Have not heard back from Mckinsey (Referral)

Hello everybody,

I have been referred by an EM (Mckinsey) on 3rd Feb for two offices. However, I have not heard back from any of the offices. Should I wait for another week or should I follow up?

In case of follow-up, whom should I follow up with, referrer or HR?

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Francesco

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on Feb 28, 2021

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Hi there,

You can definitely followup after 1 month – so starting from 3rd of March would be fine.

In terms of who to contact:

If you have a good connection with the person referring you, I would contact him/her first
If not, or cannot reach him/her, I would call the office with the “excuse” to check if they received correctly your application

Best,
Francesco

Clara

Coach

on Feb 28, 2021

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

Hello!

I would reach out next week, since it would have been a month already.

Furthermore, I would try to reach out first to the EM kindly, before HR

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

Ken

Coach

on Feb 27, 2021

Ex-McKinsey final round interviewer | Executive Coach

Definitely follow up with the referrer next week who will be able to follow up with HR on your behalf. Different offices will have different recruiting timelines but 3-4 weeks is usually enough time for a recruiter to make an initial decision on whether they are keen for you to interview or not.