In plain English
This means the person who applied has pulled the application back. Because of that, it is not being considered anymore.
In context
Here, “Withdrawn” shows that the applicant has taken the application back, so it is no longer being considered.
- Situation
- Applying for jobs, reading vacancy labels, and following recruitment status
- What it communicates
- shows that the applicant has removed the application.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say why the application was taken back.
Examples
“After the applicant asked to take back her application, it was withdrawn and no longer under consideration.”
“The clerk placed the withdrawn application in a separate tray from those still being reviewed.”