KKR 2028 summer analyst process

The KKR process, stage by stage

1. 1

   Online application

   A resume plus GPA, SAT and ACT scores on KKR's Greenhouse form, one posting per business.¹

   Application guideKKR 2028 application guide
2. 2

   Online assessment

   The Predictive Index (PI) Cognitive Assessment, sent soon after you apply: up to 50 questions in 12 minutes. KKR calls it one data point in your overall profile. A former intern, in Fortune in 2024, remembers the online test lasting nearly an hour, so block out an hour. Summer 2027 applicants posted self-estimated scores out of 50.^2,3,4,5,6,7

   Online assessment guideKKR 2028 online assessment guide
3. 3

   HireVue

   A short recorded interview: tell me about yourself, why KKR and a time you faced difficulty, with technical questions in some groups.^8,9

   HireVue guideKKR 2028 HireVue guide
4. 4

   First-round interviews

   A live interview with a member of the team, usually on Zoom: mostly behavioral, with basic accounting.^6,10,11

   Interview guideKKR 2028 interview guide
5. 5

   Second round (some groups)

   Another Zoom round with the team, more technical: paper LBOs in Private Equity in January 2024 (summer 2025). Infrastructure and Asset-Based Finance ran second rounds for summer 2027.^7,11

6. 6

   Superday

   Meetings with more senior members of the team, up to the managing director or partner. Candidates meet six to eight executives across the process; one San Francisco superday ran five interviews, one of them a case study.^6,12,13

   Superday guideKKR 2028 superday guide

Key facts

• When it opens: The investing seats have opened on or around Jan 2: Jan 2, 2024 for summer 2025, Jan 2, 2025 for summer 2026, and early January 2026 for summer 2027.^6,7,12,14
• How long it stays open: The summer 2027 window ran from early January to about Feb 21, 2026, and applications are reviewed as they arrive.^7,15
• Who it is for: Apply in the second semester of sophomore year, for the summer after junior year. The summer 2027 posting asked for graduation between December 2027 and June 2028.^1,6
• GPA: The posting asks for an outstanding academic record but sets no floor. Most of one summer class had a GPA of 3.6 or more.^1,6
• Documents: A PDF resume named LastName,FirstName.pdf, your GPA and its scale, graduation date, SAT and ACT scores (both required fields) and a short answer on what you do outside the classroom. The 2027 Insurance form had no cover letter field, so expect none.¹
• Superday: Five or six interviews in most accounts: 5 to 6 rounds in the summer 2023 cycle, six in New York (Mar 2022), five in San Francisco (Dec 2024). Investor Relations has run two or three.^{3,12,13,16,17}
• What the superday tests: Mostly fit and motivation, with more weight on how you think than on the answer. Expect behavioral and market questions, and one technical interview in some superdays.^12,13,16

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