KPMG 2025 Foundations Program

Job Description

This short introductory skills-building program is for all students at the beginning of their degree – whatever your study area and whether you’re pretty clear on your path or still open to new career ideas.

The program is set over one half-day in-person plus a short virtual get-to-know-KPMG session prior. It’s all about you exploring careers, gathering great ideas, and building professional skills.

What you’ll do:

• Workshops to build key skills for starting your career, including networking, interviewing and presenting yourself in-person and online.
• Network with experts from a range of KPMG services and graduates who’ve started their career at KPMG.
• Learn about the types of work our teams do.

Benefits:

• Build ideas for your career: We know work is changing. Not just how we do it but what the work of the future will look like. From climate change to corporate tax and auditing to AI, we have teams working on all sorts of challenges with all sorts of clients to deliver solutions fit for the future.
• Meet experts in a range of fields: Hear about the work they do and how they’ve built their experience.
• Meet graduates: students who’ve just graduated and entered straight into a career with us can share their thoughts on how they landed on their career choice and what they see in store for themselves.
• Learn key career skills: writing a standout CV, how to prepare for an interview, presenting yourself, and online networking.
• Opportunity to receive early access to apply to our Vacationer Program (if eligible).  

Eligibility

• Open to Australian and international students (Canberra attendees must be Australian citizens)
• Completing undergraduate or postgraduate degree
• Open to all students, but preference will be given to pre-penultimate (that’s the first year of a three-year degree, or the second year of a four-year degree) in locations where demand is high.

Program dates

There are two sessions to attend:

Session one – virtual –– 45 mins

• 24th September (all locations – join virtually)

Session two – in-person – 3.5 hours

• Adelaide – 29th September
• Brisbane – 29th September
• Canberra – 29th September
• Darwin – 7th October  
• Geelong – 1st October
• Gold Coast – 2nd October
• Hobart – 1st October
• Melbourne – 29th September
• Newcastle – 1st October
• Parramatta – 1st October
• Perth – 1st October
• Sydney – 29th September
• Wollongong – 1st October

How to apply

Submit your application and, if you meet eligibility requirements, we will be in touch.