KPMG Launch Pad 2027: Assessment Centre Exercises & How to Stand Out
The KPMG Launch Pad is KPMG's final assessment centre for the 2027 intake — a half-day event combining a group exercise, written exercises, and interviews with managers and partners. Only candidates who cleared the online assessment and video interview get here, so the field is strong and the competition is real. This guide breaks down every KPMG Launch Pad exercise and how to stand out in each one.
What the KPMG Launch Pad Is
KPMG Launch Pad replaced KPMG's traditional assessment centre with an immersive, tech-enabled experience. You'll typically face four components: a group exercise where your team solves a business case together, a written exercise (often analyzing data or drafting a client recommendation), a one-to-one interview with a manager or senior staff member, and a partner interview. Assessors observe everything — how you contribute, how you handle disagreement, and how you think through ambiguous problems.
What KPMG Launch Pad Exercises Assess
Every KPMG Launch Pad exercise is scored against KPMG's strengths and values. The group exercise tests collaboration, communication, and whether you can drive a team forward without dominating it. The written exercise tests critical thinking, commercial awareness, and clarity under time pressure. The manager interview digs into your motivation and strengths with follow-up questions that expose rehearsed answers. The partner interview tests genuine commercial curiosity and cultural fit — partners can spot a memorized script in seconds. Across all exercises, KPMG looks for "For Better" behaviors: integrity, excellence, courage, and working together.
How to Prepare for KPMG Launch Pad
Prepare each exercise separately. For the group exercise, practice balancing contributions: speak early, build on others' ideas, manage time, and summarize decisions — never sit silent and never bulldoze. For the written exercise, practice structuring a recommendation fast: conclusion first, supporting data, risks, next steps. For the interviews, prepare your KPMG-specific motivation (values, service line, recent news) and 3–4 strength stories with hard results. Our 2027 KPMG Online Assessment and Video Interview Tutorials covers the strengths framework behind every exercise, plus the interview questions partners and managers actually ask.
KPMG Launch Pad Is the Worst Place to Fail
Think about the math: you've survived the application, the online assessment, and the video interview. You're in the final round with a real offer in sight — and this is where candidates who coast on earlier momentum crash. Launch Pad failures are almost always avoidable: invisible in the group exercise, a generic partner interview, or a written exercise with no recommendation. Don't be the candidate who did everything right and lost it at the last hurdle. For 2027 intake logistics, confirm your Launch Pad schedule on KPMG's official careers page.
KPMG Launch Pad FAQ
How long is the KPMG Launch Pad assessment centre? Usually around half a day, with four main exercises scheduled back to back.
What happens in the KPMG Launch Pad group exercise? Your group discusses a business scenario and reaches a recommendation while assessors score collaboration, communication, and judgment.
Is the partner interview at Launch Pad difficult? It's conversational but demanding — partners probe your commercial awareness and motivation, and scripted answers fail fast.
What should I bring to KPMG Launch Pad? Identification, any requested documents, and a notebook. KPMG provides exercise materials and briefs you on arrival.
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