BDO Interview Questions
Updated Mar 2, 2021
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- - Alberta
- - Calgary, AB Area
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- - Lethbridge, AB
- - Red Deer, AB
- - British Columbia
- - Kamloops, BC Area
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- - Brandon, MB
- - Newfoundland and Labrador
- - Saint John's, NL Area
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- - Halifax, NS Area
- - Ontario
- - Kitchener, ON Area
- - London, ON Area
- - Ottawa, ON Area
- - Thunder Bay, ON Area
- - Toronto, ON Area
- - Windsor, ON Area
- - Fort Frances, ON
- - Kincardine, ON
- - Owen Sound, ON
- - Prince Edward Island
- - Charlottetown, PE
- - Quebec
- - Montreal, QC Area
- - Saskatchewan
- - Regina, SK Area
- - Yukon
- - Whitehorse, YT
- Belgium - All Cities
- - Flemish Brabant
- - Brussels, Belgium Area
- - Antwerp
- - Antwerpen, Belgium Area
- - Turnhout, Antwerp
- - Brussels
- - East Flanders
- - Gent, Belgium Area
- - Liege
- - Battice, Liege
- - Walloon Brabant
- Afghanistan - All Cities
- - Kabul
- - Kabul, Afghanistan Area
- Antigua and Barbuda - All Cities
- - Saint John
- - Saint John's
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- - Buenos Aires
- - República Argentina
- - Córdoba
- - Cordoba, Argentina Area
- - Federal Capital
- - Buenos Aires, Argentina Area
- - Tucumán
- - San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Area
- Australia - All Cities
- - New South Wales
- - Sydney, Australia Area
- - Queensland
- - Brisbane, Australia Area
- - Cairns, Australia Area
- - South Australia
- - Adelaide, Australia Area
- - Victoria
- - Melbourne, Australia Area
- - Western Australia
- - Perth, Australia Area
- Austria - All Cities
- - Styria
- - Graz, Austria Area
- - Vienna
- - Vienna, Austria Area
- Azerbaijan - All Cities
- - Baku
- - Baku, Azerbaijan Area
- Bahrain - All Cities
- - Al Manamah
- - Ar Rifā‘, Bahrain Area
- Barbados - All Cities
- - Saint Michael
- - Bridgetown, Barbados Area
- Botswana - All Cities
- - South East
- - Gaborone, Botswana Area
- Brazil - All Cities
- - Amazonas
- - Manaus, Brazil Area
- - São Paulo de Olivença
- - Bahia
- - Salvador, Bahia
- - Ceará
- - Fortaleza, Brazil Area
- - Espírito Santo
- - Vitória, Espírito Santo
- - Federal District
- - Brasilia, Brazil Area
- - Goiás
- - Goiânia
- - Mato Grosso
- - Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
- - Mato Grosso do Sul
- - Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul
- - Minas Gerais
- - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
- - Betim
- - Paraná
- - Curitiba, Brazil Area
- - Foz do Iguaçu
- - Londrina
- - Maringá
- - Pernambuco
- - Recife, Brazil Area
- - Piauí
- - José de Freitas
- - Rio Grande do Sul
- - Porto Alegre, Brazil Area
- - Fortaleza dos Valos
- - Rio de Janeiro
- - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Area
- - Angra dos Reis
- - Santa Catarina
- - Florianopolis, Brazil Area
- - São Paulo
- - Sao Paulo, Brazil Area
- - Ribeirão Prêto
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- - George Town, Cayman Islands Area
- Chile - All Cities
- - Santiago Metropolitan Region
- - Santiago, Chile Area
- China - All Cities
- - Anhui
- - Nanjing, China Area
- - Beijing
- - Beijing, China Area
- - Guangdong
- - Guangzhou, China Area
- - Shanghai
- - Shanghai, China Area
- Colombia - All Cities
- - Bogota
- - Bogota, Colombia Area
- - Cundinamarca
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- - Prague
- - Prague, Czech Republic Area
- Denmark - All Cities
- - Capital Region
- - Copenhagen, Denmark Area
- Dominican Republic - All Cities
- - National District
- - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Area
- Ecuador - All Cities
- - Pichincha
- - Quito, Ecuador Area
- Egypt - All Cities
- - Alexandria Governorate
- - Alexandria, Egypt Area
- - Cairo Governorate
- - Cairo, Egypt Area
- Finland - All Cities
- - Western Finland
- - Vaasa
- France - All Cities
- - Champagne-Ardenne
- - Mareilles
- - Ile-de-France
- - Paris, France Area
- - Marne-la-Vallée, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France
- - Pays de la Loire
- - Nantes
- - Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
- - Marseille, France Area
- - Rhone-Alpes
- - Grenoble, France Area
