By Andre Atallah, CEO of EP Advisory
Graduate Consultant · UK, field based · 2026-27 cycle
Open now · job board closes 25 Dec 2026Deadline was set for 25 Dec 2026
Short answer: Apply now. Newton’s one UK Graduate Consultant ad is open, and its job board gives a closing date of 25 December 2026. Newton’s FAQ says roles close once all places are full, so the role can close before the board date.This year’s Graduate Consultant ad has closed. The deadline was set for 25 December 2026. The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027. You fill in a form with written questions and no cover letter. Then come online tests, a short video, a virtual selection day and a final round. Pay starts at £48,000.
Applying now?Applying next year?
The ad closes on 25 December on the job board, or sooner if places fill. Take care over the form.This year’s ad has closed. The deadline was set for Friday 25 December. The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027. How to apply
Not this year?
Summer internships usually open at the end of each year. Your options
Where are you now?
Independent guide. EP Advisory is not affiliated with Newton.
Newton calls itself a “strategic delivery partner”. It says it does not just advise clients, but also makes the changes it suggests. Its Graduate Consultants work on client sites around the UK. This guide uses Newton’s own words wherever it can and labels anything from last year.
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01/10
Your route to an offer
Pick your stage and tick each step when done. Stages and dates come from Newton’s Graduate Consultant page and its job board.
1. Apply: open now1. Apply: this year’s ad has closed
Apply now, and take care over the form. Roles close once all places are full, which can be before 25 December.This year’s ad has closed. The deadline was set for Friday 25 December. Next cycle, take care over the form.
2. Online assessments
Three parts, and the first is not marked. You can take breaks between them.
3. Selection day
A virtual day built on real Newton case studies. Group and technical exercises, then a mini interview.
4. Final interview and offer
Dinner the night before, then two 45-minute interviews. The dinner is not assessed.
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02/10
The role at a glance
£48,000, any degree, and a job on client sites. Newton has not published a start date.Newton has now published a start date. Check its graduate page.Check Newton’s graduate page for the start date.
25 Dec 2026
Job board closing dateDeadline (now closed)
£48,000
2026 starting salary
£2,500
Sign-on bonus
AAB
A-level or equivalent, any degree
Field based
On client sites in the UK
Not publishedNow publishedSee Newton
Start date
Newton’s FAQ, page updated 28 September 2026: “Our Graduate Consultant starting salary is £48,000, and you’ll receive a £2,500 sign-on bonus.”
Where you work and how you train
- Location. The job board lists the ad as “UK – Field based”. Newton says “you’ll work on-site, from the factory floor to the boardroom”.
- Offices. “Our consultants are based on-site for each project, so they don’t often spend time in our offices.” Newton has two UK offices, “one in London and one in Oxfordshire”.
- Travel. You must “Have the ability to travel in the UK and work away from home for periods of time”. Newton says it never expects you to “leave home before 6am on a Monday, be home later than 6pm on a Friday or work on weekends”.
- Training. A “five-week induction” at Newton’s “Kingston Bagpuize office in Oxfordshire”. “At around 10 months, you’ll do a three-day course” on efficiency and engagement. “Over two years you’ll progress to Senior Consultant.”
- Paths. After core training you can “continue as an Operations Consultant or direct your skills further into Digital & AI or People & Change”.
Sources: Newton’s Graduate Consultant page, Life at Newton and Why join Newton, read on 15 October 2026.
03/10
What Newton looks for
No consulting experience needed. Newton says: “What matters to us is your potential and skills.”
Newton sums up the job in four lines. Have a short story for each.
“The big picture and the small detail”
Show it by: a project where you kept the goal in view and still checked the numbers.
“Dive into the unfamiliar”
Show it by: a time you learned a new subject fast to solve a problem.
“Without all the answers”
Show it by: a time you asked a hard question or acted on feedback.
“Own your projects”
Show it by: something you ran end to end, including what went wrong.
Newton’s seven attributes, in its own words
Newton’s Why join Newton page lists “seven key skills and attributes we look for in our Consultants”:
- “Analytical & Problem-Solving Capability”
- “Drive & Resilience”
- “Curiosity”
- “Empathy & Self-Awareness”
- “Team Spirit & Humility”
- “Exceptional People Skills”
- “Agility & Adaptability”
The work itself: “mapping processes and analysing data to identify opportunities for them to improve their operations”. Then you “make them happen”.
