McKinsey & Company Bain & Company Consulting firms: If I get referred by someone in city A but my preference is for a position in city B, would that referral be less effective? Should I aim to connect with people in the target city I want?
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No, people understand that connections for referrals aren't implied to be local to a specific location.
Rising Star
No
Does not matter
Follow up question: Does it hurt if you get multiple referrals to the same company..?
Or Madam
At Kearney it does not matter, it certainly does not matter within the America’s.
Does not matter
Your referrer will give you better background context if they know the office though. Our team culture as well structural factors (literal P&L and promotion/perf decisions) is highly determined by home city.