This page helps candidates preparing for BDO interviews in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia, from video interviews and assessment centres to partner interviews. Read the question excerpts to see what each pack covers, then choose the pack that matches your role, market and stage.
4 packs · 51 question entries · all with model answers in the With answers edition · Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Australia. Question excerpts from every pack are free to read below. Full packs from £21 for the questions or £23 with model answers. 3 short samplers are free to read in full; their answer editions cost £6.
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2 packs · 13 question entries
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1 pack · 7 question entries
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1 pack · 31 question entries
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From Partner Interview – Competency, Ethics & Motivation · With answers edition £23. Each answered question in that edition has a model answer like this one.
In a group accounting assignment at university, our draft results came in slightly below the profit figure the brief seemed to expect. One teammate suggested trimming the operating expense accruals so the numbers would land on target, arguing that the difference was negligible.
I disagreed and explained why. Adjusting accruals to reach a desired result is exactly what auditors are meant to challenge in a client's accounts. Our lecturer also required the original ledger workings, so the change would have been obvious, but more importantly, a figure we could not support from the underlying transactions would simply have been wrong, however small.
Instead, I suggested we re-check every journal entry to see whether the shortfall came from our own mistakes. Over two evenings we found a few expenses posted to the wrong lines and corrected them without altering any original transactions, then added a short note explaining why our profit differed from the expected figure. We received a B+, with positive comments on how well our numbers were supported.
I learned that integrity is tested in small adjustments, and that the right response is to find the real answer rather than the convenient one. As an auditor, I would hold the same line if a client asked for a figure to be tidied up.
Model answers are practice examples written for this catalogue, not the employer’s answers or scoring guidance. Compare the structure and level of detail, then answer with your own experience.
Our BDO packs include questions such as 'Tell me about a time you faced an ethical dilemma at school or work', 'What aspects of reviewing business processes and challenging them do you think you would enjoy?', and 'What have you learnt recently that would help you in this role?'. Recurring themes are professional ethics, motivation, learning and problem solving.
For behavioural and competency questions, use situation, action, result and keep answers to about two minutes. For ethics questions, state the principle you applied, then the action, then the outcome. For motivation questions, link your reasons to the role rather than the firm in general.
Match your role and market. For accounting roles in Hong Kong, start with 'Partner Interview – Competency, Ethics & Motivation'; for UK audit roles, use 'Assessment Centre Partner Interview – Audit & Problem Solving'; for general video interviews, use the UK or Australia video pack.
Our question banks are compiled from questions reported by candidates who took the actual recruitment assessments and interviews.
Packs are preparation material, not a prediction of your assessment questions. Model answers are practice examples, not the employer’s answers or scoring guidance. Check the question excerpts, role, market and stage before choosing a pack.
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