Applying to KPMG for a summer 2028 internship? Check your resume against a KPMG-style screen below, then read when Audit, Tax and Advisory open, what the 10-minute application asks for and what happens after you submit.
Key facts
- When it opens: KPMG's 2027 Audit and Tax internship roles opened on Aug 14, 2025. Its 2026 Advisory internship roles were expected to post on Sep 4, 2025.7
- Review: KPMG recruits on a rolling basis: candidates are considered as they apply, until the role is filled.1,3
- How many: A maximum of two active applications, and you cannot interview for more than one position at a time. KPMG encourages you to apply to the one role that interests you most.1
- Documents: About 10 minutes, a resume and an unofficial transcript if you are a student or graduated in the past 12 months. Treat a cover letter as optional.1
- GPA: A preferred GPA of 3.0 or above. Audit and Tax also need at least one college-level accounting course by the time you apply, and a path to CPA licensure in your office's state.3,4,5
- Work authorization: The Audit, Tax and Technology Assurance internship postings require US work authorization without visa sponsorship, now or in the future, including for F-1, CPT and OPT. KPMG's Korean and Japanese Audit and Business Tax Services practices have historically considered candidates who need sponsorship.3,4,5,1
- Next step: Two online assessments on SHL arrive automatically once you submit. Interview selections usually come within two weeks of applying, then two live video interviews with business leaders.14,1
KPMG programs on the tracker
Live from the Intervyo tracker, so the dates update as KPMG posts them.
- 2028 Summer Analyst Program
- Opens Aug 28
KPMG posts each internship by practice, office and season, so read the title: "Audit Intern | Multiple Locations Winter 2028" is a busy-season role, and a summer 2028 role says "Summer 2028".6,4,3
Check your resume before you apply
Check your resume
Read against the Audit Intern role at KPMG, Audit and Assurance, the way the first screen reads it.
- A score and a verdict
- An ATS check
- Your lines rewritten
What the KPMG online application looks like
Pick your practice and office
Decide which practice and location interest you most before you start. KPMG strongly recommends applying to the location where you want to build your life and career long term, and its Degree Matcher shows which practices fit your major. Audit and Tax roles post by season, summer or winter, and often list several offices.1,6
Know which calendar you are on
Audit and Tax recruit far ahead: KPMG's 2027 Audit and Tax internship roles opened on Aug 14, 2025, and Summer 2028 Audit, Tax and Technology Assurance roles were up by September 2026. Advisory runs about a year closer to the summer: its 2026 internship roles were expected to post on Sep 4, 2025, so expect Summer 2028 Advisory roles around September 2027.7,8
Get known first
From freshman year, KPMG runs programs to help you build your resume and meet its people: Ace the Case, a case workshop and business simulation with feedback from KPMG professionals; the Advisory Talent Program; Women in Advisory; HBCU Talent+; and the Rise Leadership Conference at KPMG Lakehouse in Florida. On campus, watch Handshake and your career center for KPMG events, and join KPMG's national virtual events.2,7
Fill in the form
Set aside about 10 minutes with your resume and an unofficial transcript. Apply quickly to the one role you want most: you can hold two active applications at most, and you cannot interview for two positions at once. Treat a cover letter as optional; KPMG's list of what you need is the resume and transcript.1
After you submit
Once you submit, the invitation to two online assessments on SHL comes automatically: an untimed skills assessment and a 36-minute cognitive assessment. Interview selections are made as quickly as possible, usually within two weeks of applying. If you progress, you have two live video interviews with business leaders. After a 2027 internship application, eligible candidates are also emailed a link to apply for the Global Advantage Program, a four-day trip abroad.14,1,2
What the application asks
- Practice and office Pick first
- Choose one role, by practice and location, that interests you most.
- Resume Required
- Uploaded during the application.
- Unofficial transcript Required
- If you are a student or graduated with a bachelor's or higher in the past 12 months.
- Cover letter Treat as optional
- Put your effort into the resume and transcript first.
- Active applications Up to 2
- Two active at most, and one interview process at a time.
The time, the documents and the two-application limit come from KPMG's own page. The application itself sits behind a login, so check each field when you open it.1
KPMG resume checklist
- One page, neat and consistent, spell-checked and saved as a PDF.
- Contact details at the top: name, address, email and phone.
- Education with your major, degree and the month and year you finish all planned study.
