KPMG UK

Professional services (Big 4) · researched 2026-10-02. Processes change every year, so confirm on the employer's own page.

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Programmes and entry

Audit Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship with professional qualification)
Tax & Law Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship with professional qualification)
Technology & Engineering Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)
Consulting Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)
Corporate Services Apprenticeship (Business Administration) (2-year apprenticeship supporting internal teams)

Criteria on each programme page; KPMG encourages applications a few grades/points short, as applications are read alongside assessment performance. · Contextual recruitment considers socio-economic circumstances. source

rolling (apply early) · 2026/27 Launch Pad dates (KPMG): 17 Nov 2026 London; 1 Dec Birmingham; 9 Dec Manchester; 16 Mar 2027 Bristol; 23 Mar Glasgow; 27 Apr London; 5 May Leeds. Offers within 2 working days of Launch Pad. Roles are across 19 offices. Unofficial prep site suggests application window Oct-Feb for a Sept start, rolling offers, typical application to offer 6-10 weeks (single report). source

Process, stage by stage

1. Explore and Apply

About 45 minutes: non-assessed scenario-based job preview quiz, then application form on academic background and any work experience. · about 45 min

Use the job preview to learn the day-to-day of the role you are applying for.

Official source source

2. Online assessments (SHL (practice per KPMG); live-test provider not named)

Two assessments (about 60 min total): an untimed skills assessment (~20 min) and a timed 36-minute cognitive assessment covering numerical and logical reasoning. Needs laptop/desktop and Chrome. Practice tests provided via SHL. · about 60 min

Not published. KPMG reads assessments together with grades.

Use the SHL practice tests KPMG links to.
Answer the skills assessment naturally against KPMG's 12 strengths.

Official source source

3. Video interview

Six pre-recorded questions put by an AI avatar called Leah; record answers after preparation time; about 40 minutes in total; reviewed by the student recruitment team. Question topics: skills, experience and career motivation. · about 40 min

Practise six timed answers in a row; keep each concise.
Expect motivation for the firm, the service line and the apprenticeship route.

Official source source

4. Launch Pad

Half-day in-person assessment centre mixing assessed and non-assessed activities. Third-party sources report a group task on a case, an analysis exercise, a 10 min reflection/situational interview after the group task, and a ~45 min senior interview. Offer within 2 working days if successful.

Prepare for a senior interview on motivation and scenarios.
Be collaborative and structured in the group task.

Official source source

Online assessment: SHL practice platform referenced by KPMG (live provider not confirmed)

Skills assessment: Untimed, ~20 minutes, workplace-skills items · 20 min
Cognitive assessment: Timed numerical and logical reasoning · 36 min

Short and conventional: a behavioural/skills questionnaire then timed numerical and logical reasoning (chart/table interpretation and pattern/logic). Item counts not published. A separate graduate-route description (AssessmentDay) mentions a longer untimed blended test plus a 'Delivering Outcomes' job simulation with four timed video questions; this appears to differ from the apprentice page.

Official source source

Video interview

Six questions from AI avatar Leah; ~40 min in all; KPMG recruiters review later. (Graduate-route third-party text mentions 2 min prep and 2 min record per question.)

Official source source

Assessment centre

Launch Pad half-day: assessed group exercise, analysis/case task and senior interview; also meet people from your business area. Assessors score against KPMG's 12 strengths.

Official source source

Final interview

Senior interview during Launch Pad (reported ~45 min) covering motivation and situational questions.

Single report source

Values they assess against

Career motivation and learning curiosity · Resilience · Relationship building · Effective communication · Initiative · Planning · Results focus · Critical thinking · Inclusive collaboration · Integrity · Technical proficiency

Questions candidates report

Launch Pad: Why KPMG, and why this service line? Single report source
Launch Pad: What is the most challenging task you have done, and how did you approach it? Single report source
Launch Pad: Tell me about a time you diffused tension in a team and how it was resolved. Single report source
Launch Pad: Describe a technology that has had a big impact in the last five years. Single report source

Advice for this firm

The video interview is answered to an AI avatar and reviewed by humans later; practise talking to a screen, not a person.
KPMG reads grades together with assessment results, so a strong OA can offset being a point or two short.
Launch Pad offers come within 2 working days, so prepare your senior-interview examples before the day.
Integrity matters: KPMG states dishonesty (including AI misuse) can lead to withdrawal and referral to professional bodies.

Not verified

Launch Pad questions come from a single commercial prep page; TSR, Glassdoor and Reddit could not be read, so no first-hand apprentice accounts were obtained.
Cognitive test item count, live test provider and pass mark not published.
Video interview prep/answer times for the apprentice version not confirmed.
Launch Pad exact agenda (group case topics, analysis task) only from third-party sites; KPMG lists 12 strengths, the AssessmentDay page lists nine older behaviours.
Degree level/university partners for KPMG degree apprenticeships and UCAS requirements not verified.

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Programmes and entry

Audit Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship with professional qualification)

Tax & Law Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship with professional qualification)

Technology & Engineering Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Consulting Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Corporate Services Apprenticeship (Business Administration) (2-year apprenticeship supporting internal teams)

Process, stage by stage

1. Explore and Apply

About 45 minutes: non-assessed scenario-based job preview quiz, then application form on academic background and any work experience. · about 45 min

Use the job preview to learn the day-to-day of the role you are applying for.

Official source source

2. Online assessments (SHL (practice per KPMG); live-test provider not named)

Not published. KPMG reads assessments together with grades.

Use the SHL practice tests KPMG links to.
Answer the skills assessment naturally against KPMG's 12 strengths.

Official source source

3. Video interview

Practise six timed answers in a row; keep each concise.
Expect motivation for the firm, the service line and the apprenticeship route.

Official source source

4. Launch Pad

Prepare for a senior interview on motivation and scenarios.
Be collaborative and structured in the group task.

Official source source

Online assessment: SHL practice platform referenced by KPMG (live provider not confirmed)

Skills assessment: Untimed, ~20 minutes, workplace-skills items · 20 min

Cognitive assessment: Timed numerical and logical reasoning · 36 min

Official source source

Questions candidates report

Launch Pad: Why KPMG, and why this service line? Single report source

Launch Pad: What is the most challenging task you have done, and how did you approach it? Single report source

Launch Pad: Tell me about a time you diffused tension in a team and how it was resolved. Single report source

Launch Pad: Describe a technology that has had a big impact in the last five years. Single report source

Advice for this firm

The video interview is answered to an AI avatar and reviewed by humans later; practise talking to a screen, not a person.

KPMG reads grades together with assessment results, so a strong OA can offset being a point or two short.

Launch Pad offers come within 2 working days, so prepare your senior-interview examples before the day.

Integrity matters: KPMG states dishonesty (including AI misuse) can lead to withdrawal and referral to professional bodies.

Not verified

Launch Pad questions come from a single commercial prep page; TSR, Glassdoor and Reddit could not be read, so no first-hand apprentice accounts were obtained.

Cognitive test item count, live test provider and pass mark not published.

Video interview prep/answer times for the apprentice version not confirmed.

Launch Pad exact agenda (group case topics, analysis task) only from third-party sites; KPMG lists 12 strengths, the AssessmentDay page lists nine older behaviours.

Degree level/university partners for KPMG degree apprenticeships and UCAS requirements not verified.