Theyapologisetwo ormore timesSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"The emailwent tospam"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspage"This must bedisappointingnews"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/group"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Emailhas apun in it"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"The emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themIt's giving✨chatGPT✨Email issent froma no-replyaddressYou don'trememberapplying"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."There isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Theyincludedan emoji inthe emailRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"After carefulconsideration"They suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesThey willkeep yourresumeon fileEmailhas atypo in it"Weregret toinformyou"Theyapologisetwo ormore timesSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"The emailwent tospam"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspage"This must bedisappointingnews"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/group"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Emailhas apun in it"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"The emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themIt's giving✨chatGPT✨Email issent froma no-replyaddressYou don'trememberapplying"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors."There isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Theyincludedan emoji inthe emailRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"After carefulconsideration"They suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesThey willkeep yourresumeon fileEmailhas atypo in it"Weregret toinformyou"

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