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Updated 2026-06-26

The values Deloitte hires against
and how to prove them.

Why this matters

Deloitte publishes five Shared Values: Lead the way, Serve with integrity, Take care of each other, Foster inclusion, and Collaborate for measurable impact. They are values, not a scored rubric. This page names them verbatim from Deloitte's Shared Values page, then goes where the careers site does not: it maps each value to the resume and interview evidence that actually demonstrates it.

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By the numbers
What Deloitte publishes
5
Shared Values, in the firm's own words
The values
Integrity
Plus lead the way, inclusion, collaboration
Scope
Global
Same five values across the network
Source
deloitte.com
Shared Values page (US wording)
The five Shared Values, in one line each

Deloitte's five Shared Values.

The value names and the one-line wording below are Deloitte's own, in the first person, as published on the firm's Shared Values page. The count is five, and they are the same across the Deloitte network.

01
Lead the way. We are not only leading the profession, but also reinventing it for the future.
02
Serve with integrity. By acting ethically and with integrity, we earn the trust of clients, regulators, and the public.
03
Take care of each other. We look out for one another and prioritize respect, fairness, development, and well-being.
04
Foster inclusion. We are at our best when we foster an inclusive culture and embrace diversity in all forms.
05
Collaborate for measurable impact. We approach our work with a collaborative mindset, teaming across businesses and borders to deliver value.

Value names and wording from Deloitte's Shared Values page, deloitte.com/us/en/about/articles/shared-values.html (accessed 2026-06-26). US first-person wording.

The quick answer

How do you show Deloitte's Shared Values on a resume?

Deloitte names five Shared Values: Lead the way, Serve with integrity, Take care of each other, Foster inclusion, and Collaborate for measurable impact. They are values, not a scored hiring rubric, so the move is to prove each one through a concrete, quantified outcome rather than naming it. For Lead the way, show a change you started and what it drove. For Serve with integrity, show a risk or control you owned. For Take care of each other, show someone you developed. For Foster inclusion, show inclusive leadership in action. For Collaborate for measurable impact, show a cross-team result with a number attached. Do not build a labeled values section, and never write that you have integrity; let the behavior show in the work. The value names are Deloitte's; the resume mapping is ResumeAdapter editorial guidance. Scan your resume to see which signals a recruiter would actually find. Scan your Deloitte resume.

Deloitte names five Shared Values that guide how its people work: Lead the way, Serve with integrity, Take care of each other, Foster inclusion, and Collaborate for measurable impact. Deloitte US states them in the first person and presents them as the values behind its culture and client work, not as a numbered interview scorecard. The same five values apply across the Deloitte global network.

Deloitte's five Shared Values, Lead the way, Serve with integrity, Take care of each other, Foster inclusion, and Collaborate for measurable impact, are published in the firm's own words on its Shared Values page. This page names them verbatim from that source, in the US first-person wording.

One honest caveat up front: the Shared Values are values, not a numbered or scored evaluation rubric. Deloitte does not publish a candidate scorecard that grades your interview answers against the five, so anyone telling you to map exactly six stories to the values and expect to be marked on each is describing a useful prep habit, not Deloitte's stated process. We flag that distinction throughout.

Where this page goes further than the careers site is the resume reading. The firm tells you what it values. It does not tell you which line on your resume proves it. That mapping, from each value to the evidence a reviewer can actually read, is the wedge, and it is labeled throughout as ResumeAdapter editorial guidance, not a Deloitte claim.

The reading is the same for every value: a reviewer indexes on the value being visible in the bullet itself, not asserted as an adjective. A line that reads collaborative team player, passionate about integrity and inclusion fails, because it names the values. A line that reads cut a client's close time 30 percent by teaming tax and technology specialists across two regions passes, because it shows Collaborate for measurable impact without ever using the phrase. The entries below give you that pattern for all five values.

The five Shared Values

Each value, what it means,
and the evidence that proves it.

Lead the way, Serve with integrity, Take care of each other, Foster inclusion, and Collaborate for measurable impact. The value names and the quoted line under each are Deloitte's; the intent and the resume mapping below are ResumeAdapter editorial guidance, not a Deloitte claim.

01
Shared value 01

Lead the way

Deloitte's words

We are not only leading the profession, but also reinventing it for the future.

