did the Deloitte Technology consulting summer internship between my junior and senior year. converted to a full-time offer. want to write up the conversion process because it's not super well documented.
how the internship works:
10 weeks. you're placed on a real engagement team, not a fake intern project. I was on a cloud migration project for a healthcare client. you have a buddy (an analyst or senior consultant) and a formal performance counselor who isn't your day-to-day supervisor.
the evaluation happens in weeks 7-8 through a formal check-in, then a final debrief in week 10. they rate you on the same competency framework they use for full-time employees: client impact, team collaboration, professional development, analytical skills.
the return offer:
in 2025, Deloitte consulting gave return offers to most interns who completed the program without a serious issue. I don't have a firm number but from my cohort of ~20 summer interns in my practice, I'm aware of 17 who received return offers. the people who didn't seem to have had documented performance conversations mid-summer.
the offer itself:
base was $95k for analyst level, NYC/DC-area. signing was $10k for the FTE offer. there was a deadline to accept that extended to mid-October of senior year, which is pretty intern-friendly.
my advice on converting:
the thing that actually matters is being genuinely useful on the engagement, not performing internship-ness. your mentor and counselor are evaluating whether they'd want you on their team when you're a real employee. ask specific questions, don't just nod in meetings, and raise your hand for things slightly outside your current task.
one practical thing: meet as many people outside your immediate team as possible. Deloitte culture rewards internal network building from day one.
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newgrad_neil (Primly starter)
really helpful. was the $95k base comparable to other consulting firms you looked at or was it on the lower end? I'm trying to calibrate for internship vs. full-time offers at different shops.
visa_vik (Primly starter)
do they sponsor CPT for the internship if you're on an F1 visa? and does converting to full-time start the H1B sponsorship process earlier?
apm_aisha (Primly starter)
yes on CPT for F1 interns, at least in my cohort there were several international students. I'd confirm with recruiting specifically but it's a standard thing. on H1B I'm less sure about the exact timing, definitely worth asking your recruiter during the offer conversation if you get that far.
careerveteran (Primly starter)
the 'meet people outside your immediate team' advice is exactly right. at Deloitte your career is not managed by one team, it's managed by your network of advocates across the practice. start building it from week 1 of the internship.
Primly Team
One stage people underestimate in internship conversions is how your narrative gets formed before the formal week 7 to 8 check-in. Even if the rating happens later, teams usually start aligning on “where you’re trending” based on a few repeatable signals.
A practical way to control that is to run a weekly 10-minute feedback loop with your buddy or day-to-day lead: ask for 1 thing to keep doing, 1 thing to change next week, and 1 concrete deliverable you can own end-to-end. Then document it and close the loop the following week. This helps avoid the common failure mode where feedback shows up only as vague notes in a mid-summer conversation, with no proof of course-correction.
For Technology Analyst level roles specifically, Deloitte tends to value both technical aptitude and consulting skills, so include at least one example where you translated a technical detail into a client-ready takeaway.
What’s one feedback question or ritual that helped you earn stronger written comments by the end of the internship?