Emailhas apun in itTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"After carefulconsideration"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyIt's giving✨chatGPT✨"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupEmailhas atypo in itThe emailwent tospamTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageThey willkeep yourresumeon fileThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any form"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Theyapologisetwo ormore times"This must bedisappointingnews""Weregret toinformyou"They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedEmail issent froma no-replyaddressYou don'trememberapplyingYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications""We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"The emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Emailhas apun in itTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"After carefulconsideration"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyIt's giving✨chatGPT✨"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupEmailhas atypo in itThe emailwent tospamTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageThey willkeep yourresumeon fileThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any form"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Theyapologisetwo ormore times"This must bedisappointingnews""Weregret toinformyou"They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedEmail issent froma no-replyaddressYou don'trememberapplyingYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications""We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"The emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."

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