Deloitte online assessment and interviews
Spring into Deloitte for first-years in the 2027 cycle, plus graduate and vacation schemes in the UK
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Programme and dates
- Spring into DeloitteOfficial:Two paid streams in spring 2027 with expenses covered: finance in audit and tax, badged Inspiring Women, in Manchester on 30 and 31 March, and advisory in London on 1 and 2 AprilSource: Employer page, early careers programmes
- Who can applyOfficial:First-years, or second-years on a four-year degree, on track for a 2:1, open to all backgrounds with women and Black heritage students particularly encouragedSource: Employer page, early careers programmes
- Opens 9 November 2026Status on , reviewed as applications arrive so it can close earlyOfficial:Both streams open on Monday 9 November 2026 and close once places are filledSource: Employer page, early careers programmes
Dates move, so confirm them on the firm's own careers site before you apply
Every firm on the spring week mapWhat to do this week
- Go to practice for: Try ranked scenarios, then numerical and verbal questions where speed counts
- Go to practice for: Try a job simulation with ranking, an email and video answers
- Go to practice for: Record three answers with 30 seconds to prepare and 2 minutes to speak
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Stages in order
- Application formOfficial:About 15 minutes in one session, as progress isn't saved, covering your details, every qualification and any extenuating circumstancesSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Immersive online assessmentOfficial:Scenarios, working style, and numerical and verbal reasoningSource: Employer page, early careers assessmentPractise for Immersive online assessment: Cappfinity-style two-part immersive assessmentCappfinity-style situational strengths
- Job simulationOfficial:Ranking, written and video answers to work scenarios, and the last stage for Spring into DeloitteSource: Employer page, early careers assessmentPractise for Job simulation: Cappfinity-style job simulationRecorded video interview
Online tests
- Official:The behavioural part asks you to rank actions in workplace scenarios and answer questions on your working styleSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Official:The cognitive part covers numerical and verbal reasoningSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Official:There's no overall time limit, but some questions are timed and speed counts, and you're told whichSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Official:You get a strengths feedback report and hear back within four weeksSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Official:The firm's candidate zone has practice assessments and tips for both online stagesSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Reported:Some roles also get a diagrammatic reasoning testSource: GraduatesFirst
- Unverified:Guides claim about 32 to 35 questions across 5 sections, taking 60 to 90 minutes in allSource: GraduatesFirst
- Unverified:One spring applicant said the immersive assessment had no video questionsSource: The Student Room, online assessment applicant thread, 2024 to 2025
- Official:The firm's integrity and AI guidance asks you to complete assessments on your own, and answers from paid websites break its rulesSource: Employer page, integrity and AI guidance
Video interview
- Official:Video answers are part of the job simulation rather than a separate interviewSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Official:The simulation mixes ranking, choosing responses, written answers and video, and some scenarios mention AI tools at work that you don't useSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Official:Practice questions come inside the assessment, then a strengths report and an outcome email within four weeksSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Reported:Spring applicants in the 2024 to 2025 cycle confirm the immersive assessment and then the job simulation as the last stageSources: The Student Room, spring programme applicant thread, 2024 to 2025The Student Room, second spring programme applicant thread, 2024 to 2025The Student Room, early careers applicant thread, page 4
- Unverified:One prep site describes about 40 minutes: an equipment check, 3 graded sections of 5 questions, video answers of 30 seconds to 2 minutes and written answers of about 1,500 charactersSource: JobTestPrep
- Official:Some shorter work experience programmes merge both online stages into one, and the page doesn't say which format the spring streams useSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
Final stage
- Official:For Spring into Deloitte the job simulation is the last stage, with no interviewSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Official:A strong spring programme can lead to the summer vacation scheme or an industrial placement in the same area the following yearSource: Employer page, early careers programmes
- Official:Graduate, placement and apprenticeship candidates go on to a 30 to 40 minute discussion of a topic they research, then a skills and motivation interview of about 50 minutesSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Official:That final stage is in the office for those routes, while vacation scheme candidates do the interview only, onlineSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
Typical calendar
- Unverified:A tracker estimated 30 October 2026, and last cycle's edition was listed as opening on 10 November 2025, so the firm's own 9 November date is the one to useSources: TrackrUptreeEmployer page, early careers programmes
- Official:The 2024 to 2025 edition had 400 places across two Manchester events in April 2025, with a 6 January 2025 deadline or earlier if fullSource: Employer page, press release on spring places for 2025
- Reported:Applicants in that cycle heard their outcomes by about 24 January 2025Sources: The Student Room, spring programme applicant thread, 2024 to 2025The Student Room, second spring programme applicant thread, 2024 to 2025
- Reported:The 2025 listing asked for students at a UK university, with the dates in your vacation, and you couldn't switch stream after choosingSource: Bright Network, listing written by the firm
- Official:Submit just one application, using a personal email addressSource: Employer page, early careers assessment
- Reported:Big 4 graduate schemes open in September and fill by service line and office as candidates are assessed, with no single deadlineSource: Big 4 Events
Practise this format
- Workplace scenariosRank actions in scenarios, plus a strengths questionnaire
- Numerical reasoningTables and charts against the clock
- Verbal reasoningTrue, False or Cannot say on short passages
- Job simulation video questions3 questions, 30s prep / 2 min answer, one take each
- Work simulationAn inbox of tasks with figures, judgement calls and written replies
- Topic discussionHow to prepare a topic and what assessors look for, for graduate routes
- Skills and motivation interviewCompetency, motivation and strengths questions
Sources
Details change between recruitment cycles, so your invite and the employer's own pages have the final word
- Official:
- The employer or organisation says it on its own website or in its own documents
- Reported:
- From surveys, news, candidate reports or prep sites, not the employer's own pages
- Unverified:
- Sources disagree or the evidence is thin, so treat it as a possibility
Employer pages
- Deloitte UK: Early careers programmes, live September 2026
- Deloitte UK: Early careers assessment, live 2026
- Deloitte UK: Integrity and AI guidance, live 2026
- Deloitte UK: Press release on spring places for 2025, 16 December 2024
Guides, trackers and prep sites
- GraduatesFirst: Aptitude tests overview, May 2026
- The Student Room: Online assessment applicant thread, 2024 to 2025, 2024 to 2025 cycle
- The Student Room: Spring programme applicant thread, 2024 to 2025, December 2024 to January 2025
- The Student Room: Second spring programme applicant thread, 2024 to 2025, January 2025
- The Student Room: Early careers applicant thread, page 4, 2024 to 2025 cycle
- JobTestPrep: Job simulation guide, 2026
- Trackr: Spring week timeline for 2027, September 2026, opening dates estimated from earlier cycles
- Uptree: Spring programme listing, 2026 edition, 2025 to 2026 cycle
- Bright Network, listing written by the firm: Spring programme listing, 2025 edition, 2024 to 2025 cycle
- Big 4 Events: When to apply, application deadlines, 2025 to 2026