Getting Referrals at Two Locations

Hi Anonymous,

Having more than one referral does not really help in the narrow sense, since you will have finally only interviews in one or the other office, but not both.

However, having more than one referral options helps in a broader sense. So if you have a chance to get more than one referral and choose freely, definitely go for the highest ranking one!

Concerning listing both offices as top choices > yes, you need and should be transparent about that also (most importantly towards HR, but I'd also tell that to the consultants referring you.

Bonus point: you might also want to include your relations to those specific persons in your cover letter. If you have decent application documents and a good referral, won't add additional benefit, but hey - better be safe than sorry.

Hope that helps - if so, please be so kind to give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!

Robert

Hi Anonymous

Good work. You should now decide which office is your preference. There is absolutely no down-side to two referrals but rather you should be open to both your referrees as well as your recruiter that you have applied to both offices

Based on which office you list as top preference (there should be only one) you will most likely interview there but they will still consider you for both locations. However since London and LA are both competitive (and typically not lacking quality candidates) - your top preference will be the office that makes the final decision

Best

Hello!

It won´t help, but it won´t harm either. 

I would not bother your referrers more with withdrawing or anything like this. Wait and see. 

If nothing happens, at least you have 2 people to follow up with. 

Best, 

Clara

Dear A,

First of all, my congratulations that you've managed to got 2 referrals in 2 different locations in the same firm. It's already a great achievement to secure your interview invite. 

In that case I would simply make it transparent to both referies that you're interested in both locations.

Actually, your chances to get inside into Los Angeles MBB office are higher than in London, snce London is more competitive. Being on your place I would select LA as a first preference and London as a second preference. Then also indicate both referies into HR process and look for the firm to get back to your regarding your next steps. 

Now your objective is focus on preparation for the interviews with this companies and other companies.

If you need advanced practicing of case interviews, reach out to me and I'm happy to help you to get your offers. 

Best,
André

Hi there,

First off, congrats! Enviable position to be in!

Importantly, decide which office you prefer (and may have a better chance in...i.e. you have experience/history/ties there). Flag to recruiting that you are genuinely interested in both offices, but would like to go where you are most needed or where they think you will fit the best...this helps reassure them that you are not just playing the field!

Hi there!

My congratulations of getting 2 referrals. You will need only 1 but I don`t think that you should withdraw their recommendations. Just wait a little bit and see which one will be more useful for you.

Good luck,

GB
 

There's no need to worry as your application will only be screened by one office at a time. For your case, as a campus hire, the recruiting team in the location of your school will likely screen through your application first as they will have a better sense of your profile. They will then communicate the decision to the other office if your first choice office is not the location that you are currently studying in. Generally speaking, there are far more interns being hired in the US than specific locations in Europe and so I would personally would go for the LA office as a first choice unless you prefer London.