In plain English
It is a status label used to show that the organization has the job application. In other words, the application has arrived with the employer or another organization.
In context
Here, it communicates that the employer or system has received the job application.
- Situation
- Applying for jobs, reading vacancy labels, and following recruitment status
- What it communicates
- confirms that the employer or system has received the application.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say anything about the outcome of the application.
Examples
“For a week, Nina's account showed Application received, but she still had no decision from the employer.”
“After he submitted the form, the hiring system marked his file Application received.”