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Decoding what 'Under Consideration', 'In Progress', and other vague ATS application statuses actually mean for your job hunt.

Understanding Application Status

Modern applicant tracking systems (ATS) like Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, and iCIMS are notoriously vague. Status updates like "Under Consideration," "Active," "Review," or "In Progress" often leave candidates in the dark about their actual application standing.

Our guides decode these cryptic status codes into real-world meanings, showing you exactly what is happening on the recruiter's dashboard. Find out when an "Under Consideration" status means an interview call is imminent, when it means a silent rejection, and how to bypass the automated filters to get your resume in front of a real human.

Many candidates sit passively for weeks, refreshing their candidate portal hoping for a change. What they do not realize is that many applicant portals are disconnected from actual candidate statuses, or they update in batches. For instance, a "Submission Received" status in Workday could remain unchanged even if you have already been soft-rejected by the automated filters.

Understanding how these software platforms function allows you to take control. Our status decoding database highlights exactly how long a profile can remain in a given phase before you should intervene, who you should contact when your status stalls, and how to spot the early warning signs of an application that has been archived or locked.