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Updated Dec 16, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Audit Intern at BDO USA
Posted Dec 16, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Bethesda, MD (took 4+ weeks)
I had an on campus interview with my university. The interview was basic behavioral interview. Super casual and after my on campus interview I found out the same day I will be invited to office interview. The office interview went well to. Same questions again. Behavioral questions again and I interviewed with two partners and found out 2 weeks later that I was offered a position.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Winter Tax Intern at BDO USA
Posted Nov 12, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Grand Rapids, MI (took 2 weeks)
My first interaction with BDO USA occurred at an on Campus event held by my University. At this event I was fortunate to meet and and get to know many representative from companies throughout the account industry. I spoke with the BDO representatives at first just long enough to say hello. At the end of the even one of the spokespeople called my name out as I was leaving. Keep in mind there were over 80 people at the even and my first name was remembered after just an initial greeting an hour or so prior. This first meeting led to my submission of a resume and application for employment on their website. A few weeks later I received a call and met with another rep for an on campus interview. The following week I was offered a second round of interviews at their office.
Arriving at their office I was very kindly welcomed into their new offices and then invited to lunch with two tax associates. After lunch we returned to the offices to commence the four separate interviews. What I really liked about BDO is their lack of your typical "behavioral questions" and more of a concentration on what type of person you are. The interviews were relaxed and the main idea was for them to find out who I was as a person and possible co-worker and for me to find out what type of person they really are. They really stress find the "right fit", both within the company of BDO, but also the city/area the office is in. One of my first questions at the first interview was "How do you like Grand Rapids, can you see yourself living there?"
Of what I have seen so far the company seems very appealing to me and I hope to discover more after my internship is complete.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Intern at BDO USA
Posted Nov 11, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
I got the interview from the Career Center in my school for the Summer Intern position. The interviewer was very friendly. I was asked about the reasons I chose accounting, my school, and why BDO. Other questions were about my work experiences, leadership skills, and knowledge about the company. In overall, it was a typical interview and you need to be well-prepared for it.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Audit Associate at BDO USA
Posted Nov 7, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Spokane, WA (took 3 weeks)
The interview was nothing terribly difficult. I had already talked to the manager who I interviewed with on campus several times, and it was overall very relaxed. Once in the office, I interviewed with two managers and one partner. It ended up being more of a "what do you want to know about BDO" session with the managers, and the partner and I ended up talking about sports the entire time.
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The only negative piece of the interview. Originally they said they were willing to negotiate salary, but when I tried, they said they had one set rate for the area and would not be able to budge on it.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Assurance Associate at BDO USA
Posted Nov 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 1 week)
I met with one manager for an on campus interview. The interview went really good. He only asked behavioral questions. He just wanted to hear why BDO would be a good fit for me and what I could bring to the team.
The 2nd round interview was at the firm location. Here I had 4, 30 minute, 1 on 1 interviews. 2 of the interviews they had asked technical questions. The other 2 were just more personal questions.
The technical questions were pretty simple, common sense. What type of account are risky, what JE would you do, etc.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Audit Associate at BDO USA
Posted Sep 24, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 days)
It was the best experience that I'd had.
Everyone was really kind and friendly (even the Partners and Senior Managers)
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Tax Internship at BDO USA
Posted Sep 7, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
Applied online and was contacted about a month later to set up a phone interview. Interview was basic: Why Accounting? Why Tax? Provide examples of leadership, teamwork, and dealing with a difficult client.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Assurance Associate at BDO USA
Posted Mar 28, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 2 days)
My first round of interview was on campus with a manager. Since it was one of my first on campus interviews, I was pretty nervous. But they had a greeter (senior/staff) that I could ask questions and prep a bit before the actual interview. During the actual interview, the manager asked me about specifics on my resume but we mainly focused on group projects and how I delt with conflicts. Mostly behavioral questions but I also got a SOX question. I had met the greeter and the interviewer before at company/club events earlier in the year. I thought that was helpful too since I could already connect with the person I was interviewing with.
Second round was at the office for three interviews - 2 partners and a manager. All one on one interviews. All behavioral questions too. They tried to cover different aspects for each interview - clients, growth, people. Mostly asked about specifics on resume as well.
They provided a response within a week.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Staff Auditor at BDO USA
Posted Mar 16, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 (took 1+ week)
Very casual interview. We talked one on one about my resume, what I was most proud of, and I had time to ask a few questions. I felt very relaxed the whole time and thought it went well, but they must have been looking for something else because I didn't get the second interview
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Tax Associate at BDO USA
Posted Jan 29, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
Bad. Interviewer never seemed interested in hiring anybody. Just wanted to get done with interviewing process and go home.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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