Hi there,

First of all, congratulations on the invitation!

I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it:

• First of all, since you can clearly see the outcome of his actions, this is a referral.
• Moreover, I would highly advise you not to worry about it anymore, though. It does not really matter whether you have been sent a separate link or anything else, but what truly matters is that you obviously convinced the partner enough to provide the referral.

If you would like a more detailed discussion on how to address your specific situation, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.

Best,

Hagen

Hi there,

In my view this is a referral.

A Partner at the firm basically told HR to send you the online assessment.

Who cares if they uses some IT system or not to “officially” refer….they're pushing your application and getting your foot in the door…literally the same thing a referral does!

Well done and great networking!

Hi there,

yes, clearly a referral, as the Partner triggered the process for you internally. Doesn't matter whether there is a reference in the email or whether you submitted formally - referrals can, circumvent the latter (although it becomes less common nowadays).

Hope this helps.

Regards, Andi

Hi

From my point of view it doesn't count as a referral because it was the first time you were in contact with partner.

Nevertheless, the most important is that they seem interested by your profile and they want you to start the process.

Referral is usefull to get into the process so at this point it doesn't matter any more :)

Hi there!

Certainly!

Sounds like you had a good conversation.

Make sure that you apply before the invite expires. 

Best,
Cristian

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