Prepare for your KPMG consulting interview

Case interviews and behavioral rounds calibrated to KPMG’s advisory-focused, industry-specialist consulting culture.

The Interview

What KPMG is looking for

Case Interview

01Problem Structuring

02Data-Driven Analysis

03Industry Application

04Actionable Recommendations

Behavioral Interview

01Integrity & Trust

02Collaborative Mindset

03Continuous Learning

04Client Focus

Industry-specialist advisory//Audit-to-advisory pipeline//Values-driven culture

Practice Library

KPMG exercises

Ready to ace your KPMG consulting interview?

Prepare for your KPMG consulting interview

Case interviews and behavioral rounds calibrated to KPMG’s advisory-focused, industry-specialist consulting culture.

The Interview

What KPMG is looking for

Case Interview

01Problem Structuring

02Data-Driven Analysis

03Industry Application

04Actionable Recommendations

Behavioral Interview

01Integrity & Trust

02Collaborative Mindset

03Continuous Learning

04Client Focus

Industry-specialist advisory//Audit-to-advisory pipeline//Values-driven culture

How It Works

Master KPMG Consulting Interviews

Advisory, strategy, and behavioral rounds, scored on KPMG’s evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your Big 4 Goals

Strategic Case Analysis

Practitioner

Business Quantification

Practitioner

2Big 4 Case Prep

A hospitality chain is facing pressure from online travel agencies eating into margins....

CASE INTERVIEWMedium

KPMG

3Frameworks

Framework

Is the client losing share to more competitive rivals?

Are competitors gaining through aggressive pricing?

Competitor avg price down 14% YoY vs client down 6%

Market share loss to 3 low-cost entrants: 5.2pp

Losing customers due to product quality/innovation?

Customer satisfaction score down 12 points (85→73)

R&D spend: 2.1% of revenue vs competitors 4.2%

Is the overall market declining or consolidating?

Is total addressable market shrinking?

Industry volume down 8% YoY (external headwind)

End-market demand: OEM manufacturing down 5%

Is customer mix shifting toward lower-margin segments?

Large OEM customer base: 40% of revenue, declining

Are internal cost structures limiting competitiveness?

Is COGS rising faster than pricing power allows?

COGS % of revenue: 68% (competitors ~60%)

Material costs up 16% vs pricing up 6%

Are manufacturing facilities underutilized?

Plant capacity utilization: 54% (optimal: 75%+)

Fixed cost overhead per unit up 22%

4Feedback

Problem Structuring

Distinctive

Hypothesis Development

Strong

Quantitative Analysis

Meeting Bar

Strategic Judgment

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

KPMG exercises

A regional hospital network wants to reduce operational costs by 20% without impacting...

CASE INTERVIEWMedium

Healthcare · Cost OptimizationKPMG

Your client, a mid-size bank, needs to implement new anti-money laundering controls...

LEARNMedium

Financial Services · Regulatory ImplementationKPMG

A consumer goods company is evaluating whether to consolidate its shared services across...

LEARNHard

Consumer Goods · Shared Services StrategyKPMG

Tell me about a time you identified an issue that others had overlooked and took action...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Integrity & TrustKPMG

Describe a situation where you had to quickly learn a new industry or technical domain...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Continuous LearningKPMG