04/10Stage 1 · Apply
How to apply
Apply now. Newton’s one UK Graduate Consultant ad was open when we checked on 17 October 2026.This year’s ad has closed. The deadline was set for 25 December 2026. The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027.
Newton’s job board gives a closing date of 25 December 2026 at 23:55 GMT.Newton’s job board set the deadline for 25 December 2026 at 23:55 GMT.
Newton’s FAQ: “we recruit on a rolling basis and will close once all opportunities are full (usually, March).”
So the role can close before the board date if places fill.So the role could close before the board date if places filled. Newton also says there is no benefit in applying early, and it advises “taking your time in crafting your application”. Our advice: take a week over the form, then submit well before 25 December.
1
Check the rules
AAB, any degree
3
Answer the questions
Education, work, achievements
4
Submit
No cover letter needed
Newton says: “Simply fill out our online form and answer some written questions about your education, work experience and achievements. No cover letter needed.” It publishes no word limits.
The entry rules, in Newton’s words
- Year. “Be in your penultimate or final year of university or a recent graduate, from any degree background.”
- Grades. “Have a minimum of AAB at A-Level or equivalent”. Newton adds that “context will be considered” for slightly lower grades.
- No 2:1 rule. Newton’s FAQ: “Is a 2:1 required to join the Graduate programme? No, our minimum benchmark is AAB at A-level or equivalent”.
- Travel. “Have the ability to travel in the UK and work away from home for periods of time.”
- Right to work. “Have the right to work in the UK.” See Visa sponsorship.
Your written answers: do and don’t
Do
“I mapped our society’s sign-up process and cut the queue time from 20 minutes to 5.”
Newton maps processes and analyses data. Show you did that, with a number.
Don’t
“I am a hard-working team player with great communication skills.”
A claim with no example tells Newton nothing about your achievements.
Last year’s guide video said the form had “a question about your proudest achievement”. Pick that story first.
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Missed it, or not ready yet? Your options
- Summer internships. For penultimate-year students: Pioneering Potential (July) and the Summer Academy (August). Newton says “We usually open applications for our summer internships at the end of each year.” Interns who shine are offered a graduate place. Newton cannot sponsor Skilled Worker visas for its internships.
- Insight events. Newton’s job board lists four: a networking breakfast on 12 November, an insight evening on 24 November, an insight day for final-year students on 2 December and an insight day for women in STEM on 4 December 2026.Newton’s job board listed four this cycle: a networking breakfast on 12 November, an insight evening on 24 November, an insight day for final-year students on 2 December and an insight day for women in STEM on 4 December 2026. Watch its events page for new ones.
- Webinars. Newton runs four online “This is What it Takes” webinars: Consumer (21 October), Defence (28 October), Public (4 November) and Standout Applications (11 November 2026).Newton ran four online “This is What it Takes” webinars this cycle: Consumer (21 October), Defence (28 October), Public (4 November) and Standout Applications (11 November 2026). See Newton’s events page.
- Head Office. Newton also mentions a “Head Office graduate programme”. No Head Office ad was on its board when we checked on 15 October 2026.A Head Office ad was on its board when we checked on 15 October 2026.Check its board for a Head Office ad.
- Experienced roles. Newton’s experienced hires page lists Lead Consultant and Principal Consultant roles.
- Next cycle. Newton says “Our Graduate Consultant roles open for applications in September”. No 2027 date is published yet.Newton has now published its 2027 date. Check its graduate page.The 2027 cycle was open when we checked on 17 October 2026.The 2027 cycle had closed when we checked on 17 October 2026.
- Other firms. See our guides to McKinsey and BCG.
05/10Stage 2 · Online
The online assessments
Three parts: a quiz that is not marked, cognitive tests, then a short video. Newton says “You can take breaks in-between each of the assessments.”
Newton names no test provider. It publishes no length, question count, pass mark or practice test.
Preview quiz: not marked
Newton says: “You’ll start with our Realistic Job Preview Quiz, which isn’t assessed”. It is there to help you decide if Newton suits you.
Your moves
- Answer honestly, since the quiz is for you.
- Note one thing about the job that surprised you. It makes a good answer to “why Newton?”
Cognitive tests: marked
Newton says you will take “cognitive tests covering logical reasoning, numerical skills, and data interpretation”.
