Which UK graduate schemes are open right now?

Applications open in waves through the autumn rather than all at once. Consulting front-loads the season, with McKinsey, Bain and BCG all closing within six days of each other in mid October. The Big 4 open later than most people expect, with PwC from 17 September and Deloitte staggered from 21 September to 5 October by business area. Use the "open now" filter for the live list.

Why do so many schemes say "no published deadline"?

Because the employer genuinely does not publish one. Roughly half of the schemes we track say nothing usable about their own application window, and many recruit on a rolling basis and close when the places are filled. We would rather tell you that plainly than print a date the employer never set.

Why do other sites show deadlines that you do not?

A date listed elsewhere often belongs to a different thing: a summer internship, a spring week, a vacation scheme, or the previous year’s intake. Large employers run several of these at once with separate windows, and law firms recruit two to three years ahead, so the same firm can have four live deadlines for four different programmes. We only publish a date when the employer’s own site states it for this graduate cycle, which means our list is shorter and every entry carries the quote it came from.

What tests do graduate schemes use?

It varies by employer and they are worth knowing in advance. Named assessments in this dataset include the Watson Glaser critical thinking test at several City law firms, McKinsey Solve, HireVue video interviews, SHL and HackerRank. Filter by assessment to see who uses what.

Do I need a 2:1 for a graduate scheme?

Less often than the folklore suggests. Plenty of large schemes ask for a 2:2 or set no classification at all, including Lidl, BDO, Network Rail, Jaguar Land Rover and much of the Civil Service Fast Stream. Others are firm about a 2:1. Each scheme page records what the employer actually states.

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469 of 2320 open or rolling today · 698 name the assessments they use

469 of 2320 schemes, accepting applications today.

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2029 of these 2320 employers publish no closing date for their own graduate scheme. Many recruit on a rolling basis and close when the places go, which is why applying early matters more than any deadline. Where an employer says nothing, we say so rather than print a date they never set.

Dates change. Every record carries the day it was checked, and you should confirm with the employer before you rely on it.

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Which UK graduate schemes are open right now?: Applications open in waves through the autumn rather than all at once. Consulting front-loads the season, with McKinsey, Bain and BCG all closing within six days of each other in mid October. The Big 4 open later than most people expect, with PwC from 17 September and Deloitte staggered from 21 September to 5 October by business area. Use the "open now" filter for the live list.
Why do so many schemes say "no published deadline"?: Because the employer genuinely does not publish one. Roughly half of the schemes we track say nothing usable about their own application window, and many recruit on a rolling basis and close when the places are filled. We would rather tell you that plainly than print a date the employer never set.
Why do other sites show deadlines that you do not?: A date listed elsewhere often belongs to a different thing: a summer internship, a spring week, a vacation scheme, or the previous year’s intake. Large employers run several of these at once with separate windows, and law firms recruit two to three years ahead, so the same firm can have four live deadlines for four different programmes. We only publish a date when the employer’s own site states it for this graduate cycle, which means our list is shorter and every entry carries the quote it came from.
What tests do graduate schemes use?: It varies by employer and they are worth knowing in advance. Named assessments in this dataset include the Watson Glaser critical thinking test at several City law firms, McKinsey Solve, HireVue video interviews, SHL and HackerRank. Filter by assessment to see who uses what.
Do I need a 2:1 for a graduate scheme?: Less often than the folklore suggests. Plenty of large schemes ask for a 2:2 or set no classification at all, including Lidl, BDO, Network Rail, Jaguar Land Rover and much of the Civil Service Fast Stream. Others are firm about a 2:1. Each scheme page records what the employer actually states.

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