By Andre Atallah, CEO of EP Advisory
Consulting graduate programme · Seven UK offices · September 2027 start
Most ads close Fri 23 Oct (may close early)Main deadline was set for Fri 23 OctMissed it? Your options
Short answer: Apply now. Most ads close on Friday 23 October 2026, with no time given. To be safe, apply by Thursday 22 October.For most ads, the deadline was set for Friday 23 October 2026. One ad closes on 19 October.One ad had a deadline set for 19 October. Eight close on 26 October.Eight more were listed to close on 26 October. The next window is likely to open in October 2027. After the form, you take Deloitte’s online assessment and a Job Simulation set in your pathway. The final stage is in person: a topic discussion and an interview. No case interview or coding test is published.
Where are you now?
Independent guide. EP Advisory is not affiliated with Deloitte.
Deloitte hires consulting graduates in seven teams, for a September 2027 start. Monitor Deloitte is a separate programme, with its own guide.
This playbook covers each stage, the tests, the final day and the visa rules for each office. For nearly 10 years, we’ve helped more than 5,000 professionals get hired. Want to know if your CV will pass screening in the UK? Check your CV for free: a score in 30 seconds, then a fix for each problem.
01/10
Your route to an offer
Pick your stage and tick each step when done. Dates are Deloitte’s. Prep times are ours.
1. Apply: most ads close Friday 23 October 20261. Apply: the main deadline was set for Friday 23 October 2026
One online form, about 15 minutes. Apply by the day before your ad’s date.
2. Online tests: reply within 4 weeks
Online assessment, then Job Simulation. Prep 1 to 2 weeks.
3. Final stage prep: two hours on one topic
Research one topic with AI, then prepare for the interview. Prep about 1 week.
4. Final day and offer: in person, at your office
2.5 hours at the Deloitte office on your application. Prep 1 to 2 days.
Your ticks save on this device.
02/10
The teams at a glance
Seven consulting teams are hiring graduates. Pick one team and one office.
23 Oct
Most ads close, may close earlyDeadline for most ads
48
Live graduate ads, checked 15 Oct 2026
Sep 2027
Start, with a four-week induction
2:1
Any subject. STEM for Data & AI
One
Application a year, across Deloitte
Not published
Salary
| Team | Offices | Closes | Student visa holders can apply in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Transformation | London, Manchester | 23 Oct or 26 OctDeadlines were set for 23 Oct or 26 Oct | London, except Customer Products |
| Data & AI | London, Manchester, Leeds | 23 OctDeadline was set for 23 Oct | London |
| Enterprise Applications | London, Manchester, Belfast | 23 OctDeadline was set for 23 Oct, or no deadline. No-deadline ads closed | London |
| Finance Transformation | London, Birmingham, Belfast | 23 OctDeadline was set for 23 Oct, or no deadline. No-deadline ads closed | London |
| Risk & Controls | London, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh | 19 Oct, 23 Oct or 26 OctDeadlines were set for 19 Oct, 23 Oct or 26 Oct, or no deadline. No-deadline ads closed | London and Bristol |
| Technology Strategy | London, Manchester, Belfast | 23 OctDeadline was set for 23 Oct | London |
| Security Cleared GPS | London, Bristol, Manchester | 23 OctDeadline was set for 23 Oct, or no deadline. No-deadline ads closed | London and Bristol, with a clearance rule |
| Software Engineering | Ads have opened since we checked. See Deloitte’s searchNo ad live on 15 October 2026 | ||
From the 48 ads in Deloitte’s consulting search, checked 15 October 2026. GPS stands for Government & Public Sector.
Ads that close on 19 October or 26 October, or have no deadlineAds listed to close on 19 October or 26 October, or with no deadline
- Closes 19 October.Deadline was set for 19 October. Risk & Controls cyber, Extended Enterprise, London.
- Closes 26 October.Deadline was set for 26 October. Business Transformation Marketing & Commerce London and Manchester, Customer Products London and Sales & Service Manchester. London cyber: Enterprise Security, Defence and Resilience, Reputation, Crisis & Resilience and Strategy & Transformation.
- No deadline.No deadline, now closed. Enterprise Applications Sales & Service and Finance Transformation Business Analyst in Belfast. Risk & Controls Internal Audit & Change, Defence and Resilience and Strategy & Transformation in Edinburgh. Eight GPS ads.
03/10
What Deloitte Consulting looks for
Deloitte scores 10 core skills across its early careers roles. Show each one with a real example.
Motivated & Committed
Why consulting and why this team, with facts.
Learning Oriented
A hard topic you learned fast.
Tech Curious
A tool you tried, and what it changed.