- Both your overall GPA and your major GPA.
- Your accounting courses, since Audit and Tax need at least one by the time you apply.
- Every bullet starts with an action verb, with a number for scale where you have one.
- No buzzwords or unexplained abbreviations.
- Data tools the postings name, such as Alteryx, SQL or Power BI, only if you have used them.
- An unofficial transcript saved and ready to upload with the resume.
What to put on it
KPMG reads your resume and transcript first, so put your effort there. Its own advice: one page, action verbs, numbers for scale, and your degree with the month and year you will finish all planned college education. The examples below are Intervyo rewrites of common resume lines, not questions from the form.2,1
- Education: Major and degree, the month and year you finish all planned study, and both overall and major GPA.
- Experience: Positions, organizations, locations, dates and what you did, newest first.
- Leadership and activities: Campus roles, volunteering, honors and achievements.
- Skills: Excel and the data tools the postings name, such as Alteryx, SQL and Power BI.
Example questions and how to answer them
Experience bullet"Rewrite this bullet: "Responsible for data entry at an accounting office.""2,3
- 1Drop "responsible for" and start with a verb for what you did.
- 2Name the work: reconciliations, workpapers, returns, controls.
- 3Add scale in numbers: clients, returns, hours or dollars.
- 4End with the result: errors caught, time saved, deadlines met.
Tip: KPMG's own resume advice is to use action verbs, quantify your experience and avoid buzzwords.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Prepared 140 individual tax return workpapers in a 6-person CPA office during the 2026 filing season; built an Excel checklist that cut review corrections by about a third.
Education line"Rewrite this education line: "UT Austin, Accounting, 3.3""2,4,13
- 1University and location on the first line.
- 2Degree written out, with the month and year you finish all planned study, including a master's if that is how you reach CPA credits.
- 3Overall GPA and major GPA.
- 4An optional line for accounting coursework.
Tip: KPMG asks for the month and year you will complete all planned college education, so show the master's too if you are doing one.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, expected May 2029; Master in Professional Accounting, expected May 2030 GPA: 3.31/4.00 (Accounting: 3.58/4.00) Coursework: Intermediate Accounting I and II, Auditing, Federal Taxation
Leadership and activities"Rewrite this activity: "Participant, KPMG Ace the Case.""2
- 1Say what you did in it, not only that you attended.
- 2Name what you produced: the analysis, the recommendation, the presentation.
- 3Give one number for scale.
- 4Show the result or the feedback you acted on.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Team Lead, KPMG Ace the Case (4-person team): built the cost analysis for a retail client case and presented our recommendation to KPMG professionals; reworked the deck on their feedback and placed second of 9 teams.
From resume to interview"Walk me through your resume."2,9
- 1Open with where you are now: school, major and year.
- 2Take 2 or 3 entries in order, one sentence each.
- 3Link each step to the next, so the story builds toward the practice.
- 4Close on why this practice at KPMG is the next step.
Tip: KPMG's interviews are behavioral and go deep on your resume. Know every line well enough to tell the story behind it.
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How long to hear back after the online application
The two SHL online assessments arrive automatically once you submit. KPMG reviews applications as they come in and makes interview selections as quickly as possible, usually within two weeks of applying. Interviews then fall within one to two weeks of being selected.14,1
Dec 2025
Audit Intern, San Francisco
Met recruiters in person on campus, then two back-to-back 30-minute interviews with associates; 1 to 2 months in all.10
Aug 2025
Audit Intern, Washington DC
Applied online, then one 30-minute behavioral interview, all within a month.9
Aug 2025 (2027 internships)
Audit and Tax
KPMG's 2027 Audit and Tax internship roles opened on Aug 14, 2025.7
Jan 2025
Deal Advisory FDD intern, New York
Alumni networking and a meet-the-firms event, then back-to-back interviews about a year and a half before the internship.11
Oct 2024
Economic Valuation Services, New York
HR got in touch shortly after an online application, then a 30-minute technical video interview and a 30-minute behavioral interview back to back.12
Most decisions are made within two weeks of interviewing.1
Best guessIf two weeks pass after you apply with no interview invite, the role may be filling from earlier applicants. Your second active application is the place to use that time, on a role you would take.
