Email is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/group"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Emailhas atypo in itYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekendYou don'trememberapplyingIt's giving✨chatGPT✨The emailwent tospamThey sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyEmail issent froma no-replyaddressThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youTheyapologisetwo ormore timesSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]""After carefulconsideration"They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith them"This must bedisappointingnews"They willkeep yourresumeon fileEmailhas apun in it"Weregret toinformyou""Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"There isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/group"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Emailhas atypo in itYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekendYou don'trememberapplyingIt's giving✨chatGPT✨The emailwent tospamThey sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyEmail issent froma no-replyaddressThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youTheyapologisetwo ormore timesSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]""After carefulconsideration"They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith them"This must bedisappointingnews"They willkeep yourresumeon fileEmailhas apun in it"Weregret toinformyou""Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"There isno apologyor a "sorry"in any form

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