Opportunities

Graduation December 2024 -
August 2025

Case
Competitions
Career Exploration and
Skill Development
Early Internship
Application
Embark Scholars
Program

Case Competitions

KPMG Ideation Challenge (KIC)

Fire up your synapses and put your exceptional mind to work, harnessing the power of data and emergent technologies to crack complex business challenges. Work as a team with some of the brightest minds on campus. Bring your brilliant ideas to life as you compete with teams from across the U.S., with the winner going on to our global training program in Europe.

Career Exploration and Skill Development

Ace the Case

Practice your skills before putting them into practice with our Ace the Case program. This interactive program includes a case analysis workshop, presentation skills workshop, and business case simulation. Build the critical skills you need to analyze and present a compelling case, put them to the test and receive real-time feedback from KPMG professionals.

Branding U

Of course, you're brand-savvy! You dress to impress and follow the latest trends — but do you know what's the most essential brand in the world? Yours. KPMG Branding U is your source for advice on putting your best foot forward by creating a stellar résumé, networking, acing an interview, and so much more.

Frank K. Ross Leadership Institute

For 38 years, Frank K. Ross worked for KPMG and was the first Black professional elected to the KPMG partnership. Frank eventually became a member of the KPMG Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board for the KPMG Foundation, and was a co-founder of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA). Passionate about helping Black students succeed in the corporate world, Frank and KPMG founded the Frank K. Ross Leadership Institute to assist underrepresented talent. Through a series of informative sessions, participants will learn how to harness their abilities as they forge their own career paths and become the leaders they were meant to be.

Candidates should be pursuing degrees in accounting, finance, engineering, computer science, or a technology-focused major and identify as American Indian, Alaska Native, Black or African American, or Hispanic/Latinx.

Apply Here

KPMG Future of Tech Summit

The Future of Tech Summit is a program designed to expose you to “the world of technology” that exists within a professional services firm. Experience the future of work in this engaging summer program where you'll have the opportunity to:

Candidates should be pursuing degrees in accounting, finance, engineering, computer science, or a technology-focused major and identify as Black or African American.

The Future of Tech Summit application will open in January 2023.

Apply Here

Rise Leadership Institute

Rise up and leave your mark with KPMG! Our Rise Leadership Institute is redefining how the firm engages and supports inclusivity by giving people of color, veterans, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+, and first-generation college students the opportunity to develop their leadership abilities. Rise participants enjoy a variety of scholarship and career opportunities, a multiday summer leadership conference, a development program, and more.

Candidates should be pursuing degrees in accounting, finance, engineering, or an IT major, and identify as persons of color, veterans, persons with disability, LGBTQ, and/or first-generation college students.

Apply Here

KPMG Talent+

Open the door to a world of opportunities with the KPMG Talent+ leadership program. Explore our service areas while learning more about our dynamic culture and career opportunities. From to networking with professionals and other top candidates to learning about KPMG and the work we do; our KPMG Talent+ program provides you a chance to be a part of our story and our family.

Early Internship Application

Get an early start on your future career. At KPMG, we welcome early internship applications (two years prior to graduation) from eager go-getters looking to jump-start their careers.

Once successfully receiving an internship offer, candidates are invited to take a closer look at KPMG by participating in the KPMG Talent Prime program.

KPMG Talent Prime is our exciting local leadership program that allows you to immerse yourself in our culture, our business, and your service area of choice. Gain new insights into the careers we offer as you explore your role and its place at KPMG. Learn how our values inform our decisions and how we respond to new challenges that come our way.

Here are just a few of the opportunities that may be open to you as a part of the program:

A select number of candidates will also be extended an invitation to join our Global Advantage program.

Open yourself up to a world of opportunity with the KPMG Global Advantage program. We designed this four-day global experience to help future KPMG interns discover what it means to work at one of the nation's leading professional service firms. All sessions are led by national KPMG partner instructors and will cover a range of topics, including:

Previous programs were hosted in London, Barcelona, Dublin, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Budapest.

To participate in Global Advantage, candidates must meet certain eligibility requirements, including having officially accepted an internship offer.

Embark Internship Application

We designed the Embark Scholars program to help high-performing students of color begin their career journey with the tools to be the KPMG leaders of tomorrow. This multiyear internship offers industry-leading technical and professional development training across all KPMG service areas and more.

Candidates should be pursuing degrees in accounting, taxation, finance, information technology, computer science, engineering, management information systems, or equivalent programs. Additionally, candidates should be from a traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minority group within the professional services industry.

Next Steps

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Savannah Prentice

Manager, Audit

“The leadership program was valuable in many ways; it provided me with useful soft skills training, offered networking and relationship building, helped develop my confidence, and it was a fun way to take my first steps into the professional world.”

Julia Corr

Sr. Associate, Advisory

“Participating in a KPMG leadership program was a valuable experience because it allowed me to expand my network and witness KPMG's investment in its people, which enables each individual to contribute to the success of the firm.”

Gary Carter

Associate, Tax

“The Rise Leadership Institute helped me develop as a professional, provided me exposure to various fields of accounting, and connected me with a network of peers and professionals. Participating in this program helped me gain a competitive edge before starting full time and allowed me to define my intended career path through the support of mentors.”

Tim Hubner

Sr. Associate, Advisory

“Leadership programs offer a glimpse into the culture at KPMG while meeting future colleagues and learning about the types of roles and career paths that the firm can offer.”

Kate Marinkovich

Sr. Associate, Tax

“Global Advantage was an incredible introduction to the firm and an unparalleled opportunity that I didn't find elsewhere. The program really encompassed my favorite things about working at KPMG — the chance to build relationships with great people and the opportunity to have unique experiences like traveling to new destinations.”

James Nguyen

Sr. Associate, Audit

“By attending a leadership program, I learned a lot about KPMG and was able to understand what my future career progression could look like as an employee. Having a glimpse into the culture was a huge driver in helping me make the decision to join the firm.”

Lesley Vizcarra