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Reach out to HR for result after final round _ MBB summer internship non-US office

Dear PrepLounge community members,

I have a brief question about reaching out to HR about result after final round. I have recently had my final round with one of the MBBs for summer internship (interview was early this week) and have not yet heard back. It is not a US office, so I am not sure if one week is seen as relatively "long" time to hear back and whether it would be appropriate for me to reach out early next week to check the status with HR? 

Thank you very much for all your great help and support! :) 

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Florian
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on Jan 16, 2021
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Hey there,

Sounds long but COVID has had some impact on the interviewing and application logistics for MBB these days.

Stay patient for another week and then reach out if you want to. Of course, if you have a cross-offer, reach out earlier.

Fingers crossed!

Cheers,

Florian

Clara
Coach
on Jan 16, 2021
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

I would wait until mid next week, and if you haven´t heard, reach out. 

BTW; don´t loose hope, it´s not necesarely a bad thing ;)

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

Anonymous A
on Jan 17, 2021
Thanks Clara!
Ken
Coach
on Jan 16, 2021
Ex-McKinsey final round interviewer | Executive Coach

It's hard to say with limited context but MBB summer internships are a batch process where there is a set timeline in place. Unless you have an exploding offer and need the results ASAP, I would give them at least a week before following up. Often times, the recruiters don't have a huge amount of control on when the interviewers will actually pick up the phone to candidates.

Fingers crossed!

Anonymous A
on Jan 16, 2021
Thanks a lot Ken! Fingers crossed and will sit back and wait then :)
on Jan 16, 2021
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi,

It's a totally normal waiting time.

They'll probably reach out to you this week.

Hope this helps.

Best,

Antonello

Ian
Coach
on Jan 16, 2021
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi there,

Patience here...they're deciding whether they want to committ :)

I would wait 3-5 more days and then reach out...good luck!

Vlad
Coach
on Jan 17, 2021
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

Up to two weeks is fine. feel free to reach out after that

Best

Anonymous A
on Jan 17, 2021
Thanks so much Vlad!
Gaurav
Coach
on Jan 19, 2021
#1 MBB Coach(Placed 750+ in MBBs & 1250+ in Tier2)| The Only 360° coach(Ex-McKinsey+Certified Coach+Active recruiter)

Hi there, 

These days, it's safer to wait 10 days -2 weeks (short after holidays + COVID) and if they don't contact you then, you can write them.

Fingers crossed for you!

GB

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