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

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