I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BDO (Solon, OH) in Oct 2016
Interview
I applied through my university. My first round interview was at the college career center where I met an HR related person who just asked me simple behavioral questions on why I chose BDO. It was very general and pleasant. Was asked back for a second round interview at their offices via a phone call about a couple weeks later and it was with 3 interviewers one after another with around 15 other students from other universities. Interviewers were very pleasant and generally asked behavioral questions tailored from your resume. Struck up good conversation with all three while answering the questions and the 30 minutes basically flew by. I received a phone call confirming if I wanted to join their company as an intern about a month later.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at BDO (Perth, Western Australia) in May 2026
Interview
Online Hirevue and then in 1-1 case style interview.
Interview involved structuring thoughts and creating corresponding excel spreadsheet and PowerPoint slide. Interview was relatively unstructured and flowed with my approach + guidance from the interviewer.
Online hirevue video recording, then you go in for in-person assessment centre where you sit at a table with 5 other applicants and go through a scenario, from there it is a one-on-one interview.
Das Vorstellungsgespräch verlief insgesamt okay. Ich konnte die Fragen beantworten, jedoch wurden teilweise unnötige Fragen gestellt und die Atmosphäre war nicht besonders angenehm. Dadurch wirkte das Gespräch nicht so angenehm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Weshalb hast du dich entschieden dich entschieden auf diese Stelle zu bewerben
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 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 71 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 Intern according to 71 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Phone interview: 12%
Skills test: 11%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
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