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BDO interviews FAQs
Advisory applicants have rated the interview process at BDO with 1.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Advisory roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BDO overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BDO as a Advisory according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at BDO (Singapore) in Apr 2015
Interview
Fast hiring process. Telephone screening which took around 1 hour asking on candidate's interest and basic understanding of the advisory process. Subsequently, meet hiring manager for 2 rounds, one fit and one technical test. Technical questions involve accounting and valuation questions. Thereafter, meet HR and voila, am hired.
I applied online. I interviewed at BDO (Singapore) in Jan 2024
Interview
Interview process was smooth and friendly in nature with a balance of personal questions and technical questions. Had a 1 to 2hour simple DCF modelling exercise to valuate a hypothetical company. Overall pleasant experience interviewing at the office.
I applied online. I interviewed at BDO (London, England) in Nov 2023
Interview
There are 4 questions following the situational and numerical assessment - you have unlimited preparation time once presented with the questions and 2 minutes to speak once you have started recording your answer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: what would you do if you received criticism from a more senior member of your team?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BDO (London, England) in Jan 2020
Interview
Firstly we sit down and have a group discussion about a case and then gave a pitch to the managers. After that, we had 1-on-1 discussions with managers about the performance in the interview. Finally, the manager asked us to wait for the results.