Summer Intern Review

As a Summer Intern in TMT Audit, my day-to-day work centred on supporting the team on a live audit engagement for a NYSE-listed TMT client. This typically involved calculating materiality thresholds and preparing supporting working papers, using both Deloitte's Omnia platform and Excel-based audit tools. I also drafted audit memos and helped with engagement scoping during the planning phase of the audit.
As the internship progressed, my responsibilities grew — I moved from purely supporting tasks to independently signing off on completed working papers once I'd built trust with my engagement manager. I regularly attended client meetings alongside senior team members, where we discussed risk exposures and audit issues, which gave me exposure to how audit findings are communicated directly to clients.
Alongside my core audit responsibilities, I also took the initiative to carry out a business development research project, identifying prospective clients within the TMT sector to support Deloitte's client pipeline, giving me a broader view of the firm beyond audit execution itself.

At the start of the internship, I was primarily given supporting tasks — helping with initial calculations, gathering information for working papers, and getting familiar with the audit process and the tools we were using, like Omnia and Excel-based audit tools. This felt appropriate given it was a live client engagement and I was new to the team.
As the four weeks progressed, the level of responsibility increased noticeably. I moved from purely supporting tasks to drafting audit memos and assisting directly with engagement scoping. By the later stages, I had built enough trust with my engagement manager that I was independently signing off on completed working papers — something I hadn't expected to be trusted with so early on. I also took the initiative to run a business development research project on my own, identifying prospective TMT clients, which wasn't something I was asked to do but was given the space to pursue.
Overall, the responsibility given genuinely scaled with demonstrated reliability, which made the experience feel like a real apprenticeship rather than just observing.

Yes, definitely both. In terms of new skills, I learned to use Deloitte's audit software, Omnia, from scratch, alongside more advanced Excel-based audit tools I hadn't worked with before — both of which I had to pick up quickly while still contributing accurately to a live client engagement. I also developed a much clearer understanding of materiality assessment and audit scoping, which I'd only encountered at a theoretical level through my degree before this.
In terms of existing skills, my attention to detail and analytical thinking were tested and sharpened considerably, since the working papers and memos I prepared were relied on by senior team members and fed directly into the audit's progress. My communication skills also developed a lot — particularly through sitting in client meetings and having to explain or discuss risk exposures clearly alongside more senior colleagues, which pushed me to communicate with more confidence and precision than I'd needed to before.
Beyond the technical side, I also grew more comfortable taking initiative, the business development research project I ran wasn't assigned to me, but came from wanting to add value beyond my core tasks, and it's a habit I want to keep building on going forward.

I received a good level of support throughout, particularly from my engagement manager, who was clearly invested in my development rather than just delegating tasks. Early on, guidance was quite close — I was talked through the audit process, the tools we were using like Omnia, and what was expected of the working papers and memos I was preparing, which helped me get up to speed quickly given the engagement was already live.
As I demonstrated reliability, the level of oversight naturally became lighter, but support was always there when I needed it — I felt comfortable asking questions or flagging things I was unsure about, rather than guessing, which I think was part of why I was trusted with more responsibility as the weeks went on. The team was also generally approachable during client meetings, which helped me understand the context behind the numbers rather than just the technical tasks themselves.
Overall, the balance felt right, enough guidance to learn properly and avoid costly mistakes on a live engagement, but enough independence to actually take ownership of my work.

The atmosphere was professional but genuinely collegial — despite being a live, high-stakes engagement for a large client, the team was approachable and made time to explain things rather than just handing off tasks. There was a real sense of teamwork, with people checking in on each other's workload and progress regularly rather than working in isolation.
I also felt the culture struck a good balance between maintaining high standards — given the accuracy required on audit work — and being genuinely supportive of interns learning on the job. Client meetings had a similarly professional but collaborative tone, and it was clear the team valued clear communication both internally and with the client.
Overall, it felt like a culture that took development seriously, rather than just using interns for basic tasks, which made the experience feel meaningful rather than just observational.

I enjoyed the internship a great deal, particularly because it felt like real, meaningful work rather than a simulated experience. Working on a live engagement for a NYSE-listed client from day one made the responsibility feel genuine, and seeing my work — from materiality calculations to working papers — directly feed into the team's output was genuinely satisfying.
What I enjoyed most was the sense of progression over the four weeks — starting with supporting tasks and ending with independently signing off on completed papers gave me a real sense of achievement and showed me that trust and responsibility can be earned quickly when you deliver consistently. I also found the client-facing elements, like sitting in on risk discussions, particularly engaging, as it gave me insight into the broader commercial context behind the technical audit work.
If anything, the experience reinforced my interest in pursuing a career that combines analytical work with client relationships, which is part of why I'm now focused on opportunities in areas like corporate banking that let me build on both.

Yes