Your moves
- Refresh percentage change, ratios and reading tables and charts.
- Practise spotting the rule in a pattern, one step at a time.
- Use the breaks. Start each test fresh.
Video interview: two questions
Newton says: “You’ll answer two questions about your experiences”. It adds: “We have real assessors screening these”, “not AI”. Newton says to “treat this like an in-person interview”.
Your moves
- Have two stories ready: one team story and one about a problem you solved.
- Look at the camera, not your face on screen.
- Dress and sit as you would for a live interview.
The moves are ours, built on Newton’s own words.
What last year’s guide added (2025-26)
- Last year’s tests. Newton’s 2025-26 video described “numerical and data interpretation abilities as well as inductive and deductive reasoning”.
- Last year’s video. It had “two to three questions” over “10 to 15 minutes”, with “time to digest and plan your response”. This year’s page says two questions.
- The quiz. Last year’s guide said it “can’t negatively impact your application”.
Source: Newton’s Graduate Guide to Online Assessments, 30 September 2025. This year’s steps may differ.
What Newton says, and what it does not
Newton says
- You can take breaks between assessments
- The preview quiz is not assessed
- Real assessors screen your video, not AI
Not published
- Who makes the tests
- How long they take
- A pass mark
- A rule on using AI yourself
Go further: the best outside help
Our own picks, checked on 15 October 2026. We are not linked to any of these sites and earn nothing from them.
From Newton
- The online assessments, in Newton’s wordsNewton · 2026-27 page · no account neededRead stage 2, Online Assessments: the quiz, the three test areas and the two-question video.Free
- Try The Newton ChallengeNewton · practice quiz · no account neededRealistic consulting scenarios with four choices each. At the end, it shows “where your strengths lie”. It is a practice quiz, not the marked test.Free
Watch
- Newton’s guide to the online assessmentsNewton on YouTube · Sep 2025 · 5 min · last year’s guideNewton explains each part. Check details against this year’s page.Free
Practise
- Brush up on percentage changeBBC Bitesize · GCSE maths · no account neededWorked examples and a short quiz. Newton’s 2025-26 selection day guide says to practise percentage change, ratios and graphs.Free
Skip paid “Newton test” packs. Newton names no test provider, so a pack that names one is guessing.
Next: build speed with numbers, data and patterns using our guide to psychometric and logic tests.
06/10Stage 3 · Selection day
Selection day
Selection day is “our virtual assessment centre”. Newton describes “a day of group exercises, technical exercises and a mini interview, based on real Newton case studies.”
You also meet some of Newton’s consultants and can ask questions in a Q&A.
Last year’s day, in order (2025-26 guide)
- Partner introductions. “about 10 minutes to speak to your partner”, then you introduce them. “it is still part of the assessment process.”
- Q&A. Newton consultants talk about their careers, and “you’ve got the opportunity to ask some questions as well”.
- Group exercise. Each person gets different information. The group pieces it together and makes recommendations.
- Technical exercise. Numbers and data: “percentage change, ratios, graphs”.
- Lunch cut. “not all candidates will make it past this point”.
- Technical one-to-one. “about 10 minutes to read through a brief which is based on a real Newton project”, then “about half an hour working through some numerical and logic problems with the assessor”.
- Mini interview. “a 30-minute interview one-on-one with one of the assessors”.
Source: Newton’s Graduate Guide to Selection Day and Graduate Guide to the Selection Process, 30 September 2025. This year’s order may differ.
How to answer
Group exercise
Last year’s guide said to “make sure you hear all the voices in the room”.
Your moves
- Share your piece of the information early and clearly.
- Invite a quiet member in by name.
- Pull the group back to the question when time runs short.
Technical exercises
Last year’s guide said to “take a breath and pause”. It added: “The assessors are there to support and coach you”, and “if you’re not sure on something, just ask.” A graduate in the same guide said to use the 10 minutes of reading to “really focus on the questions you’ve been given”.
Read
Find the question and the numbers that matter.
Plan
Say how you will work it out before you start.
Work
Write each step so the assessor can follow.
So what
Say what the answer means for the client.
This frame is ours.
Mini interview
Last year’s guide said the mini interview looks at “self-awareness, resilience, and teamwork”. It said to know your “top strengths, weaknesses” with “examples to back that up”. Newton’s 2026 tips suggest “the STAR method” and say “don’t memorize a script”.