- French Polynesia - All Cities
- - Papeete, French Polynesia Area
- Georgia - All Cities
- - T'bilisi
- - Tbilisi, Georgia Area
- Germany - All Cities
- - Baden-Wurttemberg
- - Stuttgart, Germany Area
- - Bavaria
- - Munich, Bavaria
- - Berlin
- - Berlin, Germany Area
- - Hamburg
- - Hamburg, Germany Area
- - Hesse
- - Frankfurt, Germany Area
- - North Rhine-Westphalia
- - Cologne, Germany Area
- - Dusseldorf, Germany Area
- - Schleswig-Holstein
- - Flensburg
- - Thuringia
- - Erfurt
- Greece - All Cities
- - Attica
- - Athens, Greece Area
- Hong Kong - All Cities
- - Yung Shue Wan, Hong Kong Area
- Hungary - All Cities
- - Budapest
- - Budapest, Hungary Area
- India - All Cities
- - Delhi
- - New Delhi, India Area
- - Gujarat
- - Ahmadabad, India Area
- - Haryana
- - Karnataka
- - Bangalore, India Area
- - Bangalore Rural
- - Maharashtra
- - Mumbai, India Area
- - Pune, India Area
- - Navi Mumbai
- - Rajasthan
- - Jaipur, India Area
- - Tamil Nadu
- - Chennai, India Area
- - Telangana
- - Hyderabad, India Area
- - Uttar Pradesh
- - West Bengal
- - Calcutta, India Area
- - South Twenty Four Parganas
- Indonesia - All Cities
- - Jakarta
- - Jakarta, Indonesia Area
- Ireland - All Cities
- - Dublin
- - Dublin, Ireland Area
- - Limerick
- - Limerick, Ireland Area
- - Munster
- - Cork, Ireland Area
- Israel - All Cities
- - Southern
- - Beersheba, Israel Area
- - Tel Aviv
- - Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Area
- - Bnei Brak
- Italy - All Cities
- - Emilia-Romagna
- - Florence, Italy Area
- - Lombardy
- - Milan, Italy Area
- Jamaica - All Cities
- - Kingston
- - Spanish Town, Jamaica Area
- Jordan - All Cities
- - Amman Governorate
- - Amman, Jordan Area
- Kazakhstan - All Cities
- - Almaty
- - Almaty, Kazakhstan Area
- Kenya - All Cities
- - Nairobi
- - Nairobi, Kenya Area
- Latvia - All Cities
- - Riga
- - Valmiera, Latvia Area
- Lebanon - All Cities
- - Beirut Governorate
- - Beirut, Lebanon Area
- Luxembourg - All Cities
- - Luxembourg
- - Luxembourg, Luxembourg Area
- Malaysia - All Cities
- - Johor
- - Johor Bahru, Malaysia Area
- - Kuala Lumpur
- - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Area
- - Perak Darul Ridzuan
- - Ipoh, Malaysia Area
- - Pulau Pinang
- - Tanjung Tokong
- Mauritius - All Cities
- - Port Louis
- - Port Louis, Mauritius Area
- Mexico - All Cities
- - México
- - Mexico City, Mexico Area
- - Nuevo León
- - Monterrey, Mexico Area
- Mongolia - All Cities
- - Ulan Bator
- - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Area
- Morocco - All Cities
- - Greater Casablanca
- - Rabat, Morocco Area
- Netherlands - All Cities
- - North Brabant
- - Eindhoven, Netherlands Area
- - Den Bosch, North Brabant
- - North Holland
- - Amsterdam, Netherlands Area
- - South Holland
- - Rotterdam, Netherlands Area
- - The Hague, Netherlands Area
- - Utrecht
- - Utrecht, Netherlands Area
- Netherlands Antilles - All Cities
- New Zealand - All Cities
- - Auckland
- - Auckland, New Zealand Area
- - Taranaki
- - New Plymouth, Taranaki
- Nigeria - All Cities
- - Lagos
- - Lagos
- Norway - All Cities
- - Oslo
- - Oslo, Norway Area
- Oman - All Cities
- - Muscat Governorate
- - Muscat, Oman Area
- Pakistan - All Cities
- - Islamabad
- - Rāwalpindi, Pakistan Area
- - Punjab
- - Lahore, Pakistan Area
- - Sind
- - Karachi, Pakistan Area
- Panama - All Cities
- - Panamá
- - Panama City, Panama Area
- Philippines - All Cities
- - Bataan
- - Cebu City, Philippines Area
- - Cagayan de Oro
- - Cagayan de Oro
- - Caloocan
- - Manila, Philippines Area
- - Camarines Sur
- - Legaspi, Philippines Area
- - Davao
- - Davao
- - Iloilo City
- - Iloilo
- - Manila
- - National Capital Region
- - Rizal
- Poland - All Cities
- - Masovia
- - Warsaw, Poland Area
- Portugal - All Cities
- - Lisbon
- - Lisbon, Portugal Area
- Qatar - All Cities
- - Ad Dawhah
- - Doha, Qatar Area
- Romania - All Cities
- - Bucuresti
- - Bucharest, Romania Area
- - Timis
- - Timişoara, Romania Area
- Russia - All Cities
- - Moskva
- - Moscow, Russia Area
- Saudi Arabia - All Cities
- - Makkah Province
- - Mecca, Saudi Arabia Area
- - Riyadh Province
- - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Area
- Serbia - All Cities
- - Central Serbia
- - Belgrade, Serbia Area
- Seychelles - All Cities
- - Victoria, Seychelles Area
- Singapore - All Cities
