KPMG online assessment and interviews

Graduate route in the UK for the 2026 to 2027 cycle, shown because no first-year insight runs

Last checked 22 September 2026

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Insight programmes start from the penultimate year, so the stages below are the standard early careers route, which those programmes may share

Programme and dates

First-year insight, none foundOfficial:The firm's talent insight programmes, 3 paid days in June in audit or in tax and law, are for penultimate-year students, final-year students and recent graduatesSources: Employer page, undergraduate programmes Employer page, social mobility talent insight listing, 2026 edition
Who can applyOfficial:Each strand, social mobility, Black heritage or abilities, has its own criteria, and none is open to first-yearsSources: Employer page, undergraduate programmes Employer page, social mobility talent insight page Employer page, talent insight page for Black heritage students
No programme foundStatus on 22 September 2026Official:Insight programmes are for penultimate-year students and later, and the vacancy search listed no insight roles on 22 September 2026Sources: Employer page, applying as an undergraduate Employer page, student vacancy search for insight roles

Dates move, so confirm them on the firm's own careers site before you apply

Put this term's effort into spring weeks that are open or opening soonGo to practice for: Put this term's effort into spring weeks that are open or opening soon
Note the talent insight programmes for your penultimate year, in the 2027 to 2028 cycle
Build a habit of timed numerical and logical reasoningGo to practice for: Build a habit of timed numerical and logical reasoning
Record six strengths and motivation answers with 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to speakGo to practice for: Record six strengths and motivation answers with 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to speak

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Explore and applyOfficial:A job preview quiz with everyday scenarios that isn't scored, then the form, about 45 minutes in allSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Skills assessmentOfficial:Untimed, about 20 minutes, ranking how you would think, feel or respond at workSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Cognitive assessmentOfficial:Timed at 36 minutes, covering numerical and logical reasoningSource: Employer page, graduate application processPractise for Cognitive assessment: SHL-style interactive general ability (Verify Interactive G+ format)
Video interviewOfficial:Six questions from an AI avatarSource: Employer page, graduate application processPractise for Video interview: Recorded video interview
Assessment centreOfficial:In-person half-day with a final interviewSource: Employer page, graduate application process

Official:A skills assessment of about 20 minutes, not timed, where you rank how you would think, feel or respond in workplace scenarios, choosing what's most like youSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Official:Invitations arrive automatically after you apply, and both assessments must be finished within the days given in the invitationSources: Employer page, graduate application process Employer page, careers FAQ
Official:You get a personalised skills feedback reportSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Official:A cognitive assessment timed at 36 minutes, covering numerical and logical reasoning, with practice items just before the live testSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Official:The firm points candidates to its assessment provider's public practice tests, recommends a laptop or desktop with Chrome and may re-test parts of the assessments laterSource: Employer page, graduate application process

Official:Six pre-recorded questions asked by an AI avatar, about 40 minutes in total, on your strengths and motivation for the programmeSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Official:You get a set time to prepare and then record each answerSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Official:KPMG staff score the recordings, not AISource: Employer page, graduate application process
Unverified:Preparation and answer times aren't published, and a question about them on a student forum last cycle went unansweredSource: The Student Room

Official:An in-person half-day, which KPMG calls Launch Pad, with assessed and non-assessed activities and a final interviewSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Official:KPMG aims to give a decision within 2 working daysSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Reported:Guides describe a group exercise, an analytical or case exercise and an interview with a partnerSource: GraduatesFirst
Official:On an insight programme you can take an assessment that may lead to a graduate offer in the same location and business areaSources: Employer page, social mobility talent insight page Employer page, social mobility talent insight listing, 2026 edition

Official:Launch Pad dates run from 17 November 2026 to 5 May 2027 in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow and LeedsSource: Employer page, graduate application process
Official:The 2026 insight programmes ran on 24 to 26 June 2026Source: Employer page, social mobility talent insight listing, 2026 edition
Unverified:Listings gave two different deadlines for the 2026 insight programmes, 29 April and 18 June 2026Sources: targetjobs Employer page, social mobility talent insight listing, 2026 edition
Official:If you're rejected, you can't apply again until the next intake yearSource: Employer page, graduate application advice
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

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

KPMG UK: Undergraduate programmes, live September 2026
KPMG UK, listing on Bright Network: Social mobility talent insight listing, 2026 edition, 2025 to 2026 cycle
KPMG UK: Social mobility talent insight page, live September 2026
KPMG UK: Talent insight page for Black heritage students, live September 2026
KPMG UK: Applying as an undergraduate, live September 2026
KPMG UK: Student vacancy search for insight roles, searched 22 September 2026
KPMG UK: Graduate application process, 2026 to 2027 cycle
KPMG UK: Careers FAQ, live September 2026
KPMG UK: Graduate application advice, live September 2026