Relationship Builder
Trust you built with a new group.
Effective Communicator
A complex idea you made clear to others.
Resilient & Adaptable
A plan that failed and how you recovered.
Focused & Efficient
A tight deadline you met.
Analytical
Data you turned into a decision.
Creative Problem Solver
A problem with no set method that you solved.
Cognitive Ability
Tested by the numerical and verbal modules.
What each team does, in Deloitte’s words
- Business Transformation. “identify their most pressing business challenges”.
- Data & AI. “use artificial intelligence and data to better support their companies”.
- Enterprise Applications. “implementing and optimising leading enterprise software solutions”.
- Finance Transformation. “Whatever you’ve studied, we’ll support you to succeed.”
- Risk & Controls. “business, technology, transformation or cyber risks”. Cyber needs “just an interest in cyber”.
- Technology Strategy. “guide clients through their most complex technical transformations”.
- Security Cleared GPS. “our most sensitive public sector clients”.
From Deloitte’s consulting careers page.
04/10Stage 1 · Apply
How to apply
Apply now. Most ads close on Friday 23 October.Most ads had a deadline set for Friday 23 October. Eight close on Monday 26 October. No graduate ad gives a closing time. Related Deloitte ads close at 10am. Deloitte may also close ads early.The last eight had a deadline set for Monday 26 October. No graduate ad gave a closing time. Deloitte could also close ads early. So aim to submit by the day before the date on your ad.
23 October
Most ads close. Apply by Thu 22 OctDeadline for most ads
26 October
Eight ads close. Apply by Sun 25 OctDeadline for the last eight ads
19 October
Extended Enterprise. Apply by Sun 18 OctExtended Enterprise deadline
Closing dates come from Deloitte’s ads. The apply-by dates are our advice. Aconsulting summer scheme closes at 10:00 BST on 23 October.had a deadline set for 10:00 BST on 23 October. Deloitte’s timelines page: “we do close applications early”.
1
Pick one ad
One team, one office
2
Fill the form
About 15 minutes, in one sitting
3
Online assessment
Deadline comes by email
4
Job Simulation
Replies within 4 weeks
Know this for 2026-27
Fixed dates, not rolling. Four ads were taken down before their listed date.
More on the one-application rule
- One application. Deloitte states “a strict one application per year policy across our Early Careers opportunities”. The summer scheme counts too.
Your CV: do and don’t
Do
“Led a four-person society project that cut event costs by 20% and grew attendance to 300”
Show a change you drove, with a number.
Don’t
“Passionate about helping businesses transform”
A claim with no proof. Show the work instead.
Our CV achievement examples show how to write those lines. Getting ready to apply for jobs in the UK? Check your CV for free: see it the way a recruiter does, then fix each problem.
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Missed it or not selected? Your options
- No deadline. Thirteen ads have no fixed date, but “may close quickly”.Thirteen ads had no fixed date. They have now closed. See the teams at a glance.
- Penultimate year. Consulting summer schemes run for six weeks from June 2027. Most close on 23 October 2026.Most had a deadline set for 23 October 2026. London schemes take Student visa holders whose visa is “valid for the duration”. Manchester and Birmingham schemes cannot take you if you would need Skilled Worker sponsorship after you graduate.
- First year. Spring into Deloitte: Advisory iswas “a paid two-day work insight programme” in London in April 2027. Applications open on 9 November 2026.Applications opened on 9 November 2026.
- Next year. Consulting opened on 5 October 2026. The next window is likely to open in October 2027, but this is not confirmed.The next window is likely to open in October 2027. Check the Deloitte careers site for the current dates.
05/10Stage 2 · Online tests
The Deloitte online tests
Two online stages, both built for Deloitte by Cappfinity. No consulting, case or technical test is published.
Immersive Online AssessmentAbout 65 minutes
Welcome and Integrity · Behavioural · Numerical · Verbal
Job SimulationAbout 45 to 60 minutes
Ranking · Best response · Written · Video
The Job Simulation is set in your pathway. Deloitte says it “has been designed for the pathway you have applied to”.
About 35 min
Behavioural, untimed
About 12 min
Numerical, speed counts
About 12 min
Verbal, speed counts
“There’s no overall time limit”. But in numerical and verbal, “the time you take will impact your score” (assessment page).
Step through Deloitte’s online tests
Numerical: speed counts
Read the instructions
The test opens with instructions. In the practice version the clock counts the time you take rather than counting down, and speed counts towards your score. Employers set their own version, so yours may differ.
Rank the options
Work out the answer from a table, then drag the options into order. A Time Taken clock runs at the top.
