FRIEND INTO A TEAM THAT RECRUIT

Hello my lovely monkeys,

I am desperate for your help. I have a friend in Netherlands in a boutique bank and he told me that next weeks will open a position in his team and that they really care about his opinion on everything and he wants to help me get the job. However guys I can’t tell you how many months I wait a chance like this and I really need to get this job. Is there any chance so they can interview only me ?? How should I approach him as I don’t want to become much pushy to him… Any ideas how can we handle it?