Associate applicants have rated the interview process at BDO with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 37 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 Associate according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 14%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at BDO (London, England) in Feb 2026
Interview
Interviewed for the Associate role within the Life Science and Healthcare CDD practice. The first round was an HR call and the second round was an in-person case study that lasted an hour.
Was told they would ask a few questions about audit and why their company and I had to explain my weakness and strengths tell me about your self and why would you wanna be a chartered accountant and what value would I add to the organisation
Contacted by BDO recruiter via linkedin. Had a brief call with the recrutier followed by an interview with a NY director. Didn't hear back after from either party; wish I would have.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume / your time at your former employer
easy - just ask if ok to move to sg and nothing technical, done online over MS teams call. Please note that this is for associate level. May differ based on career level.