ACA Graduate Scheme (Audit) 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 39% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for ACA Graduate Scheme (Audit) roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BDO overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BDO as a ACA Graduate Scheme (Audit) according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Other: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Background check: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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I applied online. I interviewed at BDO (London, England) in Nov 2023
Interview
Quite simple, 5 questions to answer in order to progress to the AC. The assessment centre is a lot harder and you are up against equally talented individuals. You definitely need to make sure you come prepared and have something unique to offer. important to be yourself
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a situation where you faced an unexpected problem and how did you remedy this?
Integrated assessment with video interview questions followed by online AC with 2 basic case studies one individual one group discussion. The questions are available online if you look properly. They have a tutorial video also which has one of the questions
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BDO (Bristol, England) in Apr 2025
Interview
Only did online test + video interview
4 questions
Q1 . How do you prioritise learning a new skill? Include how you would track development and actions to develop new skills.
Q2. A colleague hands you a piece of work but you realise there are some discrepancies in their work. In your answer include how you would find discrepancies + how to minimise their impact
Q3. You are forced to adopt a new way of working abruptly. Include how you would implement this new way and how you would help your peers who are struggling.
Q4. What about BDO and the role interested you and how does this align with your future goals and aspirations.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BDO (Leeds, England) in Jan 2025
Interview
Got to the Virtual AC
First step: case study excersise where we had to preapre our findings in an individual presentation
2nd step:networking session to ask questions
3rd step: Create a report of explaining risks and how they would affect the case study company
4th group excersize and group presentation
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you feel about being given an unexpected task?