"This must bedisappointingnews"Email is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupEmail issent froma no-replyaddressTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageEmailhas apun in itThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any form"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Subject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquickly"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"They willkeep yourresumeon fileThe emailwent tospamIt's giving✨chatGPT✨"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Theyapologisetwo ormore times"Weregret toinformyou"Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesEmailhas atypo in itThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedYou don'trememberapplying"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"The emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"After carefulconsideration""This must bedisappointingnews"Email is signedoff by "HRteam" oranother non-specificrole/groupEmail issent froma no-replyaddressTheyencourageyou to checktheir careerspageEmailhas apun in itThere isno apologyor a "sorry"in any form"We wishyou successin your futureendeavors.""Thisdecisionwas noteasy"Subject lineis "Thankyou for yourinterest in[Company]"They sentthe rejectionfar TOOquickly"Due to thehigh volumeofapplications"They willkeep yourresumeon fileThe emailwent tospamIt's giving✨chatGPT✨"We've decidednot to moveyou forward inthe hiringprocess."Theyapologisetwo ormore times"Weregret toinformyou"Rejectiondoesn'teven namedrop youThey suggestyou followthem onsocial mediafor updatesEmailhas atypo in itThey sentthe rejection3+ weeksafter youappliedYou don'trememberapplying"We are unableto providespecificfeedback onyourapplication"The emaildoesn'tacknowledgethat youinterviewedwith themTheyincludedan emoji inthe emailYou got therejection lateat night or ina weekend"After carefulconsideration"

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