I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BDO in Feb 2022
Interview
Was invited to attend a pre-interview social where I was able to meet several of the associates, including the Tax partner. This social allowed me to meet the people who would be conducting my interviews, but in a relaxed setting. The next day was when I met with two individual in two separate back-to-back 30 minute interviews. The interviews were very relaxed and comfortable
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q. Tell what you know about our company?
Q. Why have you decided to do accounting?
on campus interview at school. Interview was conversational. No surprises or difficult questions. Just know your resume. No technical questions or behavioral questions. It was not bad at all. I didn't make it to the office visit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
asked me about resume, discussed the positions in details
The first round was about a 10 minute call talking to recruiter. And then moved on to two back to back interviews about a week later. Mostly asked behavioral questions
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BDO (New York, NY) in Mar 2026
Interview
Campus recruiting into recruiter interview, two back to back 30 minute interview with managers talking about your experiences and what is on your resume, mostly behavioral and seeing if your a right fit.
BDO interviews FAQs
Tax Intern applicants have rated the interview process at BDO with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Tax Intern roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 20 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 Tax Intern according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 14%
Personality test: 11%
Group panel interview: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Drug test: 4%
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