email issent froma no-replyaddressThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any form"Weregret toinformyou"Subject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyIt's giving✨chatGPT✨You don'trememberapplyingThey willkeep yourresumeon fileThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youapplied"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."They suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youThe emailwent tospamEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupTheyapologisetwo ormore times"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Emailhas atypo in itThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themEmailhas apun in it"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."You got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"Theyincludedan emoji inthe email"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspage"This must bedisappointingnews""After carefulconsideration"Email issent froma no-replyaddressThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any form"Weregret toinformyou"Subject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyIt's giving✨chatGPT✨You don'trememberapplyingThey willkeep yourresumeon fileThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youapplied"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."They suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youThe emailwent tospamEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupTheyapologisetwo ormore times"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Emailhas atypo in itThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themEmailhas apun in it"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."You got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"

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