Yourcandidatereceives aterriblereferenceClient/Candidateswears at youCandidateno showsa PFICandidatesays theywere laid offbut they werereally fired!Yourcandidate'sgrandmotherdiesYou tell thecandidate you'regoing to send theirresume to the joband they apply 5minutes laterClientghostsyouThe client hiresthe candidatesat in yourapplications butyou didn'tscreenCandidatelies abouttheirresumeClientscreams atyou to nevercall thembackYour candidatewas alreadysubmitted tothe job byanotherRecruiterYourfirst dealfalls offYou get 5PFIs on a joband the clientasks to seemore profilesYourcandidatebails on aninterview theday ofYour candidateswears theinterview wentamazing...it didnot!Candidatedoesn'thave a validwork visaCandidatelies abouthaving adriverslicenseYour client tellsyou it'sexclusive andfills the job withanother agencyYourcandidatereceives acounter offerCriminalrecord on abackgroundcheckYour IVOdoes notshowYou call acandidate/contactand found outthey diedCandidatesays it was a"contract role"but they werereally firedYour firstoffer isdeclinedYourcandidatereceives aterriblereferenceClient/Candidateswears at youCandidateno showsa PFICandidatesays theywere laid offbut they werereally fired!Yourcandidate'sgrandmotherdiesYou tell thecandidate you'regoing to send theirresume to the joband they apply 5minutes laterClientghostsyouThe client hiresthe candidatesat in yourapplications butyou didn'tscreenCandidatelies abouttheirresumeClientscreams atyou to nevercall thembackYour candidatewas alreadysubmitted tothe job byanotherRecruiterYourfirst dealfalls offYou get 5PFIs on a joband the clientasks to seemore profilesYourcandidatebails on aninterview theday ofYour candidateswears theinterview wentamazing...it didnot!Candidatedoesn'thave a validwork visaCandidatelies abouthaving adriverslicenseYour client tellsyou it'sexclusive andfills the job withanother agencyYourcandidatereceives acounter offerCriminalrecord on abackgroundcheckYour IVOdoes notshowYou call acandidate/contactand found outthey diedCandidatesays it was a"contract role"but they werereally firedYour firstoffer isdeclined

New Hire 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. Your candidate receives a terrible reference
  2. Client/Candidate swears at you
  3. Candidate no shows a PFI
  4. Candidate says they were laid off but they were really fired!
  5. Your candidate's grandmother dies
  6. You tell the candidate you're going to send their resume to the job and they apply 5 minutes later
  7. Client ghosts you
  8. The client hires the candidate sat in your applications but you didn't screen
  9. Candidate lies about their resume
  10. Client screams at you to never call them back
  11. Your candidate was already submitted to the job by another Recruiter
  12. Your first deal falls off
  13. You get 5 PFIs on a job and the client asks to see more profiles
  14. Your candidate bails on an interview the day of
  15. Your candidate swears the interview went amazing...it did not!
  16. Candidate doesn't have a valid work visa
  17. Candidate lies about having a drivers license
  18. Your client tells you it's exclusive and fills the job with another agency
  19. Your candidate receives a counter offer
  20. Criminal record on a background check
  21. Your IVO does not show
  22. You call a candidate/contact and found out they died
  23. Candidate says it was a "contract role" but they were really fired
  24. Your first offer is declined