I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BDO (Miami, FL) in Mar 2017
Interview
I was sent an email saying I was selected for an interview in two weeks. No phone calls. I was sent another email with details needed four days before interview. I had to book a flight and hotel for this interview so I found it weird that I wouldn't at least get a phone call or some personable contact. Everything felt a little unprofessional. After the group lunch, I did very well on the three conversational interviews. They said we would know the outcome in two weeks, that didnt happen. A few weeks later after playing phone tag with a partner who didnt interview me said that the job was competitive and because I hadn't done a public accounting internship I wasn't what they were looking for, but he would see if another location would take me. I felt insulted and strung along. I wonder why they made me travel so far if they could easily see on my resume I didn't have the experience they were looking for and no matter how well I interviewed I wasnt getting an offer.
Overall, very unprofessional and I'm glad I don't work there, just sorry I traveled for it.
From my experience, BDO's recruitment process moves quite quickly. HR often contacts shortlisted candidates on short notice. For instance, test results may be released on the 2nd, while the HR screening interview is scheduled on the 4th. This means candidates need to be prepared and flexible, as there is usually little time to prepare between stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer first asked me to introduce myself in English. After that, they asked why I wanted to become an auditor and what interested me about the auditing profession.
The interviewers are helpful and fun, and very responsive. It is a group interview and 3 people in a room with 4 interviewers, it started with an online assessment 6 questions, include logical thinking, and few problem solving questions and after that interview session started.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most hardest challenge i face during studies
Online interview with 2 session, Assessment and group interview, the interviewer is friendly and kind, together with brief introduction with the professional paper from HR. Progress smooth and get reply soon
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself
What is your plan
What paper you have completed
Why BDO
Behavioral question
Audit Associate 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 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Audit Associate roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 171 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 Audit Associate according to 171 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 23%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 1%
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