Situation
Where and when, in one line.
Task
What you had to achieve.
Action
What you did, not the team.
Result
What changed, then what went well and what you would do better.
See our guides on how to pass a job interview and the toughest interview questions.
Practise: interview prompts
Newton publishes no question list. These prompts are our own, built from Newton’s seven attributes and its selection day guide.
Competency
Drive and resilience
“Tell us about a time you kept going when a plan failed.”
What they’re testing: “Drive & Resilience”.
Show a strong answer
- Name the setback in one line. Spend most of the answer on what you changed and why. End with the result and what you learned.
Curiosity
“Tell us about something you taught yourself because you wanted to know how it worked.”
What they’re testing: “Curiosity”.
Show a strong answer
- Say what sparked it and how you learned. Then show how you used it to solve a real problem.
Self-awareness
“What is a weakness you are working on?”
What they’re testing: “Empathy & Self-Awareness”.
Show a strong answer
- Pick a real weakness. Give one example of it, then what you now do about it and the evidence it is working.
People skills
“Tell us about a time you won over someone who disagreed with you.”
What they’re testing: “Exceptional People Skills”.
Show a strong answer
- Show you listened first. Explain what mattered to them and how you changed your case. End with what you agreed.
Numbers
Percentage change
“Output rose from 1,200 to 1,380 units a week. What is the percentage change?”
What they’re testing: percentage change, which Newton’s guide names.
Show a strong answer
- Change over the old value: 180 ÷ 1,200 = 15%. Say the method out loud before the answer.
Reverse percentage
“After a 20% rise, output is 1,440 units a week. What was it before?”
What they’re testing: percentage change, worked backwards.
Show a strong answer
- Divide by 1.2: 1,440 ÷ 1.2 = 1,200. Taking 20% off 1,440 gives 1,152, which is wrong. The 20% was on the old value.
Ratios
“Line A makes 450 units and line B makes 300. What is the ratio, and what share comes from line A?”
What they’re testing: ratios and shares.
Show a strong answer
- 450 : 300 is 3 : 2. Line A makes 3 of every 5 units, so 60%.
Graphs
“A chart shows waiting times falling from 40 days to 30. Someone calls it a 33% fall. Are they right?”
What they’re testing: reading data with care.
Show a strong answer
- No. The fall is 10 days on a base of 40, so 25%. 33% uses the new value as the base.
Your story bank: a worksheet to print or copy
Two stories for each of Newton’s seven attributes. Know them well, but do not learn a script.
| Attribute | Story 1 | Story 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Analytical and problem-solving | ||
| Drive and resilience | ||
| Curiosity | ||
| Empathy and self-awareness | ||
| Team spirit and humility | ||
| People skills | ||
| Agility and adaptability |
Go further: the best outside help
Our own picks, checked on 15 October 2026. We are not linked to any of these sites and earn nothing from them.
Watch
- Two graduates walk through selection dayNewton on YouTube · Sep 2025 · 5 min · last year’s guideEach part of last year’s day, in order. Test your camera first, hear every voice in the group task, and practise percentages, ratios and graphs.Free
- Newton’s recruiters on every stageNewton on YouTube · Sep 2025 · 6 min · last year’s guideThe whole process, including how the technical interview works.Free
- How to show self-reflectionNewton on YouTube · Jan 2026 · 3 minThe mini interview looks at self-awareness. This tip shows how to say what went well and what you would do better.Free
- How to land your pointsNewton on YouTube · Feb 2026 · 3 minTwo simple ways to shape an answer, STAR and PREP. Know your key points, but do not learn a script.Free
From Newton
- The seven things Newton looks forNewton · updated Oct 2026 · no account neededNewton’s seven attributes. Have one example ready for each.Free
07/10Stage 4 · Final
Final interview and offer
Dinner the night before, then two 45-minute interviews. Newton calls the dinner “unassessed”.
The dinner
“an unassessed dinner with other candidates and Newton team members not involved in your selection process”. Use it to ask honest questions.
Interview 1: competency
45 minutes. Bring your story bank.
Interview 2: technical case study
45 minutes. Last year’s guide said it tests “mathematical and structured problem solving abilities”.
Where
Newton does not say where the final is held. Ask when you are invited.
