Cried aftera rejectionemail  Criedafter aninterview Got advicefrom a familymember thatdidn’t helpSent LinkedInrequests toHR reps attargetcompanies Told to“networkmore”  Went to anetworkingevent Job postingre-postedagain afterbeingrejected Pivoted toa newindustry  Client said:“I’ll takeanything!” Decidedcover lettersaren'tnecessary Cold emaileda hiringmanager Underqualifiedfor every role Took asurvival job   Client askedfor a magicjob boardExploredpursuing anew degreeorcertification Clientwanted aresumetemplate Feltimpostersyndrome  Comparedself to otherson LinkedIn  Clientresistednetworking Spent a dayin pajamasbingingNetflix Applied toa job Ididn’t want Job postingdisappearedafterapplyingHad toexplainemploymentgapRejected byATS withinminutes ofapplying  Ghostedafter finalinterview Overqualifiedfor every role Applied to100+ jobswith noresponse Googled“how to writea cover letter”(again) Updatedresume10+ times  Cried aftera rejectionemail  Criedafter aninterview Got advicefrom a familymember thatdidn’t helpSent LinkedInrequests toHR reps attargetcompanies Told to“networkmore”  Went to anetworkingevent Job postingre-postedagain afterbeingrejected Pivoted toa newindustry  Client said:“I’ll takeanything!” Decidedcover lettersaren'tnecessary Cold emaileda hiringmanager Underqualifiedfor every role Took asurvival job   Client askedfor a magicjob boardExploredpursuing anew degreeorcertification Clientwanted aresumetemplate Feltimpostersyndrome  Comparedself to otherson LinkedIn  Clientresistednetworking Spent a dayin pajamasbingingNetflix Applied toa job Ididn’t want Job postingdisappearedafterapplyingHad toexplainemploymentgapRejected byATS withinminutes ofapplying  Ghostedafter finalinterview Overqualifiedfor every role Applied to100+ jobswith noresponse Googled“how to writea cover letter”(again) Updatedresume10+ times 

Unemployment 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. Cried after a rejection email
  2. Cried after an interview
  3. Got advice from a family member that didn’t help
  4. Sent LinkedIn requests to HR reps at target companies
  5. Told to “network more”
  6. Went to a networking event
  7. Job posting re-posted again after being rejected
  8. Pivoted to a new industry
  9. Client said: “I’ll take anything!”
  10. Decided cover letters aren't necessary
  11. Cold emailed a hiring manager
  12. Underqualified for every role
  13. Took a survival job
  14. Client asked for a magic job board
  15. Explored pursuing a new degree or certification
  16. Client wanted a resume template
  17. Felt imposter syndrome
  18. Compared self to others on LinkedIn
  19. Client resisted networking
  20. Spent a day in pajamas binging Netflix
  21. Applied to a job I didn’t want
  22. Job posting disappeared after applying
  23. Had to explain employment gap
  24. Rejected by ATS within minutes of applying
  25. Ghosted after final interview
  26. Overqualified for every role
  27. Applied to 100+ jobs with no response
  28. Googled “how to write a cover letter” (again)
  29. Updated resume 10+ times