In the context of Workday, the phrase signifies that a candidate’s application has been received and is currently being reviewed by the hiring team. It means the application is in the process of being evaluated against the job requirements and other applications. For example, an applicant seeing “Under Consideration” on their Workday profile knows their materials are actively being assessed for a particular role.
This status offers a degree of transparency within the hiring process. It assures the applicant that their submission hasn’t been overlooked and is receiving attention. This visibility improves the applicant experience by providing a point of reference during a typically opaque process. Historically, candidates often lacked any indication of their application’s status beyond the initial submission confirmation. Modern systems like Workday provide updates to mitigate this uncertainty.
