Are referrals from junior people impactful at MBB in terms of securing an interview? I have personal connections to younger staff (went to school with them/close friend) but I didn’t know if I needed to reach out to others who are higher up (who I don’t know personally) to secure a referral that will move the needle in terms of getting an interview.

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Minimal impact. It's sort of table stakes to have a referral these days. I would absolutely push for someone higher up.

My referral came from an associate who was under 1 year in, if you came from a target school + a junior referral you’ll get a really good look from recruiting

Didn’t meet gpa cutoff (barely). I assume that’s why but now I have more work experience in strategy consulting and a top gmat score.

It depends on their relationship with the recruiter. If the recruiter knows them well and trusts them it will help a lot

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