How BDO Interviews in 2026: Process, Sample Questions & What They Score

BDO UK's recruitment page describes the application as short and simple, and as quick and easy as possible for applicants. WikiJob says the form takes about an hour and asks about academic background, work experience and extra-curricular activities. It can be saved as a draft but not amended after you submit. BDO UK's FAQs say most applications open in late September and closing dates vary by programme. No source gives a time to hear back after applying. BDO Australia advises applying early because roles fill quickly.

BDO UK describes puzzle-style tasks measuring cognitive ability, resilience and decision-making, and says the tasks are based on quantitative and inductive reasoning. It says no preparation is needed and AI tools must not be used to complete them. The tips page says a practice question is available, progress saves automatically if you are interrupted, and you get personalised feedback afterwards. The FAQs say some online elements are timed. Practice Aptitude Tests says the platform is Amberjack. No official source gives a duration, and the format varies by member firm and by source. WikiJob (June 2025) names numerical and critical reasoning tests, TargetJobs (April 2025) names numerical and verbal tests, and Graduatesfirst names numerical, verbal and situational strength questions in game-style tasks; all of these differ from the current official wording. BDO New Zealand lists its online tests after the video interview and says they may include verbal, numerical and logical or abstract reasoning, varying by location.

BDO UK says questions are scenario-based and assess communication, awareness of the business stream you applied to, and fit with BDO's values. Its FAQs say the video interview is timed, and there is a practice question first. No official source gives the number of UK questions or the total time, and the figures vary by member firm. Intervyo (a coaching site) says the UK version has 4 to 5 questions with up to 2 minutes to record each answer, unlimited unrecorded practice, and no retakes of the real answers. BDO Australia says 3 to 5 questions. BDO New Zealand says three questions taking about 5 minutes.

BDO UK lists two parts. In the case study you analyse information and present recommendations to assessors. In the group exercise you analyse a business problem as a team and present recommendations. For summer internship and industrial placement roles, BDO's FAQs call it a continuous assessment with key objectives to achieve by the end of the day, with a separate interview at the end. WikiJob (updated June 2025) describes a full-day format with up to ten candidates that differs from the current official order: 15 minutes reading plus 45 minutes of group discussion, a 20-minute individual presentation followed by assessor questions, lunch with trainees, a partner interview and a written exercise. Graduatesfirst calls it an all-day virtual exercise. No official duration is given, and exercise timings may differ by year and office.

BDO UK describes a conversation with senior staff about motivation, decision-making, learning agility and potential, with time for your own questions. Graduatesfirst calls it competency-based, covering role-specific skills, motivations and strengths, and Practice Aptitude Tests describes a competency-based interview on motivation and strengths. No official source gives a duration or names the interviewer, and reports vary by source, office and year. WikiJob describes an interview of about 50 minutes with a BDO partner, including about eight competency questions, but places it inside its full-day assessment centre format rather than as a separate office interview, so that timing may not apply to the office interview.

BDO Australia says candidates hear back 2 to 3 days after the assessment centre or interview. BDO UK's FAQs say successful candidates are told by phone call from the Early Careers team and give no timing. BDO New Zealand runs one reference check, then makes a verbal offer by phone followed by official offer documents, with no timing stated.

Timing is documented only for BDO Australia