Type the answer
Some questions have no options. Work out the figure from the chart and type it into the answer box.
Your moves
- Keep a calculator, pen and paper to hand, as Deloitte recommends.
- Check each answer before you press submit. You cannot go back.
Verbal: speed counts
Match the reply to a message
Each module tests a different verbal skill. Here you drag each reply under the message it best answers, judging only the style. Employers set their own version, so yours may differ.
Complete the text
A short passage has gaps. Choose the right word for each gap from a small drop-down list.
Correct the paragraph
A short notice contains spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. Click into the paragraph and fix them.
Rank the replies
Read how a team replied to an idea. Drag the five replies into order, from most positive to least positive.
True, false or can’t say
Read a short passage. For each statement, choose True, False or Can’t say from a drop-down, based only on the passage.
Your moves
- For true, false or can’t say, use only what the passage states.
- Read the whole paragraph before you fix errors.
Behavioural: untimed
The written screen belongs to the Job Simulation. These screens follow Cappfinity’s practice player, so Deloitte’s real screens may look a little different.
Read the welcome page
A welcome page explains the assessment and gives a few tips. Press Continue to start. Employers set their own version, so yours may differ.
Rank the responses
A short work scenario comes with four possible actions. Drag them into order, from the one you would most likely take to the least likely.
Move the slider
Some questions ask where you sit between two views. Drag the handle along the scale, and a box above it shows what you picked.
Pick the best response
A scenario comes with four responses. Pick the one you think is most appropriate, then save and go on.
Write your answer
Some questions ask for a written answer. These can be timed, and a counter shows how many characters you have left.
Your moves
- “Go with your gut instinct”, as Deloitte’s recruiters advise.
- Type every word yourself. Pasting is blocked and there is no spellcheck.
Video: Job Simulation
The Job Simulation also asks for recorded video answers.
- First a set-up clip, which you can record again.
- Each question gives you time to prepare.
- Answer in English. Assessed answers cannot be re-recorded.
Your moves
- Try the Candidate Zone’s practice Job Simulation first.
- Tell your housemates, to avoid what Deloitte calls “a cameo appearance”.
Our own simplified drawings of Cappfinity’s practice screens, not screenshots. Numbers on them are examples. Deloitte’s version may differ.
For more on reasoning questions, see our tips for psychometric tests.
The rules: allowed and banned
Allowed
- A calculator, pen and paper
- Breaks, within a 5-hour cap
- Practice in the Candidate Zone
- Adjustments, if you ask early
Banned
- AI tools, in either online stage
- Help from anyone else
- Pasting text into written answers
- Sharing questions, including with AI
From Deloitte’s integrity page. Deloitte has “measures in place to detect AI-generated or AI-assisted responses”.
On the day: integrity, order and going back
- Integrity first. You record an integrity statement on camera first. The three modules then go in any order.
- No going back. “Once you have submitted your answer to a question, you cannot then go back and change it”. Cappfinity’s free demo has a Previous button. Deloitte’s real test does not.
- Time cap. “We have set a maximum time limit of 5 hours, which allows for ample breaks”. Deloitte may remove applicants who take longer.
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 Deloitte
- Deloitte’s Candidate ZoneDeloitte · free account neededDeloitte’s own practice for both online stages. Start here.Free
Practise
- Cappfinity’s Preparation HubCappfinity, the test maker · no account neededExplains each question type in plain words.Free
- Cappfinity’s practice demosCappfinity · no account neededShort demos. Skip critical reasoning. Unlike Deloitte’s test, they let you go back.Free
- Capp-style verbal sample testAssessmentDay · guide updated Sep 2026More verbal questions in the same five types.Free
- Capp-style numerical sample testAssessmentDay · no account neededExtra numerical practice.Free
Skip answer solvers and paid insight packs. Deloitte bans AI in its tests and says paid insights “may be misleading or inaccurate”.
Next: build your speed on numbers and words with our guide to psychometric and logic tests.
06/10Stage 3 · Interviews
The topic discussion and interview
Two exercises, on one in-person day at your office. Deloitte publishes no case interview for any team. It publishes no coding or technical test either.
Topic discussionA 30 to 45 minute session
About 15 minutes of your findings · Then questions · No slides
Skills and motivation interviewAbout 50 minutes, up to an hour
Motivation · Past examples · Scenarios · Values
Deloitte asks you to use AI for your topic research and to explain how you used it. AI is banned in the interviews themselves.
Your mandatory preparation and the timings
- The task. Pick one of the topics Deloitte gives you and spend up to two hours on it. “you don’t need to prepare slides”.
- What to explain. Why you chose it, your approach, and how you used AI and “what value it added”.
