Hey anonymous,

1. You can always reach out to them, but if your goal is just to show interest in order to improve your chances in final round... don't bother to do it, because that's not going to happen. If you honestly want to know more about the culture, then go for it

2. Again, you can always try to connect, it will depend on each person on whether they will feel such connection and reply back or not

Good luck on your intents

Best

Bruno

Hi there!

I think that you don`t need any referral after you were invited to the interview.

Good luck,

GB

Dear A,

Afetr you've been invited to the interview I don't see any sense for referral. Although, I agree here with Vlad that you may use networking for mock interviews and for getting to know more about the company.

If you need any fuerther help or advice, feel free to reach out.

Best,
André

Hi Anonymous,

as Vlad and Bruno mentioned, the only advantage could be related to understand better the company culture. There are no advantages from showing your interest in the company for the final itself. The overall process would also sound a bit strange – this kind of networking is usually done for referrals. In any case, I don’t think there could be any issues with HR for that.

As for your second question, it’s totally fine to connect with MBAs from the university where you have done your undergrad.

Best,

Francesco