Newton says: “The following day, you’ll take part in two 45-minute interviews with senior team members. One will be focused on competency and the other a technical case study.”
After an offer
- Joining bonus. “£2,500 as soon as you sign your contract.”
- Before you start. “regular newsletters” and “events for our Future Newton Consultants”.
- Start date. Not published. Ask Newton when you get your offer.Newton has now published one. Check its graduate page.Check Newton’s graduate page, or ask when you get your offer.
- How fast. Newton publishes no wait time for 2026-27. Last year’s guide said the process is “designed to be as quick as 2 to 3 weeks”.
Key dates: Graduate Consultant, 2026-27 cycle
14 Sep 2026
Applications opened
17 October 2026
The ad was open when we checked
21 Oct to 11 Nov 2026
Newton’s online webinars
21 Oct to 11 Nov 2026
Newton’s online webinars ran
25 Dec 2026
Job board closing date, 23:55 GMT
25 Dec 2026
Applications were due by 23:55 GMT. This year’s ad has closed
Usually March
Newton’s FAQ: roles close once all places are full
Not published
Start date
See Newton
Start date, now published
See Newton
Start date
08/10
Visa sponsorship
Our reading: Newton can sponsor a visa for this role if you need one. We read this on 15 October 2026.
Newton’s Graduate Consultant page: “Have the right to work in the UK. Please note that we can sponsor students on Skilled Worked Visas if needed.” (Newton’s spelling.)
Already in the UK on a Graduate visa? It lasts “2 years if you apply on or before 31 December 2026” and “18 months if you apply on or after 1 January 2027” (GOV.UK).
Our reading: “if needed” is not a promise. Ask Newton how it applies to you.
See our guides to staying in the UK after studying and UK companies that sponsor visas. This is general information, so check GOV.UK.
09/10
Key takeaways
Before you apply
- Apply now. The job board says 25 December 2026, but roles close once all places are full.This year’s ad has closed. The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027.
- You need AAB at A-level or equivalent, from any degree. Newton has no 2:1 rule.
- There is no cover letter. Give each written answer a real example and a number.
- The preview quiz is not marked. The cognitive tests and the two-question video are.
- Selection day is virtual. Practise percentage change, ratios and graphs.
- The final is two 45-minute interviews: one competency, one technical case.
- Pay starts at £48,000, plus a £2,500 sign-on bonus.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Newton Graduate Consultant programme open now?
Yes. One UK Graduate Consultant ad, listed as field based, was open on Newton’s job board when we checked on 17 October 2026. It opened on 14 September 2026.No. This year’s ad, which opened on 14 September 2026, has closed. The deadline was set for 25 December 2026. The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027.
When do Newton Graduate Consultant applications close?
Newton’s job board gives a closing date of 25 December 2026 at 23:55 GMT.This year’s ad has closed. The job board set the deadline for 25 December 2026 at 23:55 GMT. Newton’s FAQ says it recruits on a rolling basis and closes roles once all places are full, usually in March. If places fill sooner, the role can close before the board date.
How much does a Newton Graduate Consultant earn?
Newton gives a 2026 starting salary of £48,000, plus a £2,500 sign-on bonus paid when you sign your contract. It also pays a company performance bonus every six months. We checked this on 15 October 2026.
Do I need a 2:1 for the Newton graduate programme?
No. Newton’s FAQ says its minimum benchmark is AAB at A-level or equivalent, from any degree background. It says context will be considered for slightly lower grades.
What are the Newton online assessments?
First a Realistic Job Preview Quiz, which is not assessed. Then cognitive tests covering logical reasoning, numerical skills and data interpretation. Then a short one-way video interview with two questions about your experiences, screened by real assessors, not AI. Newton names no test provider.
What happens at the Newton selection day and final interview?
Selection day is a virtual assessment centre with group exercises, technical exercises and a mini interview, based on real Newton case studies. The final round starts with an unassessed dinner the night before. Then you have two 45-minute interviews with senior team members, one on competency and one a technical case study.
Does Newton sponsor visas for Graduate Consultants?
Newton’s Graduate Consultant page says it can sponsor Skilled Worker visas if needed. We read this on 15 October 2026. Newton says it cannot sponsor Skilled Worker visas for its summer internships. Ask Newton how it applies to you before you apply.
