I have two friends working as Associate at McKinsey willing to refer me. One is a close friend, former case partner, working at the office I want to join, and is very likely to give me a strong referral but he just joined the firm 2 months ago. Another friend is not super close but gave me a PEI mock before, she works at a different office (one of the biggest US offices) for abt 2 years, to be promoted to EM soon. She seems to be pretty involved in recruiting. Which one should I go for? Thank u!

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I’d go with the closer friend who’s in your target office

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Oh there are no guarantees haha but the main things you have influence over are whether or not you get the offer and who gets the bonus.

Forgot to mention I will apply for the Associate position through experienced hire with 1 YOE with PhD. For the weight of referral, what are the most importance factors among: YOE of the referrer, whether same office or not, how close is the relationship between the referrer and referee, relationship between the referrer and recruiter. Would really appreciate sharing any thoughts!

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