- - East
- - Singapore, Singapore Area
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- - Bratislavský
- - Bratislava, Slovakia Area
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- - Ljubljana
- - Maribor, Slovenia Area
- South Africa - All Cities
- - Gauteng
- - Johannesburg, South Africa Area
- - KwaZulu-Natal
- - Durban, South Africa Area
- - Western Cape
- - Cape Town, South Africa Area
- South Korea - All Cities
- - Cholla-namdo
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- - Soul
- - Seoul, South Korea Area
- Spain - All Cities
- - Andalusia
- - Sevilla, Spain Area
- - Basque Country
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- - Catalonia
- - Barcelona, Spain Area
- - Madrid
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- - Western
- - Colombo, Sri Lanka Area
- Switzerland - All Cities
- - Geneva
- - Geneva, Switzerland Area
- - Lucerne
- - Lucerne
- - St. Gall
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- - Vaud
- - Lausanne, Switzerland Area
- - Zug
- - Zug
- - Zürich
- - Zurich, Switzerland Area
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- - Krung Thep Mahanakhon
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- - Ariana
- - Tunis
- - Tunis
- - La Goulette
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- - Istanbul
- - Istanbul, Turkey Area
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- - Kiev
- - Kiev, Ukraine Area
- - Kyiv
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- - Dubai
- - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Area
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- - England
- - Birmingham, UK Area
- - Bristol, UK Area
- - Guildford, UK Area
- - Ipswich, UK Area
- - Leeds, UK Area
- - Leicester, UK Area
- - Liverpool, UK Area
- - London, UK Area
- - Manchester, UK Area
- - Nottingham, UK Area
- - Reading, UK Area
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- - Northern Ireland
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- - Scotland
- - Edinburgh, UK Area
- - Glasgow, UK Area
- - Wales
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- - Arizona
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- - District of Columbia
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- - Jacksonville, FL, US Area
- - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Area
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- - Atlanta, GA, US Area
- - Egypt, GA
- - Spain, GA
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- - Chicago, IL, US Area
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- - Boston, MA, US Area
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- - Grand Rapids, MI, US Area
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- - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, US Area
- - Nevada
- - Las Vegas, NV, US Area
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- - New York City, NY, US Area
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- - Charlotte, NC, US Area
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- - Ohio
- - Cleveland, OH, US Area
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- - Philadelphia, PA, US Area
- - Pittsburgh, PA, US Area
- - Puerto Rico
- - Puerto Rico, US Area
- - Tennessee
- - Memphis, TN, US Area
- - Nashville, TN, US Area
- - Texas
- - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US Area
- - Houston, TX, US Area
- - Calgary, TX
- - Puerto Rico, TX
- - Utah
- - Ogden, UT, US Area
- - Virginia
- - Norfolk, VA, US Area
- - Wisconsin
- - Milwaukee, WI, US Area
- - New London, WI
- Uruguay - All Cities
- - Montevideo
- - Montevideo, Uruguay Area
- Vietnam - All Cities
- - Hà Nội
- - Hanoi, Vietnam Area
- Zambia - All Cities
- - Lusaka
- - Lusaka, Zambia Area
- Zimbabwe - All Cities
- - Harare
- - Harare, Zimbabwe Area
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Interviews at BDO
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Employee Referral8%
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in India
No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at BDO (India)
I applied in BDO through a reference. I got a call after 2 weeks. The interview process was simple. Hr round and technical round. Questions were about AS, SA, CARO . Questions were easy.