- Timings. Deloitte’s pages give “around 30-40 minutes” and “around 45 minutes” for the session. The Discussion Guide caps your findings at 15 minutes. The interview is “around 50 minutes”, or “up to an hour” in the Interview Guide.
How to answer: Deloitte’s own frames
The topic discussion
Deloitte’s Discussion Guide suggests this shape for your 15 minutes. It says there is “no right way”.
1
Introduce
2 min: purpose and key points
2
Implications
4 min: positive and negative
3
Opportunities and risks
4 min: both sides
4
For Deloitte
3 min: business opportunities
5
Conclude
2 min: why it matters
Follow-ups to rehearse
What research did you come across that you decided to discount?How did you use AI, and what did it add?How did you test your thinking?
Past examples
Deloitte’s guide says STAR “only works when talking about a previous example”.
Situation
Set the scene in one or two lines.
Task
What you had to achieve.
Action
What you did, not the team.
Result
What changed, with a number.
Motivation
Deloitte’s guide names three areas, plus your own questions.
The area
Why consulting, and why this team.
The firm
What you know about Deloitte.
Your career
How this team fits your goals.
Your questions
What you want to know about the role.
Deloitte says it is “not expecting you to be an expert”.
See our guides on how to pass a job interview and the toughest interview questions.
Practise: one question at a time
Motivation questions
Topics from Deloitte’s Interview Guide. Answers are ours.
The area
Why consulting, and why this team?
What they’re testing: that you know what the team does.
Show a strong answer
- Quote one line from your team’s page. Link it to something you have done.
The firm
What do you know about Deloitte?
What they’re testing: your “interest in, and knowledge of” the firm.
Show a strong answer
- Name one piece of Deloitte’s own work you read, such as Tech Trends 2026. Say what it means for your team.
Your career
What do you want to learn in your first two years?
What they’re testing: that you know the team.
Show a strong answer
- Name what your ad offers, such as a qualification, and why it fits.
Your questions
“What aspects of the role and responsibilities do you want to know more about?”
From Deloitte’s Interview Guide
Show a strong answer
- Ask about a recent project, not facts the ad already gives.
Past example questions
The first card is Deloitte’s own. The others are ours.
Past example
“Tell me about a time you had to work collaboratively with others to achieve a goal”
Deloitte’s own example question
Show a strong answer
- Use STAR. Focus on your part and end with a number.
Values
How do you support the people around you?
What they’re testing: Deloitte’s value of looking out for each other.
Show a strong answer
- Name one habit, then a time it helped someone.
Analytical
Tell me about a time you changed someone’s mind with evidence.
What they’re testing: how you would advise a client.
Show a strong answer
- What they believed, what evidence you showed and what they decided.
Tech Curious
Tell me about a time you tried a new tool and it changed how you worked.
What they’re testing: Tech Curious, one of Deloitte’s 10 core skills.
Show a strong answer
- Use STAR. Name the tool, what you did with it and what changed.
Scenario and topic questions
The first three follow Deloitte’s own material. The last is ours.
Scenario
You built a new way for your team to report project progress. How would you present it to colleagues?
Based on Deloitte’s example question
Show a strong answer
- This is not STAR. Say who is in the room and what they care about.
Topic
“What research did you come across that you decided to discount?”
From Deloitte’s Discussion Guide
Show a strong answer
- Name one source and why you dropped it: too old, too small or one-sided.
Topic
How did you use AI in your preparation, and what value did it add?
Based on Deloitte’s mandatory preparation
Show a strong answer
- Say what you asked it, what it added and which other sources you used.
Communicator
Explain what your chosen team does to a friend outside business.
What they’re testing: plain words, which client work needs.
Show a strong answer
- One line, then one example of its work.
Your story bank: a worksheet to print or copy
Two STAR stories per skill. Cognitive Ability is tested online.
| Skill | Story 1 | Story 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Motivated & Committed | ||
| Learning Oriented | ||
| Tech Curious | ||
| Relationship Builder | ||
| Effective Communicator | ||
| Resilient & Adaptable | ||
| Focused & Efficient | ||
| Analytical | ||
| Creative Problem Solver |
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 Deloitte
- Deloitte’s Interview GuideDeloitte · PDF · dated 2025The question types, one example of each and Deloitte’s tips.Free
- Deloitte’s Topic Discussion GuideDeloitte · PDF · 2025How to turn two hours of research into a short two-way discussion.Free
- Deloitte’s consulting teamsDeloitte Careers · no account neededEach team’s work, for a specific “why this team” answer.Free
Learn the work
- Tech Trends 2026Deloitte Insights · global report · updated Sep 2026Deloitte’s view of AI and tech change, for your topic research.Free
- 10 Steps to Cyber Security, for cyber and GPS rolesNCSC, UK government guidance · 2021The basics of cyber risk in plain words.Free
07/10Stage 4 · Final
The final stage day and your offer
The final stage lasts 2.5 hours, at the Deloitte office linked to your application.