How Deloitte reads it (editorial)

Deloitte reads this as initiative and forward motion: people who set direction, adopt new methods, and move a team or client ahead rather than waiting to be told. On a firm reinventing audit, advisory, and tax around AI in 2026, it points to candidates who lead change, not just execute it.

How to show it (ResumeAdapter editorial)

ResumeAdapter editorial guidance: show a change you started, not a task you finished. Point to a process you redesigned, a tool or method you introduced first, or an initiative you drove that others adopted, with the measurable result it produced. Leading the way is an action you took, never a trait you claim.

Show this on the resume

Make yourself the one who moved things forward, and name what changed because of it. Show the initiative and the outcome in the same line.

Introduced a reusable testing approach across an audit engagement, cutting fieldwork rework and giving two later teams a head start they did not have before.

Avoid this anti-pattern

Passive, order-taking phrasing that hides any initiative. Assisted with assigned tasks describes presence on a team, not the leadership Deloitte reads for.

Assisted with assigned tasks and supported the team on day-to-day deliverables as directed.

Interview prep

Story to prepare: a time you saw a better way and moved first, what you changed, and the result. Frame it as a real example you can tell, not as a values statement.

02
Shared value 02

Serve with integrity

Deloitte's words

By acting ethically and with integrity, we earn the trust of clients, regulators, and the public.

How Deloitte reads it (editorial)

For a Big 4 firm working across a client's controls, audited financials, and confidential data, integrity is the license to operate, not a soft value. Deloitte reads it as judgment under pressure: people who do the right thing when it is costly and own the outcome, rather than people who merely avoid mistakes.

How to show it (ResumeAdapter editorial)

ResumeAdapter editorial guidance: show integrity through evidence, never adjectives. Point to a control you built, a risk you flagged before it became a problem, or a hard call you made and owned. Demonstrate the judgment in the work; a line that calls you ethical is the weakest possible version.

Show this on the resume

Show a costly, owned action: a risk you raised, a control you tightened, a difficult call you made when staying quiet was easier. Let the action carry the value.

Flagged a revenue-recognition issue during fieldwork before sign-off, documented the exception, and worked the correction through with the client, protecting the engagement at audit.

Avoid this anti-pattern

Naming integrity as a personality trait. A line calling you a highly ethical professional with strong integrity states the value instead of proving it, and reviewers discount it on sight.

Highly ethical professional with strong integrity and a commitment to always doing the right thing.

Interview prep

Story to prepare: an ethical or risk call you owned, what was at stake, and why you raised it. Integrity questions reward a specific moment far more than a principle.

03
Shared value 03

Take care of each other

Deloitte's words

We look out for one another and prioritize respect, fairness, development, and well-being.

How Deloitte reads it (editorial)

Deloitte staffs people across teams, clients, and long engagements, so looking out for each other is treated as how the work holds together, not a perk. It points to people who develop colleagues, protect well-being under deadline pressure, and build teams others want to stay on.

How to show it (ResumeAdapter editorial)

ResumeAdapter editorial guidance: show who you developed or protected, and the effect on the team. Point to people you mentored toward promotion, an onboarding or workload change you made that reduced burnout, or a junior you brought along, with the concrete result. Care shown is care that moved an outcome.

Show this on the resume

Show the people and the result: someone you mentored, a workload or well-being change you drove, a team you made stronger. Name the effect, not the intention.

Built an onboarding guide for new analysts on a busy-season team, cutting ramp time from six weeks to three and mentoring two analysts into senior roles within a year.

Avoid this anti-pattern

Span-of-control phrasing with no development shown. Managed a team of eight describes a headcount, not the care or growth Deloitte reads this value for.

Managed a team of eight and oversaw their day-to-day work and deliverables.

Interview prep

Story to prepare: a colleague you developed or supported through a hard stretch, what you did, and how it changed the outcome for them and the team.

04
Shared value 04

Foster inclusion

Deloitte's words

We are at our best when we foster an inclusive culture and embrace diversity in all forms.

How Deloitte reads it (editorial)

On a firm that staffs across cultures, geographies, and disciplines, inclusion is read as delivery infrastructure: people who make sure every voice on a mixed team is heard and used. It points to candidates who build belonging in practice, not who name diversity as a value.

