When does KKR post summer analyst internships?

KKR has opened its US Summer Analyst application in early January, about 17 months before the internship starts; the 2025 program opened January 2, 2024. You apply in the spring of sophomore year for the summer after junior year. Specialty roles and earlier programs post on their own schedules.

Does KKR have programs for freshmen or sophomores?

Yes. KKR Scholars is a New York program for Black and Hispanic-Latinx first-year students, and KKR runs fall webinars for students heading into the next Summer Analyst cycle. The main Summer Analyst application itself is submitted as a sophomore.

What is the KKR interview process?

Expect an online cognitive test, a HireVue video interview, and then meetings with six to eight KKR professionals. Questions cover why KKR, recent KKR deals, and how the macro environment affects investing.

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KKR internships: when they open and how to apply

The main way in at KKR is a 10-week Summer Analyst Program, recruited more than a year in advance: applications open in the winter of sophomore year. The firm has also built earlier entry points, including a first-year program in New York and a paid summer program for liberal arts majors.

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Internships and programs at KKR

The early-career programs it runs for students and recent graduates, by the names it uses for them.

Summer Analyst Program: KKR's main undergraduate internship: 10 weeks, early June into August, for rising seniors. It opens with orientation and training before interns join a team, and it feeds full-time analyst hiring. Recent listings go beyond private equity to insurance risk, actuarial, and sales roles tied to Global Atlantic, KKR's insurance business.
KKR Scholars: A short, immersive program at KKR's New York office for Black and Hispanic-Latinx first-year undergraduates. It includes skills sessions, seminars with senior leaders, resume and interview workshops, and time with employee resource groups. KKR has covered travel and housing.
KKR Collective: A paid, nine-week summer program at KKR's Hudson Yards office for upperclassmen and master's students majoring in the humanities, social sciences, or sciences, including double majors with economics, engineering, or computer science. Participants get training, a team placement tied to an investment strategy, and on-the-desk apprenticeship.
K-Star Summer Internship Program: A 10-week internship in Dallas with K-Star, the KKR subsidiary that services and manages KKR's real estate credit portfolio, with tracks such as asset-backed finance operations and real estate credit. Exceptional performers may get full-time offers for the following year.

When KKR posts internships

KKR opens its US Summer Analyst application in early January for an internship that starts about 17 months later. The application for the 2025 program opened on January 2, 2024, and the 2027 program followed the same pattern in January 2026. You apply in the second semester of sophomore year for the summer after junior year, and KKR itself tells students to apply on that schedule.

Outreach happens the fall before. KKR has run a multi-part "See Yourself Here" webinar series each fall that explains the upcoming Summer Analyst recruiting process. First-year and liberal arts programs recruit on their own calendars, and specialty roles such as K-Star in Dallas post outside the January window.

Who can apply

The Summer Analyst Program is for undergraduates in their penultimate year at the time of the internship, meaning rising seniors, and postings state a specific graduation window. KKR Scholars is for first-year students from underrepresented groups, and KKR Collective is for upperclassmen and master's students in liberal arts fields.

Finance and economics majors are common but not required; KKR says it welcomes liberal arts, computer science, and engineering students. Modeling experience helps but is not a prerequisite.

The interview process

KKR's recruiting team has described the process this way: an online cognitive test that runs about an hour, then a HireVue recorded video interview. Candidates who advance meet six to eight KKR professionals, often including the managing director or partner who leads the team they would join, in sessions of 30 minutes to an hour.

Interviewers want a clear reason you picked KKR, familiarity with recent KKR deals, and a view on how the macro environment is affecting investors. Technical depth varies by team. Be comfortable with accounting and basic deal math regardless.

Tips for applying to KKR

Put the January opening on your calendar now. It lands right after New Year, during winter break of sophomore year, and it is easy to miss.
Register for KKR's fall webinar series. It exists to explain the next Summer Analyst cycle.
Know KKR's insurance business through Global Atlantic and its credit platforms as well as its buyouts. Many summer roles now sit outside private equity.
Humanities or social science major? KKR Collective is a paid summer built for you and a good way to learn finance before the main cycle.

KKR internship questions

When does KKR post summer analyst internships?: KKR has opened its US Summer Analyst application in early January, about 17 months before the internship starts; the 2025 program opened January 2, 2024. You apply in the spring of sophomore year for the summer after junior year. Specialty roles and earlier programs post on their own schedules.
Does KKR have programs for freshmen or sophomores?: Yes. KKR Scholars is a New York program for Black and Hispanic-Latinx first-year students, and KKR runs fall webinars for students heading into the next Summer Analyst cycle. The main Summer Analyst application itself is submitted as a sophomore.
What is the KKR interview process?: Expect an online cognitive test, a HireVue video interview, and then meetings with six to eight KKR professionals. Questions cover why KKR, recent KKR deals, and how the macro environment affects investing.