Interview Questions
- AS, SA, CARO
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in United Kingdom
No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application
InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at BDO (United Kingdom)
Applied online, with CV and cover letter. Then had an initial telephone interview. This was followed by 2 video interviews over 2 weeks with team lead, director and manager. The last stage of the interview process involved a technical assessment, involving Excel, so make sure you're familiar with it, i.e v-lookups etc.
Interview Questions
- Why did you apply for this job? What technical experience do you have? Experience handling difficult challenges and situations?
Join the BDO team

Anonymous Employee in United States
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at BDO (United States)
i had four rounds of interview with 2 partners and 2 managing directors. first 2 in one day and next 2 the next day. recruiter was extremely helpful and straightforward.
Interview Questions
- Tell me about your self
Helpful (1)

Anonymous Interview Candidate in United States
Declined Offer
Positive Experience
Easy
Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at BDO (United States)
3 Stages of the interview. All online. You talk to different levels of accountants. It's pretty intimidating but it's really about seeing if you mesh well with the company. There aren't too many difficult interview questions.
Interview Questions
- Why do you want to go into tax?

Anonymous Employee in Canada
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Difficult
Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at BDO (Canada)
I applied for the job with a resume on an online portal then I got chosen and did a video interview that had behavioural and components. THe behavioural component was what you'd expect. The software component involved solving a problem with for loops.
Interview Questions
- Can you code in C#?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in India
No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application
InterviewI applied through other source. I interviewed at BDO (India)
The interview process is a multi-stage process for hiring new employees. The interview process typically includes the following steps: writing a job description, posting a job, scheduling interviews, conducting preliminary interviews, conducting in-person interviews, following up with candidates and making a hire.
Interview Questions
- What are 5 major findings in your career in auditing?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Philippines
No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application
InterviewI interviewed at BDO (Philippines)
The interview was easy, interviewer was easy to talk to. A set of aptitude test will be given before the interview. As soon as you pass the exam, you will be interviewed.
Interview Questions
- Expected Salary, work location, personal information, work experience, and position applying for

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Norway
No Offer
Positive Experience
Difficult
Interview
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InterviewI interviewed at BDO (Norway)
First stage was an online interview, where we went through my resumé, was very comfortable. Then case interview with partner and HR manager, got an insight into a normal project for the Consultants there.
Interview Questions
- How do you think you can contribute to the team?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in United Kingdom
No Offer
Positive Experience
Application
InterviewI interviewed at BDO (United Kingdom)
Online skills based test involving literacy and numeracy, followed by an assessment centre. The assessment centre was well run and the people seemed nice enough. They also paid for my travel expenses which was a plus
Interview Questions
- Why do you want to work at BDO

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Philippines
Declined Offer
Neutral
Experience
Easy
Interview
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InterviewI interviewed at BDO (Philippines)
It was okay. Initial interview was done thru phone due to the pandemic and lasted for 30mins, I think. After this, I received a text inviting me to go to their HO for an exam. If you passed, you’ll receive a call from HR about another interview
Interview Questions
- Why did you resign
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