KPMG UK video interview practice: Audit
A useful recorded answer shows what you noticed, what you checked and what you did next. Try one exercise using your own study, work or volunteering experience, then review whether your actions are visible.
Check your invitation first
Use this guide if you are applying to KPMG UK Audit and your invitation includes a video interview. The catalogue pack focuses on motivation, strengths, communication and related behavioural topics. Check its samples against the task on your invitation.
- Confirm the employer, recruitment market, programme and role.
- Check whether the task is a recorded answer, live interview, test or assessment-centre exercise.
- Use the preparation time, response time, device and retry instructions in your invitation.
What the employer’s guidance says
KPMG’s UK graduate application page separates online assessments, video interviews and Launch Pad. It lists six recorded questions and 40 minutes for the video interview, followed by a separate in-person, half-day Launch Pad. Read your own invitation for the instructions that apply to you.
Source: KPMG — Applying to KPMG. Checked 12 October 2026. Your invitation takes priority if its instructions differ.
Try one teaching exercise
This exercise and the fictional answer below were written for this guide. They are separate from the catalogue pack and are not employer assessment content.
Optional 40-second walkthrough
Silent walkthrough of the fictional student-event example below. Original FBO teaching material, not an employer question. Full written exercise and illustration below.
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Catalogue note: Our question banks are compiled from questions reported by candidates who took the actual recruitment assessments and interviews. The walkthrough and written exercise are separate original FBO teaching material.
The practice question
Describe a time you noticed an inconsistency. What did you check, and what did you do next?
Make a first attempt before reading the example. If your invitation gives a response limit, practise with that limit; otherwise choose a short limit for this exercise without assuming it is the employer’s format.
A framework you can check
- Notice: name the inconsistency and explain why it mattered in that situation.
- Check: describe what you personally compared, asked or verified before drawing a conclusion.
- Act + reflect: explain your next step and the outcome, distinguishing your contribution from the team’s work. Say what you learned or would change; keep the facts honest even if the result was mixed.
Illustrative answer — fictional student example
In a fictional student event project, I noticed that the catering total in our budget was twice the amount on the supplier’s quote. Before changing it, I checked the quote against the headcount and asked our treasurer whether the second entry covered a separate expense. We found that the same cost had been entered twice. I corrected the entry with the treasurer and left a note explaining the change, so the team could review the budget before ordering. We also agreed to check each cost against its supporting document next time. I learned to verify the reason for a difference rather than assume that a surprising number must be wrong.
The example names the discrepancy, the evidence checked and the action taken. Its reflection is tied to that action. It is fictional: use an experience you can honestly discuss, with your own checks and outcome. A small example is enough for practice; do not copy the project as if it happened to you.
Review your attempt
- Did I name the inconsistency rather than just say that I pay attention to detail?
- Did I explain my own check and action rather than only say that we handled it?
- Did I explain the outcome and what I learned without overstating the result?
- Can I say this clearly within the response limit in my invitation?
This is a self-check for practice, not the employer’s scoring rubric. Complete employer assessments independently and follow its resource rules; see KPMG’s application advice.
Choose the version that helps you practise
Audit Video Interview – Motivation & Work Style · United Kingdom · 8 practice questions. The two editions contain the same questions; similar topics or prompts may overlap.
Questions — free
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With answers — £6
The same 8 question entries, with 8 model-answer entries. Choose this paid edition if you want examples to compare with your own attempt. Answer coverage is a content count, not a promise of correctness or selection success.
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Check the limits before choosing
- The catalogue’s eight practice questions are not a prediction of KPMG’s six interview questions.
- This pack does not cover the whole Launch Pad event, group activities or every assessment task.
- It is not an online reasoning-test, ranking-scenario or work-style-slider practice pack.
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