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KPMG: what the official sources say about selection

10 dated facts (signals) from 2 official source records, observed between 9 September 2026 and 27 October 2026. An evidence record lists what the register holds for one institution; it is not a dossier and it does not describe a complete selection process.

Markets recorded: United Kingdom. Categories: Stage architecture; Multi-modal assessment; Human decision; Live judgement; Application documents; Contextual recruitment; Online situational simulation; Video and written simulation and others.

LimitThe signals below are what KPMG published on the observation dates, coded one programme, market and date at a time. They do not establish hidden screening criteria, university weighting, acceptance odds or a universal process across offices.

At a glance · AI rules for candidates · checked 23 October 2026

What KPMG UK tells candidates about using AI

Written application

Not stated

Online tests

ForbiddenBy completing our assessments, you are confirming that you are doing so independently and without the assistance of others, or any artificial intelligence or other resources, to provide responses that are not your own.Official source

Interviews

ForbiddenBy completing our assessments, you are confirming that you are doing so independently and without the assistance of others, or any artificial intelligence or other resources, to provide responses that are not your own.Official source

Final-stage tasks

Not stated

Employer's own AI use

Discloses its own AI useYou will be presented with 6 pre-recorded questions asked by our AI avatar Leah.Official source

Human decision

States that humans decideAlthough your interviewer is AI generated, we'd like to reassure you that your recorded answers will be reviewed and scored by a member of our Student Recruitment team.Official source

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Market not stated in the frozen record

4 signals

SIG-058 Context only KPMG

KPMG's graduate process starts with an online application form, includes two online assessments, and ends with an in-person Launch Pad assessment day; the video interview stage is described as one candidates 'may be invited' to.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceThe process has both online and in-person elements. Starting with an online application form and ending with the final stage of our recruitment process, an in-person Launch Pad assessment day.

Stage architecture · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-051 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-059 Official source KPMG

The online stage combines an untimed workplace-scenario skills assessment with a timed numerical and logical cognitive assessment.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceYou will be presented with various scenarios and asked to rank how you would think, feel or respond in each situation, thinking about yourself at work and picking the answer that is most like you. This part of the assessment is untimed, but we suggest that you allow 20 minutes for completion. Next is the cognitive assessment, reviewing your numerical and logical reasoning. This is a timed assessment, and you will be given 36 minutes to complete this part of the process.

Multi-modal assessment · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-051 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-060 Official source KPMG

KPMG's video-interview stage presents six questions through an AI-generated interviewer; the candidate's recorded answers are reviewed and scored by the Student Recruitment team.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceStage 3: Video Interview If you are successful at Stage 2, you may be invited to our Video Interview. ... You will be presented with 6 pre-recorded questions asked by our AI avatar Leah, you will then be given a set time to prepare and then record your responses. Although your interviewer is AI generated, we'd like to reassure you that your recorded answers will be reviewed and scored by a member of our Student Recruitment team.

Human decision · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-051 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-061 Official source KPMG

The final Launch Pad is an in-person half-day combining assessed and non-assessed activities.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceyou will be invited to attend the final stage of the recruitment process: Launch Pad, an in-person, half day event. Our in-person Launch Pad assessment day combines assessed and non-assessed activities.

Live judgement · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-051 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

United Kingdom

6 signals

SIG-1228 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK's undergraduate Insight Programme application asks for academic background and work experience but does not require uploading a CV.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceyou won't need to upload a CV

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes · Application documents · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1229 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK's Insight Programme permits applicants slightly short of grade criteria to disclose socioeconomic background or extenuating circumstances, which may provide a positive academic uplift; disclosure is optional.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceit may provide a positive uplift on your academic achievements through contextual recruitment

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes · Contextual recruitment · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1230 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK's Insight Programme automatically invites applicants to an untimed Transforming Small Businesses assessment using three fictional businesses, scenario rankings and information analysis; KPMG suggests 90 minutes and requires completion within five calendar days.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourcethree fictional small businesses, each with their own business challenges

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes / Transforming Small Businesses · Online situational simulation · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1231 Official source KPMG

Successful KPMG UK Insight candidates may be invited to Delivering Outcomes, a fictional client project requiring scenario rankings, timed webcam video responses and written responses; candidates have five calendar days to complete the stage.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourcerecord video responses via your webcam under a time limit and provide written responses

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes / Delivering Outcomes · Video and written simulation · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1232 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK's Insight assessment rules require candidates to work independently and prohibit assistance from others or AI/resources to provide responses that are not their own.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourcewithout the assistance of others, or any artificial intelligence or other resources, to provide responses that are not your own

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes / assessed stages · Candidate AI-use and independence rule · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1233 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK says dishonest assessment conduct can lead to withdrawal and possible reporting to professional bodies or authorities; it conducts periodic activity reviews and may re-test assessment elements at any application or offer stage.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourcereviews or re-tests could take place at any stage of the application or offer process

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes / assessments and offers · Assessment integrity enforcement · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

Official sources

Cite this object

Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), KPMG selection evidence record, revised 2 November 2026, https://whogetsin.com/institutions/kpmg

Preserve the institution, programme, geography, observation date and limitation. Do not generalise a single signal to an institution-wide or sector-wide rule.

