I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BDO (Boston, MA) in Jun 2022
Interview
Smooth interview process . Getting to know me and my background . Not very technical . Had the ability to ask them questions about the firm to see if it would be a good fit for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whether I had any prior experience in the auditing field?
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.
BDO interviews FAQs
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 73.1% 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%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 2%
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