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can someone from an X office of Mckinsey make you a referral for Y office of Mckinsey?

Application MBB McKinsey Referral
Recent activity on Sep 10, 2018
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Anonymous A asked on Sep 10, 2018

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Vlad
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replied on Sep 10, 2018
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

Yes, it doesn't matter who makes the referral. The only difference - if you don't fit completely and they reject you even with the referral, the person from the local office can get the unofficial feedback.

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Anonymous replied on Sep 10, 2018

Hi,

I can confirm the same is true at Bain - you can be referred online for any office by an employee.

An additional difference, though, is that if the person making the referral has a good relationship with the recruiting team of their home office, this can add extra weighting to the referral.

Hope that helps!

Alessandro

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