Does level and/or office matter for referrals at McKinsey & Company? A friend is willing to refer at the Associate level in my target office though I did not get any traction w/ the referral last year. I'm a Veteran so I also recognize there may be a resume translation issue despite the prior version getting me interviews with BCG and Bain. I have updated the resume since - though still wondering if there's anything else I can do to strengthen my case. Thank you in advance for any advice.

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No, any colleague anywhere in the firm can refer someone to us and it’s counted in the same way. A referral (from anyone) doesn’t guarantee an interview though - only your CV can influence (not guarantee) that.

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Target a practice that values your military background. In certain groups at the Firm, this is gold

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The overarching role for this office is just associate - I have technical background, MBA (target), and have had a TS/SCI clearance (expired as I'm a few years removed from service, though my Secret clearance would still be fine if needed). Should I be targeting something else? I'd kind of assumed the vet network would find and tag me to their federal projects if I can make my way to the firm and voice interest.

I'm open to all input as I honestly tried to get here in the past but never had the opportunity to interview.

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Thoughtworks Hiring: Use Below Form to send your resume for referral https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdteOWrQAQkcsYHcGd4WgxX3ggZHC3Clprg8zfa3YPVf3hZnw/viewform?usp=sf_link/ Note: if link is broken, try clicking the menu (three-dots) on your right side top of the screen and open in browser. Still not working, send your updated resume to sanjaysanjeevi@protonmail.com/ ( ignore '/' in email) with your location preference.

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