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Intern at BDO USA
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 12, 2013
Interview Details – People were very kind and nice. I really enjoyed the whole process. Definitly apply for the internship. I really like it a lot. BDO is great and you should try to work for them.
Interview Question – What is your gratest weakness? Answer Question
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Tax Associate at BDO USA
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 9, 2013
Interview Details – Submitted resume internally got a call from HR the same day asking for me to come for a interview at 8am. After interviewing with 2 partners had to come back for a second two days later at 8am again with another partner. Acouple hours later HR called and gave an offer.
Interview Question – Nothing unexpected just general conversation. Why tax? Future goals? View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiation good offer
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Staff at BDO USA
No Offer – Reviewed Dec 23, 2012
Interview Details – Very professional and overall a good experience.
Interview Question – Do you want my job? Answer Question
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Audit Intern at BDO USA
No Offer – Reviewed Nov 20, 2012
Interview Details – Basic interview. Was interviewed by a partner, not a recruiter, for the first round on my college campus. Questions like "what me through your resume" "tell me about yourself" "what do you outside of the classroom that relates to your major?" "what made you choose your major?" "what do you think is the most important quality for an auditor to have?"
Interview Question – No question was especially difficult. Answer Question
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Intern at BDO USA
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Nov 16, 2012
Interview Details – This interview took place at my university. It was for a busy season internship during the spring semester of my senior year. I was interviewed by a partner, that spoke so highly of the firm and the people and the experiences that I knew I would accept an offer.
Interview Question – Describe your hardest class during school and why it was hard, and how you worked around it. Answer Question
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Audit Associate at BDO USA
No Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2012 – Reviewed Nov 9, 2012
Interview Details –
1. On campus interview with a manager for 30 minutes.
2. In-house interview one week later. 4 hours. 2 hours interview + 2 hours dinner.
Interview Question – Standard interview questions like: why BDO? why accounting? How you see yourself 5 years down the road? Answer Question
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Audit Intern at BDO USA
No Offer – Reviewed Oct 31, 2012
Interview Details – Applied online through campus recruiting website and had a 30 minute on-campus interview. Interview was very informal and consisted of a few behavioral based questions. Interviewer wanted to hear my talk about myself and why I would be a good fit for the firm.
Interview Question – Why did you choose BDO? Answer Question
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Tax Accountant at BDO USA
No Offer – Reviewed Sep 16, 2012
Interview Details – I got the interview from the campus career fair. Then I had the interview on campus with the tax manager.
Interview Question –
tell me about yourself;
why would you choose tax?
Do you like to work in a team environment, and why?
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Audit Intern at BDO USA
No Offer – Reviewed Sep 8, 2012
Interview Details – The interview was behavioral. The interviewer was not intimidating and actually made the experience very pleasant. Problem is, I never heard from them again. My advice is to follow-up, follow-up, follow-up after the interview!
Interview Question – When were you in a group where things did not turn out well? Answer Question
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Tax Associate at BDO USA
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jul 22, 2012
Interview Details – First round interviews on Campus, and Final Round three back to back interviews with Partners and managers.
Interview Question – Very unconventional questions, and relaxed interviews. Answer Question
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