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10 dated facts (signals), observed between 9 September 2026 and 27 October 2026

Every signal this page cites, with the observation as coded, the passage recorded against the official page, the observation date and the source. Follow a signal ID for its full record; follow the source for the live page.

SIG-058 Context only KPMG

KPMG's graduate process starts with an online application form, includes two online assessments, and ends with an in-person Launch Pad assessment day; the video interview stage is described as one candidates 'may be invited' to.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceThe process has both online and in-person elements. Starting with an online application form and ending with the final stage of our recruitment process, an in-person Launch Pad assessment day.

Stage architecture · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-051 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-059 Official source KPMG

The online stage combines an untimed workplace-scenario skills assessment with a timed numerical and logical cognitive assessment.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceYou will be presented with various scenarios and asked to rank how you would think, feel or respond in each situation, thinking about yourself at work and picking the answer that is most like you. This part of the assessment is untimed, but we suggest that you allow 20 minutes for completion. Next is the cognitive assessment, reviewing your numerical and logical reasoning. This is a timed assessment, and you will be given 36 minutes to complete this part of the process.

Multi-modal assessment · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-051 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-060 Official source KPMG

KPMG's video-interview stage presents six questions through an AI-generated interviewer; the candidate's recorded answers are reviewed and scored by the Student Recruitment team.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceStage 3: Video Interview If you are successful at Stage 2, you may be invited to our Video Interview. ... You will be presented with 6 pre-recorded questions asked by our AI avatar Leah, you will then be given a set time to prepare and then record your responses. Although your interviewer is AI generated, we'd like to reassure you that your recorded answers will be reviewed and scored by a member of our Student Recruitment team.

Human decision · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-051 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-061 Official source KPMG

The final Launch Pad is an in-person half-day combining assessed and non-assessed activities.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceyou will be invited to attend the final stage of the recruitment process: Launch Pad, an in-person, half day event. Our in-person Launch Pad assessment day combines assessed and non-assessed activities.

Live judgement · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-051 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1228 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK's undergraduate Insight Programme application asks for academic background and work experience but does not require uploading a CV.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceyou won't need to upload a CV

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes · Application documents · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1229 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK's Insight Programme permits applicants slightly short of grade criteria to disclose socioeconomic background or extenuating circumstances, which may provide a positive academic uplift; disclosure is optional.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceit may provide a positive uplift on your academic achievements through contextual recruitment

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes · Contextual recruitment · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1230 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK's Insight Programme automatically invites applicants to an untimed Transforming Small Businesses assessment using three fictional businesses, scenario rankings and information analysis; KPMG suggests 90 minutes and requires completion within five calendar days.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourcethree fictional small businesses, each with their own business challenges

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes / Transforming Small Businesses · Online situational simulation · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1231 Official source KPMG

Successful KPMG UK Insight candidates may be invited to Delivering Outcomes, a fictional client project requiring scenario rankings, timed webcam video responses and written responses; candidates have five calendar days to complete the stage.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourcerecord video responses via your webcam under a time limit and provide written responses

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes / Delivering Outcomes · Video and written simulation · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1232 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK's Insight assessment rules require candidates to work independently and prohibit assistance from others or AI/resources to provide responses that are not their own.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourcewithout the assistance of others, or any artificial intelligence or other resources, to provide responses that are not your own

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes / assessed stages · Candidate AI-use and independence rule · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

SIG-1233 Official source KPMG

KPMG UK says dishonest assessment conduct can lead to withdrawal and possible reporting to professional bodies or authorities; it conducts periodic activity reviews and may re-test assessment elements at any application or offer stage.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourcereviews or re-tests could take place at any stage of the application or offer process

United Kingdom · Undergraduate Insight Programmes / assessments and offers · Assessment integrity enforcement · Observed 27 October 2026 · Official employer primary source reviewed 2026-10-27 · Source SRC-450 (kpmgcareers.co.uk) · source record

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