Does “No Longer Under Consideration” Mean You Were Rejected?
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Usually, yes for that particular role: “No longer under consideration” means the employer is no longer considering your application for that opening. It does not, by itself, say that every application you have with the company has ended.
The No Longer Under Consideration reference gives the basic definition. This article focuses on the consequences: why the job can still be open, whether another application makes sense, and how to handle a conflicting recruiter message.
What ended: the application, the role, or your relationship with the company?
These are separate questions. A candidate can be removed from consideration while the employer continues hiring for the same role. A role can close while another application from the same candidate remains active. A candidate profile can also outlive individual applications.
Read the requisition number as carefully as the status. Two openings with the same title can have different teams, locations, requirements, or hiring decisions. A closed application for one is not evidence of what is happening with the other.
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No Longer Under Consideration vs. Position Filled vs. Withdrawn
| Label | The distinction to check |
|---|---|
| No Longer Under Consideration | Consideration of your application for the role has ended |
| Position Filled | The employer selected someone for the opening |
| Application Withdrawn | The application was withdrawn; check who initiated it and the employer’s explanation |
| Inactive | A broader closure label that may not identify the reason |
Position Filled concerns the result for the opening. Application Withdrawn by Employer and Inactive Application concern different ways an application can leave active processing.
Do not assume all closure labels prove the same screening decision. If the message is unclear after you have already interviewed, one clarification can be worthwhile.
Why is the job still open?
The employer may be looking for someone else, hiring more than one person, or keeping a posting live while another candidate completes the process. None of those possibilities reverses the decision shown on your application.
The separation between a job and its applicants is visible in ATS administration: Greenhouse distinguishes open or closed jobs from active or rejected candidate records. Greenhouse’s hiring-data guidance describes active candidates on closed jobs as a cleanup issue.
The reverse is also conceptually possible: one application is closed while recruiting continues. See Rejected but the Role Is Still Open for that specific pattern.
Can a recruiter reconsider you?
Reactivation can be technically possible. Workday documents a Reactivate Job Application action for declined applications. Workday: Prospects and Candidates.
That capability is not evidence that your employer intends to use it, or that asking repeatedly will change the decision. A useful reason to contact the recruiter would be a concrete mismatch: they invited you to an interview after the status changed, named a different requisition, or asked you to correct missing information.
If there is no conflicting message, treat the application as ended. You do not need to keep watching it in case an administrator reopens it.
Can you apply to the same company again?
Check the employer’s reapplication rules and the new role’s requirements. A separate, relevant opening can justify another application, particularly when it matches your experience more closely. Repeatedly submitting the same materials to the same requisition gives the employer little new information.
Before applying again, compare:
- the requisition number and location;
- required qualifications rather than only the job title;
- whether the role is new or merely reposted;
- any waiting period or instructions in the rejection message;
- whether the recruiter specifically invited a new application.
If the recruiter moves your record, Moved to Another Requisition is a different event from you independently applying again. Do not assume one happens automatically after a rejection.
What if you interviewed and never received an email?
You can ask once whether the portal reflects the final decision. Include the role and requisition so the recruiter can answer the right question. A concise message might say: “My application now shows no longer under consideration. Could you confirm whether the process for this role has concluded?”
Detailed feedback may not be available. Microsoft, for example, says application volume limits individualized feedback for candidates not selected for a screen or interview. That is an employer-specific policy, not a rule for every company. Microsoft: How we hire.
What to do next
Record the outcome for this opening and continue with other applications. Keep separate records for any other active requisitions at the company. If a recruiter gave a specific promise that conflicts with the portal, clarify it once; otherwise, an active-looking job advertisement is not enough reason to keep waiting.
For comparison with an active state, see Application Under Consideration. If the uncertainty is silence without a closure label, the unchanged-status guide addresses that different situation.
Sources
- Greenhouse: Identify and correct inaccurate hiring data.
- Workday: Prospects and Candidates.
- Microsoft: How we hire.
The sources illustrate record handling and employer communication limits. Reapplication and reactivation depend on the employer’s policy.