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