Travel
A prepaid card for up to £150 arrives at least three days before. Wait for it before you book.
Arrive
Arrive 10 minutes early. Bring “paper and a pen”, plus notes to prompt you if you want.
Scoring
You are “benchmarked against criteria and skills, not other candidates on the day”.
Outcome
Deloitte sends feedback in the Candidate Zone, its “most detailed report to date”.
Offer checks and joining
- Checks. Your official degree results, plus Personal Independence checks. GPS roles add Security Check clearance.
- Timing. “We allow one month between your course completion date and your Deloitte start date”.
- Hotels. Not covered unless agreed in advance (travel guide). Its final stage checklist covers the rest.
Key dates: September 2027 intake
5 Oct 2026
Consulting roles opened
15 October 2026
Open. Apply by the date on your ad
15 October 2026
Ads last checked
19 Oct to 26 Oct 2026
Closing dates by ad, no time givenDeadlines by ad, no time given
Each online stage
Reply within four weeks
Each online stage
Reply within four weeks
Sep 2027
Four-week induction, then you join your team
08/10
Visa sponsorship and security clearance
Our reading: if you need a visa, you need a Student visa and a London or Bristol role. Check the ad for your office before you apply.
London and Bristol
Student visa holders can apply. Not if you have held a Skilled Worker or Graduate visa.
Other offices
Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Belfast and Edinburgh cannot sponsor. Nor can London Customer Products. Their pay is below the Skilled Worker threshold.
Deloitte’s sponsorship page says your Student visa must be “valid within 3 months of your start date”. You “must be back in the UK by the beginning of August”.
More on each visa rule
- London and Bristol. With an offer, “you must stay on your student visa until our immigration team contacts you c.3 months before start date”.
- 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).
Security Cleared GPS: read both lines
The visa line
The London and Bristol GPS ads accept Student visa holders.
The clearance line
You need Security Check clearance. The ads say the rules “typically include at least five years’ continuous residency in the UK”.
Check you meet the residency rule before you apply. If you are unsure, ask Deloitte. See GOV.UK’s clearance levels.
Need sponsorship? See our guides to UK companies that sponsor visas and staying in the UK after studying. This is general information, so check GOV.UK.
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Key takeaways
Before you apply
- Apply now. Most ads close on 23 October 2026, with no time given. To be safe, apply by the day before the date on your ad.For most ads, the deadline was set for 23 October 2026, with no time given. Some ads close later, on 26 October. The next window is likely to open in October 2027.
- Deloitte allows one application a year, so choose one team and one office.
- London and Bristol ads accept Student visa holders. Other offices cannot sponsor.
- GPS roles need security clearance, typically with five years’ continuous UK residency.
- No case interview or coding test is published for any team.
- Deloitte asks you to use AI for your topic research and to explain how you used it.
When a scheme gives a close date, we email you a few days before it closes. Save Deloitte once and the reminder is set.
Set my reminders freeFree account, no card.
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Frequently asked questions
When do Deloitte consulting graduate applications close?
Most ads close on Friday 23 October 2026.For most ads, the deadline was set for Friday 23 October 2026. One closes on 19 October.One had a deadline set for 19 October. Eight close on 26 October.Eight had a deadline set for 26 October. Thirteen have no fixed deadline.The 13 with no fixed deadline have closed. No time is given, so apply as soon as you can.The next window is likely to open in October 2027.
What degree do I need for Deloitte Consulting?
A 2:1 in any subject, and you must graduate by September 2027. Data & AI asks for a 2:1 in a STEM subject.
Is there a case interview at Deloitte Consulting?
None is published for any team. The final stage is a topic discussion, then a skills and motivation interview of about 50 minutes.
Is there a coding or technical test?
None is published for any team. Every team sits Deloitte’s online assessment, then a Job Simulation set in your pathway.
Can I apply to more than one Deloitte consulting team?
No. Deloitte has a strict one application per year policy across its early careers roles. Choose one team and one office.
Does Deloitte Consulting sponsor visas?
It depends on the office. London and Bristol ads accept Student visa holders. Other offices, and London Customer Products, cannot sponsor.
What does the Security Cleared GPS team need?
Security Check clearance, which the ads say typically includes “at least five years’ continuous residency in the UK”. Check you meet it, and ask Deloitte if unsure.