What happens after the online application
Online applicationYou are here
This page. About 10 minutes, with a resume and an unofficial transcript, and two active applications at most.1
Online assessment
Two online assessments on SHL, sent automatically once you apply: an untimed skills assessment (allow about 20 minutes) and a 36-minute cognitive assessment of numerical and logical reasoning.14
Two live video interviews
With business leaders, usually within one to two weeks of being selected. Laptop or tablet, not a phone.1
Office visit, some offices
After the video interviews, some offices invite you to visit in person before a decision: you meet your potential colleagues, explore the office and see the culture. Specifics vary by office.1
Offer
Most decisions are made within two weeks of interviewing.1
Audit and Tax vs Advisory
KPMG's practices post on different leads. Plan around the one you want, not the general "applications are open" line.
Last opening
Aug 14, 2025, for 2027 internship roles.7
Expected Sep 4, 2025, for 2026 internship roles.7
Summer 2028
Going by the last cycle, when 2026 roles were expected on Sep 4, 2025, expect around September 2027.7
Who it wants
Accounting majors with at least one accounting course and a CPA path; preferred GPA 3.0.3,4
Business, technology and analytics majors, by practice; Degree Matcher lists the fit.1
FAQ
When do KPMG summer 2028 internship applications open?
It depends on the practice. Audit and Tax open about two years ahead: KPMG's 2027 Audit and Tax internship roles opened on Aug 14, 2025, and Summer 2028 Audit, Tax and Technology Assurance roles were up by September 2026. Advisory posts about a year ahead: its 2026 internship roles were expected on Sep 4, 2025, so expect Summer 2028 Advisory roles around September 2027.7,8,3
How many KPMG jobs can I apply to?
Two active applications at most, and you cannot interview for more than one position at a time. KPMG encourages you to apply quickly to the one role that interests you most.1
What do you need to apply to KPMG?
About 10 minutes, your resume and an unofficial transcript if you are a student or graduated in the past 12 months. Treat a cover letter as optional.1
What GPA does KPMG want?
A preferred GPA of 3.0 or above on the internship postings. Audit and Tax also need at least one college-level accounting course by the time you apply. Put both your overall and major GPA on your resume.3,4,2
Does KPMG sponsor visas for interns?
Mostly not. The Audit, Tax and Technology Assurance internship postings require authorization to work in the US without visa sponsorship, now or in the future, and list F-1, CPT and OPT among the statuses they will not sponsor. KPMG says its Korean and Japanese Audit and Business Tax Services practices have historically considered candidates who need sponsorship, with fluency in Korean or Japanese and English, and select Tax jobs on a limited basis. Check each posting.3,4,5,1
What happens after you apply to KPMG?
KPMG sends two online assessments on SHL automatically: an untimed skills assessment and a 36-minute cognitive assessment. Interview selections usually come within two weeks. If you progress, you have two live video interviews with business leaders, then hear within about two weeks whether KPMG is making an offer or inviting you to visit an office.14,1
What can freshmen and sophomores do at KPMG?
KPMG runs programs from freshman year: Ace the Case, the Advisory Talent Program, the Women in Advisory Summit, HBCU Talent+ and the Rise Leadership Conference. An Ideation Challenge case competition runs for student teams across the US.2
Online application at other firms
Sources
Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.
- 1KPMG: KPMG Careers: Early Career & Student Opportunities
- 2KPMG: Program - KPMG Careers
- 3KPMG: Tax Intern | Multiple Locations Summer 2028
- 4KPMG: Audit Intern | Multiple Locations Winter 2028
- 5KPMG: Technology Assurance Intern | Multiple Locations Summer 2027
- 6KPMG: Job Search, internships (Nov 4, 2026)
- 7Bentley University CareerEdge: KPMG Applications Are Open - Here's What You Need to Know (Aug 2025) · prep site
- 8Extern: KPMG Internship 2027-2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply · prep site
- 9Candidate report on a public forum: Intern - Audit interview, Washington DC (Aug 2025)
- 10Candidate report on a public forum: Audit Intern interview, San Francisco (Dec 2025)
- 11Candidate report on a public forum: Deals Advisory FDD intern interview, New York (Jan 2025)
- 12Candidate report on a public forum: Economic Valuation Services Associate interview, New York (Oct 2024)
- 13Georgetown University Cawley Career Education Center: Resume Content & Formatting · prep site
- 14KPMG: Application process (graduate)
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