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BCG referral after applying online?

As a new grad, I applied for a consultant associate via BCG.com about 5 days ago. Except for asking me to finish the "pymetrics", I didn't hear any response yet. But recently, I found an alumnus who works at BCG and told me he can give me a referral. I told him my situation and he said he can still do the referral but not sure my resume will or not be automatically filtered by system. Should I still ask for the referral?

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Gelöscht
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am 2. März 2020
McKinsey | BCG | CERN| University of Cambridge

Hello there,

I suggest ask for the referral.

Referral will take priority as your profile would likely still be in review pipeline by HR team, and getting a referral will push your profile up.

Hope it helps.

Kind regards,
Nathan

J
am 2. März 2020
Thanks for the reply Nathaniel!
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am 2. März 2020
BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached

Hello,

Yes, you can ask for it. Those are 2 different process, even when you get a referral since the beginning you are often ask to complete the application online.
Get your referral and prepare for your interviews ;)

Good luck!

J
am 2. März 2020
Appreciate it Luca!
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am 2. März 2020
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success: ➡ interviewoffers.com | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Hi Jintong,

I would suggest to ask for a referral, there are no downsides in doing so. Since your contact is referring you after the application, your CV may have already been screened by the time he does the referral though.

Best,

Francesco

J
am 2. März 2020
Thanks, Francesco! A lot of help!
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Andrea
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am 6. März 2020
OW | HEC Paris | Helped 20+ people entering BCG, OW, ATK etc.

Hi buddy,

The short answer is: if he is senior enough (i.e. project leader and above) it will help, if not I would not bother :)

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am 30. Apr. 2020

go for it ;)

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am 2. März 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Go for it, there is no downside at all for you!

Good luck!

Cheers, 

Clara