Hey there.

It is definitely not normal but increasingly more common these days.

For Mumbai, I have no specific insights but as far as I know, recruiting for the London office has finished and will re-commence in fall for next year's intake. I am not sure, there are off-cycle positions available in London, also one of the most competitive McK offices btw.

What would you like to get out of the partner discussion? It won't hurt certainly and could potentially boost your application speed and make sure to put your application on top of the pile (provided they are open for applications at the moment).

Cheers,

Florian

Hi there,

Please stop emailing them. If you've emailed them more than 1 time, you've emailed them too much...this can only hurt you!

Referrals take a while. Sometimes you can get a response in days, other times months. There are a lot of factors at play here, and, quite frankly, an given applicant is low priority on anyone's list at these companies!

Please be patient. If it takes another month, then reach out again AND reach out to the Partner for a chat.

Furthermore, please don't put all your eggs in this basket. Continue to network + apply to other firms!

I am also waiting to hear back from a McKinsey referral to which I applied to on 9th Feb. I have not emailed HR yet. I would also be curious to know what the standard time lines are.

Hey A!

The situation is unusual indeed. I also will not recommend writing to HR once again, but you can try to schedule a meeting with a partner. You can then mention your referral, but, as Francesco stated, specify that you already have been referred.

If you have any further questions - do not hesitate to write me!

GB

Hello!

First of all, I am not sure whether the same person can recommend you for two offices at the same time -perhaps informally by passing your CV to HR, but you can only have one process at a time-.

It´s been over 2 months, so I would actually move to action -it seems unlikely that they will respond now for the previous referral-.

Furthermore, you should do it asap, since the BA cycle in London closes in Sping, so you are against the clock!

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

Hi there,

It seems waiting time is an issue not only for you.

I passed the problem solving game two months ago and was told that the first round of interview for Middle east office will be schechuled with me soon. since then - nothing. I sent an Email to HR with no response.