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Have not heard back from Mckinsey (Referral)

Hello everybody, 

I have been referred by an EM (Mckinsey) on 3rd Feb for two offices. However, I have not heard back from any of the offices. Should I wait for another week or should I follow up?

In case of follow-up, whom should I follow up with, referrer or HR?

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on Feb 28, 2021
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Hi there,

You can definitely followup after 1 month – so starting from 3rd of March would be fine.

In terms of who to contact:

  1. If you have a good connection with the person referring you, I would contact him/her first
  2. If not, or cannot reach him/her, I would call the office with the “excuse” to check if they received correctly your application

Best,
Francesco

Clara
Coach
on Feb 28, 2021
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

I would reach out next week, since it would have been a month already. 

Furthermore, I would try to reach out first to the EM kindly, before HR

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

Gaurav
Coach
on Feb 28, 2021
#1 MBB Coach(Placed 750+ in MBBs & 1250+ in Tier2)| The Only 360° coach(Ex-McKinsey+Certified Coach+Active recruiter)

Hi there ,

you can follow up next week - both EM or HR will work!

Cheers, 

GB

Ken
Coach
on Feb 27, 2021
Ex-McKinsey final round interviewer | Executive Coach

Definitely follow up with the referrer next week who will be able to follow up with HR on your behalf. Different offices will have different recruiting timelines but 3-4 weeks is usually enough time for a recruiter to make an initial decision on whether they are keen for you to interview or not.

Ian
Coach
on Feb 27, 2021
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi there,

I agree with Ken - reach out next week. I would call if you have their number.

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