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And yes, no matter how much work you have, it was almost compulsory to attend all the parties at night since
your visibility matters a lot. So I had to manage my time judiciously. Sometimes, I had to work after returning
from parties as well.

❖ What did you do right and what did you do wrong?

Things which I think worked for me are:

● I made a lot of connections. Some were really meaningful which helped me a lot throughout
● I made sure that all my objectives were clear before I start with anything
● I was able project that I am very much interested in what I am doing
● My team mates always believed that I really want to come back and work with Deloitte

Things which I did wrong:

● During the mid review, I did not practice my presentation. My preparation was not sufficient
● I didn't know Macro VBA. So I had to invest my weekends to learn and apply it
● I kept my self very much busy and didn't get time sufficient to explore Gurgaon

❖ what are the things to keep in mind in the internship?

Based on my experience, following are the points which an intern should keep practice:

● Always understand the bigger picture of any project. Why are you doing the project? How will it
benefit the client?
● Network with people at right time and right place. Consulting is all about networking.
● You cannot survive without Excel and PPT
● Stay in your limits in each and every party. People will be observing you
● Always maintain your dressing etiquettes. How you present yourself, matter a lot

❖ What pre-internship preparation do you suggest for juniors?

● Master Excel and PPT skills
● Try to learn Macrl and VBA
● Tableau can also be useful. You can do a basic course. So that it's not alien to you if at all you have to
work on it during your internship
● Hone your presentation skills

❖ Anything else you would like to add

Consulting is really interesting if you are a people person. It really gives you a very high exposure in terms of
learning. But it's upto you how to extract the best of knowledge.

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