Do BCG or McKinsey send out an email letting you know you’ve been referred? Or do they just wait to contact you if you’ve been selected for an interview?

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You get an email to apply through a different portal after you’ve been referred.

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That’s what I got told as well, it worked for me!

When I applied for mck i got told to apply as normal and they would tag it as a referral internally :)

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