how important is deal experience for freshman summer IB internship?

currently interning at a boutique tech investment bank for my freshman summer and am getting stressed over recruiting for this upcoming fall. does anyone know how important it is to have deal experience on my resume? all i'm doing right now is market research but i don't know if i should be expected to know and do more for my resume. would appreciate any insights! thank you

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