Two weeks post internship, still waiting return offer decision…ask HR for a follow-up?

I finished my ER internship at a BB outside of the States two weeks ago, but I haven’t been informed of a return offer decision.

I’ve read on the forum that in the US, IBD usually let you know their decision on your last day of internship, but I wonder how long does it usually take for non-US ER to whether or not extend a return offer to summer interns.

When still at the company, I once asked a junior analyst who successfully converted to full-time from summer internship, and he told me that two years ago (fully remote days during COVID in 2020) he actually waited a month…

Should I just keep waiting or can I potentially reach out to HR (the campus recruiting email address that previously sent over internship offer letter and others to me for internship on-board) and ask for a follow-up?

If yes, how can I phrase it in my email not sounding too much that I’m desperately hoping for an outcome? Meanwhile, I don’t have any other exploding offer that I can negotiate for a faster process…

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