Should I follow up after an interview if my candidate portal still says “under consideration”?
I applied for two positions at Travelers insurance
For the first position, I completed a phone screen with a recruiter. After the call, she mentioned that she would forward my information to the hiring manager and follow up with me the next day regarding next steps. The following day, she informed me that the position had been canceled, but encouraged me to let her know if I was interested in any other opportunities with the company.
I had already applied for a second position i applied to both positions at the same time after reading the job description, and the very next day I was scheduled for a panel interview with three people, including the hiring manager for the second position i applied for since the first one was now canceled. I don’t think I performed perfectly in the interview some of the questions caught me off guard, and I was also recovering from a sinus infection, so I felt a bit foggy mentally but I did answer all of the questions to the best of my ability. At the end of the interview, the hiring manager told me that the recruiter would reach out within a couple of days regarding the outcome.
It has now been a week, and my candidate portal still shows my application as “under consideration.” I’ve also applied for a few other roles with the company because I’m genuinely very interested in working there. What’s confusing to me is that the recruiter was very responsive throughout the earlier stages of the process, but now I haven’t heard anything at all. I just don’t understand why, if I was no longer being considered, they wouldn’t simply let me know.
Sorry for the frustration I’m just venting a little. With the other positions still showing “under review” and no one having reached out yet, I’m wondering if the reason I haven’t heard anything about those roles is because I’m still under consideration for the role I interviewed for. Should I just follow up or just move on and continue to apply for other roles? Any guidance would be helpful its a tough job market and im just trying to find my footing