Hit up the director of an MBB practice on LinkedIn and he responded that we should talk. Need advice on how to steer the conversation in my favour. Can I outrightly ask for a referral?

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I wouldn’t ask for a referral. They wouldn’t bother talking unless they were interested

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Yes ask at the end. Very annoying to me when people don’t just ask directly. “Thank you so much for your time, really enjoyed learning more. This is definitely a role I want to pursue, and I was wondering if you would be willing to refer me based on what you heard about my background and experience”

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I totally agree. Everyone has a personal preference but if you don’t ask, you don’t know and you may not get. Ask directly. Worst thing they can say is no and/or advise on how to get where you want. Be direct. - show your leadership in the conversation and they will respect that.

‘Do you have any advice for how I can get a first round interview?’

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Make it their choice on how they help you.
Ask for helping getting some visibility or improving your chances to get the opportunity to interview.
If they like you they’ll give you a referral

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What did u say in your linkedin message? I have been trying to connect to MBB higher ups but no one responds?

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I've had two partners respond. I usually find someone who has very similar background to mine, and send the message like: hello, I'm interested to connect to talk about xxxx practice at xxx firm. I see that we have similar backgrounds and I'm interested to hear about the work you are doing in XXXX field.

This, happened to me, they won't call u unless they want to put u into system

Make it seem like the partner’s idea

Depends. Is it a partner who’s a practice leader or an administrator (known in some firms as a practice manager)?

Practice leader. On the website, person is named as the director

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