Goldman Sachs "on-hold" application

Hello guys,

I applied to Goldman for SA in London in the Investment Management Dept. and I completed the Hirevue interview a couple of weeks ago.

I literally just checked my career portal and it went from saying "video interview received and under review"

to

"Your application is currently on hold. We will be in contact as soon as possible with an update to your candidacy. We appreciate your patience."

What does this mean? Why will they just not reject me? Very confusing..

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