"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupYou don'trememberapplyingThey willkeep yourresumeon fileIt's giving✨chatGPT✨Email issent froma no-replyaddressThey sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themThe emailwent tospamSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"Theyincludedan emoji inthe emailTheyapologisetwo ormore times"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication""Thisdecisionwas noteasy"You got therejection lateat night or ina weekendRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspage"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""After carefulconsideration"Emailhas atypo in itEmailhas apun in itThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"This must bedisappointingnews""Weregret toinformyou""We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."They sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any formEmail is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupYou don'trememberapplyingThey willkeep yourresumeon fileIt's giving✨chatGPT✨Email issent froma no-replyaddressThey sentthe rejectionfar TOOquicklyThe emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themThe emailwent tospamSubject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"Theyincludedan emoji inthe emailTheyapologisetwo ormore times"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication""Thisdecisionwas noteasy"You got therejection lateat night or ina weekendRejectiondoesn'teven namedrop you"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"Theyencourageyou to checktheir careerspage"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""After carefulconsideration"Emailhas atypo in itEmailhas apun in itThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updates"This must bedisappointingnews""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. "We've decided not to move you forward in the hiring process."
  2. They sent the rejection 3+ weeks after you applied
  3. There is no apology or a "sorry" in any form
  4. Email is signed off by "HR team" or another non-specific role/group
  5. You don't remember applying
  6. They will keep your resume on file
  7. It's giving ✨chatGPT✨
  8. Email is sent from a no-reply address
  9. They sent the rejection far TOO quickly
  10. The email doesn't acknowledge that you interviewed with them
  11. The email went to spam
  12. Subject line is "Thank you for your interest in [Company]"
  13. They included an emoji in the email
  14. They apologise two or more times
  15. "We are unable to provide specific feedback on your application"
  16. "This decision was not easy"
  17. You got the rejection late at night or in a weekend
  18. Rejection doesn't even name drop you
  19. "Due to the high volume of applications"
  20. They encourage you to check their careers page
  21. "We wish you success in your future endeavors."
  22. "After careful consideration"
  23. Email has a typo in it
  24. Email has a pun in it
  25. They suggest you follow them on social media for updates
  26. "This must be disappointing news"
  27. "We regret to inform you"