Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at BDO as 55.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.78 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Projektmanager and Audit Associate rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Junior Associate Audit and IT-Berater roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at BDO takes an average of 14 days when considering 9 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for IT-Berater had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Praktikant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
Online pre-recorded interview, with several general questions about why I want to work at the company and previous leadership and problem-solving experience. Not too specific to the position, which was mechanical engineering intern
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at BDO (Bristol, England) in Mar 2025
Interview
Pretty standard with personality assessment, followed by online assessment centre and partner interview. Fairly good experience overall, although one of my assessment centre interviewers seemed like he'd rather be anywhere else - not even a hello/how are you. In person interviewer was a lot friendlier.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
My memory is failing me outside of the standard. Why BDO? Why Audit?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BDO (London, England) in Aug 2025
Interview
Screening, 1st Stage, 2nd Stage with Presentation
Structured and smooth experience overall with quick updates and arrangement. Only issue was interviewer during 2nd stage kept interrupting answers and during presentation. This really did impact flow and responding effectively. Definitely prepare for a formal and critical interview rather than a friendly conversational type engagement.