How to show it (ResumeAdapter editorial)

ResumeAdapter editorial guidance: show inclusive leadership in action. Point to a cross-cultural or cross-functional team you led, a process change that surfaced quieter or junior voices, or business-resource-group work, each tied to a concrete outcome the team felt. The action is the evidence; the statement is not.

Show this on the resume

Show how you built belonging or surfaced different input, with the effect on the work named. Inclusion is what you did, not what you believe.

Restructured a project review so junior consultants presented directly to the client, surfacing two ideas that shaped the final recommendation and lifting both into client-facing roles.

Avoid this anti-pattern

Stating the value without an action behind it. Passionate about diversity and inclusion names what Deloitte reads for instead of showing you acted on it.

Passionate about diversity, inclusion, and making sure everyone feels welcome.

Interview prep

Story to prepare: a time you made sure a quieter or different perspective on the team was heard, and what it changed about the result.

05
Shared value 05

Collaborate for measurable impact

Deloitte's words

We approach our work with a collaborative mindset, teaming across businesses and borders to deliver value.

How Deloitte reads it (editorial)

Deloitte delivers through teams that cross service lines, geographies, and specialisms, so this value rewards orchestrated, measurable results over solo output. It points to people who pull the right collaborators together and can name the impact the collaboration produced.

How to show it (ResumeAdapter editorial)

ResumeAdapter editorial guidance: show the collaboration and the number it moved. Point to a cross-team or cross-border delivery you coordinated, specialists you brought into a project, or a multi-function effort you ran, and quantify the impact. Replace single-handedly with the team that actually produced the outcome.

Show this on the resume

Show the collaboration you led and the measurable result it produced: teams you connected, a cross-border scope, a number you can attribute to the joint effort.

Coordinated tax, audit, and technology specialists across two regions on a client transformation, delivering a reporting redesign that cut close time 30 percent.

Avoid this anti-pattern

Solo-hero phrasing that erases the team. Single-handedly delivered reads against a value built on collaboration, and reviewers distrust it on a teaming firm.

Single-handedly delivered the entire engagement with no input from other teams.

Interview prep

Story to prepare: a result that only happened because you teamed across functions or borders, who you pulled in, and the measurable impact it created.

Value names and quoted lines from Deloitte's Shared Values page, deloitte.com/us/en/about/articles/shared-values.html. The intent and the resume and interview mapping are ResumeAdapter editorial guidance, not a Deloitte claim.

Some candidates arrive expecting a Deloitte version of Amazon's leadership principles: a list the interview is explicitly scored against, value by value. Deloitte does not publish one. What it publishes is the five Shared Values, presented as the culture the firm works by, not as a candidate scorecard.

The practical difference for you is small. Whether a firm uses a scored rubric or a set of values, the winning resume move is identical: prove the behavior through a quantified outcome rather than naming it. Do not build a labeled Shared Values section on your resume; build bullets where the values are visible in the results. And in the interview, bring specific stories with a real stake and a measurable outcome, which work whether or not a question is tagged to a value.

Values-based interview questions

Questions that probe the values.
Preparation, not a Deloitte question bank.

Deloitte interviews commonly include behavioral questions about integrity, teamwork, inclusion, and leadership, which overlap naturally with the five Shared Values. The questions below are ResumeAdapter preparation guidance, worded to help you rehearse against each value. Deloitte does not publish an official question tied to each value, so treat these as a way to prepare, not as the firm's stated questions or a scorecard.

01
Probes: Serve with integrity

Tell me about a time you had to raise a concern or make a difficult call when it would have been easier to stay quiet.

A question of this shape tends to probe judgment under pressure and whether you own the outcome. Prepare a specific moment with a real stake, not a statement that you value honesty.

02
Probes: Foster inclusion

Describe a time you worked with people whose perspective or background differed from yours. How did you make sure everyone contributed?

This tends to probe inclusive teaming in practice. The strongest answers name a concrete action you took to surface a quieter voice and what it changed, rather than a belief about diversity.

03
Probes: Collaborate for measurable impact

Walk me through a result you could not have delivered alone. Who did you bring in, and what was the impact?

This tends to probe whether you team across boundaries and can attribute a measurable result to the collaboration. Have the number and the named collaborators ready.

04
Probes: Lead the way

Give an example of a time you saw a better way of doing something and acted on it before anyone asked.

