"After carefulconsideration"There isno apologyor a "sorry"in any form"This must bedisappointingnews""We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Email is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupYou don'trememberapplyingEmailhas atypo in it"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Theyincludedan emoji inthe emailThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekendThey sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklySubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"The emailwent tospamThey willkeep yourresumeon file"Weregret toinformyou"It's giving✨chatGPT✨Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageEmail issent froma no-replyaddress"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"Theyapologisetwo ormore timesEmailhas apun in it"After carefulconsideration"There isno apologyor a "sorry"in any form"This must bedisappointingnews""We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Email is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupYou don'trememberapplyingEmailhas atypo in it"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Theyincludedan emoji inthe emailThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekendThey sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklySubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"The emailwent tospamThey willkeep yourresumeon file"Weregret toinformyou"It's giving✨chatGPT✨Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageEmail issent froma no-replyaddress"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"Theyapologisetwo ormore timesEmailhas apun in it

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