Graduate Tax Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at BDO with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at BDO as a Graduate Tax Trainee according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Background check: 20%
Personality test: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at BDO (Birmingham, England)
Interview
Online assessments that was very focused around numeric and written ability, and in person interview which took place in their main office including group task that focused around team work, understanding clients and communication skills
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Question 1
There was a case study that revolved around reading a fact file and taking away key information, then problem solving as a team
Assessment centre was mainly around AI. One team task where we were all given a document and had to decide on the best strategy for growth based on the information provided, one individual presentation. There was then a q&a session at the end.
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Question 1
No questions about you as a person or anything about you. All ‘what would you do in this situation’
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BDO (Dublin, Dublin) in Oct 2023
Interview
Only one question as to what makes you fit for this role at BDO. The process was fairly straightforward and we had to upload a video answering the question above.