I got interviews with three T2 strategy firms. I am waiting for a referral to go through from a fourth. This is probably the dumbest question ever, but… how much is enough? The process of looking for firms, contacting people and pitching myself to get a referral is beginning to get draining (I have no contacts, so I am literally cold calling dozens daily), and it takes away time from my case prep. I assume that out of 4 firms, with good case prep, at least one will give me an offer… right?

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It’s never enough until you have an offer. But I’d say you can pause on looking for now and focus on the interviews you *do* have

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Try to not schedule your first choice first. The best case prep is doing actual interviews. Hence, take the post-interview reflection serious.
Also, plan in enough buffer time, some firms take months to complete the process while others do it in a week.
Finally, if you get that many T2 interviews, I assume you also have a shot at MBB if that’s what you’re looking for.

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Do you mind sharing you background? Recently rejected from most T2 (with referrals) so would love to see how you’ve got 3/4 interviews

Rejected from CV screens (no interviews secured), OK university with OK grade but was hoping that a referral would at least secure me an interview

Eh, it could be enough but might not be. Your probability of success at a given firm isn’t independent of one another…all individual probabilities are correlated to your case performance.

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