This tends to probe initiative and follow-through. Prepare a change you started, the resistance you handled, and the result it produced.

05
Probes: Take care of each other

Tell me about a time you supported or developed a teammate, especially under pressure or a tight deadline.

This tends to probe whether you build teams others want to stay on. A specific person you helped and a concrete outcome beats a general claim that you care about people.

These questions are ResumeAdapter preparation guidance built around Deloitte's published values, not Deloitte-issued questions or a scored rubric.

How to show Deloitte's values

Five moves from
generic resume to Deloitte-true.

01
Step 01

Lead with a change you started

Lead the way rewards initiative. Make yourself the one who moved things forward: a process you redesigned, a method you introduced first, an initiative others adopted, with the measurable result. Replace assisted with the change you actually drove.

02
Step 02

Prove integrity with an owned action

Serve with integrity rewards judgment under pressure. Point to a risk you flagged, a control you tightened, or a hard call you owned, with what was at stake. Never write that you are ethical; show the action and let it carry the value.

03
Step 03

Show who you developed and included

Take care of each other rewards developing people: a junior you mentored toward promotion, a workload change that cut burnout. Foster inclusion rewards inclusive leadership in action: a process change that surfaced quieter voices. Show the action and the result, not the sentiment.

04
Step 04

Quantify a result you delivered as a team

Collaborate for measurable impact rewards orchestrated delivery with a number attached. Point to a cross-team or cross-border result, the specialists you pulled in, and the impact. Replace single-handedly with the collaboration that produced the outcome.

05
Step 05

Scan and iterate against a Deloitte posting

Upload to ResumeAdapter against a specific Deloitte posting to see where your bullets name values as adjectives instead of demonstrating them, and iterate until initiative, integrity, developing people, inclusion, and measurable collaboration are visible in the work.

FAQ

Deloitte Shared Values, FAQ

The questions candidates surface about what Deloitte actually screens for, after they have read the pillar. Answers are byte-identical to the FAQPage JSON-LD, because AI engines that extract HTML and AI engines that extract JSON-LD should not see different text.

What are Deloitte's Shared Values?

Deloitte names five Shared Values, in the firm's own first-person words: Lead the way, Serve with integrity, Take care of each other, Foster inclusion, and Collaborate for measurable impact. They describe how Deloitte people are expected to work with clients and each other. They are values, not a numbered or scored hiring rubric, so Deloitte does not publish a scorecard that grades your interview answers against them. On a resume, the move is to prove each value through a concrete, quantified outcome rather than naming it. The value names here are Deloitte's, sourced from deloitte.com; the resume mapping is ResumeAdapter editorial guidance.

How do I show Deloitte's values on my resume?

Demonstrate each value through evidence, not adjectives. For Lead the way, show a change you started and the result it drove. For Serve with integrity, show a risk or control you owned. For Take care of each other, show someone you developed. For Foster inclusion, show inclusive leadership in action. For Collaborate for measurable impact, show a cross-team result with a number attached. Do not build a labeled values section on your resume, and never write that you have integrity or are passionate about inclusion. Build bullets where the value is visible in the outcome. This mapping is ResumeAdapter editorial guidance; the value names are Deloitte's. Scan your resume to see which of these signals a recruiter would actually find.

Does Deloitte ask values-based interview questions?

Deloitte interviews commonly include behavioral questions about integrity, teamwork, inclusion, and leadership, which overlap naturally with the five Shared Values. Mapping a few of your stories to the values is a useful way to prepare. One honest caveat: Deloitte does not publish an official question bank tied to each value, and the values are not a scored rubric, so treat any value-by-value question list, including the examples on this page, as preparation strategy rather than Deloitte's stated process. The durable advice is the same either way: bring specific stories with a real stake and a measurable outcome, and let the behavior show the value instead of naming it.

Are Deloitte's values the same globally?

Yes, the five Shared Values are global to the Deloitte network: Lead the way, Serve with integrity, Take care of each other, Foster inclusion, and Collaborate for measurable impact. The names are the same worldwide; the main difference you will notice is wording person. Deloitte US states them in the first person (We lead the way), while some regional pages phrase them slightly differently. This page uses the US first-person wording from deloitte.com. The values themselves do not change between Deloitte US and Deloitte Global, so you do not need a different set of stories for a US versus a non-US Deloitte interview.

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