Consulting - Government & Public Service - Discovery Intern (Jun 2025)

Your Role

Position Summary:

The Discovery Internship is open to all eligible students. Because of their desire to have a diverse slate of candidates, students who identify as Black or African-American, Hispanic or Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or two or more races are encouraged to apply.

What You’ll Do:

Throughout the course of the seven-week internship, interns are assigned to one or more client projects where they will receive mentorship and support to help their success on the engagement. Beyond exposure to “real life” projects, the internship also delivers a variety of national and local learning and networking events. In addition, throughout the internship there are ongoing learning events such as lunch and learns, industry/service line spotlights, and regularly scheduled training offerings designed to help their interns develop technical and client service skills. The interns will understand first-hand what a career with Deloitte is like and have the opportunity to build a cross-functional professional network. Additional social activities are planned throughout the internship period to provide opportunities to network with Deloitte professionals.

Interns are expected to adapt to change and demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, creativity, and self-confidence. Interns must be team-oriented and able to work collaboratively. Interns are expected to demonstrate leadership qualities and potential.

They are currently recruiting interns whose skills and interests align with one of the following areas:

• Business Intern
  • This Intern regularly employs a business first lens while solving problems and delivering practical solutions to clients. This Intern demonstrates a breadth and depth of capabilities (e.g. project management, requirements gathering, data analysis, testing) and is prepared to take on a range of business and organizational challenges to deliver premier client service. This Intern brings effective knowledge of various enabling applications, project management and related tools/techniques, and delivery approaches to advise, implement, and operate projects. Majors: Business, Economics, Public Policy, Government, Psychology, Industrial and Labor Relations, Human Resources, Operations, Supply Chain, and other Liberal Arts majors
• Business Technology Solutions Intern
  • This Intern is interested in various technology landscapes and brings a technology-enabled approach to problem solving through elegant configurations or amateur hacking. From visioning stages through plan execution, this Intern works to inform clients’ technology decisions, facilitate the scaling of capabilities, and promote the delivery of organization vision. This Intern utilizes improved business processes and technology-backed performance efficiencies to enhance client impact. Majors: STEM, Engineering, Information Management, Information Systems
• Data Intern
  • This Intern leverages data analytics and technology skills to enable the use of data in decision making. This Intern designs and develops cloud-based data processing pipelines, machine learning predictive models, data visualization dashboard and other data driven systems. Majors: Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, and other Quantitative Fields
• Solutions Engineering Intern
  • This Intern has a pioneer mindset when it comes to technical solutioning. This Intern is a tinkerer, problem solver, programmer, and amateur hacker who enjoys applying these skills in their work. This Intern enjoys rolling up their sleeves to make things work and isn’t afraid to challenge teammates and clients to push beyond conventional designs and thinking to develop deeper capabilities. This Intern is a future technical architect who wants to code now and in the future. Majors: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, and other Technical degrees deep in programming languages

About You

Required Qualifications:

• College student with an anticipated graduation date of 2027 with definitive plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the following or related majors:
  • Business Intern: Business, Economics, Public Policy, Government, Psychology, Industrial and Labor Relations, Human Resources/Human Resource Management, Operations, Supply Chain, and other Liberal Arts majors
  • Business Technology Solutions Intern: STEM, Engineering, Information Management, Information Systems
  • Data Intern: Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, and other Quantitative Fields
  • Solutions Engineering Intern: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, and other technical degrees deep in programming languages
• Strong academic performance (3.0 cumulative GPA required) with extracurricular activities
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or at any time in the future
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance
• Candidates must be at least 18 years of age at the time of employment
• The start date for this position is Summer 2025
• Must live within a commutable distance to your assigned office (e.g. 100 mile radius) with the ability to commute daily, if required, upon start date

Preferred Qualifications:

• GPA of 3.2
• A proven history of collegiate level leadership, such as membership in a campus club or society; strong preference for affiliation with organizations committed to inclusion
• A proven history of collegiate philanthropic activity

Benefits

If you join as a full-time employee, you will have access to the following:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Integrated mental health services
• Health Saving Account
• Health Care Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Well-being subsidy
• 401(k) saving plan and cash balance plan
• Family leave and sabbaticals
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
• Emergency back-up dependent care
• Pet insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Reward excellence and employee recognition programs
• Student loan refinancing and personal loan solutions
• Long-term care
• Discount purchase program
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion culture

Training & Development

Each intern is assigned a mentorship team, including a counselor and onboarding advisor, to help offer guidance throughout the course of the internship. The counselor, typically a manager or senior manager, offers career guidance and feedback. The onboarding advisor is a peer level “buddy” to help answer questions and offer insight into how to make the most of the internship experience. Additional mentors, both formal and informal, will be identified during the internship. These mentor relationships can carry over into the future and offer a great way to stay connected to Deloitte while back at school.

From interns to senior leaders, they believe there’s always room to learn. They offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, their interns have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. There will also be a formal goal-setting and evaluation process throughout the internship. Depending on performance and other factors, Discovery interns may have the opportunity to receive a subsequent internship opportunity at Deloitte.

Career Progression

It is deemed that the best way to get into Deloitte is through internships. They hire a significant percentage of their interns as full-time employees after successfully completing the program. If there is an available position and you excel in your internship, you may be offered a full-time position at Deloitte upon graduation.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• apply.deloitte.com/careers/
• deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/life-at-deloitte-benefits-and-rewards.html
• efinancialcareers.com/news/2017/05/internship-and-referral-are-the-two-best-ways-to-get-hired-by-deloitte
• deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/pioneer-intern-series-rafael-huerta.html
• youtube.com/@LifeatDeloitteUS