Top Tips for an 'Internship' Interview:

1/ Research the company, this is very important.
2/Take a copy of your 'Covering Letter' and CV.
3/ Make sure you take your portfolio, with appropriate work - research, observational drawings, development and product/photographs of product if you are going for a design internship. Although showing your work to any creative department would show your enthusiasm for following a creative path, be it in sales and marketing, editorial, events, product development est.
4/ If you have an Ipad this could be useful inorder to show website, tumblr, blogs est.
5/ If you happen to go for creative editorial internship, taking written work could be worthwhile, as someone in the company may take the time to read what you have, and beable to give you constructive feedback.
6/ Arrive to the Interview 15/20 minutes early.
7/ Make sure that you have the correct directions printed off - google maps.
8/ Have a contact number saved to your phone, just in case you are held up.
9/ Dress appropriatley -smart/casual. Most importantly feel comfortable in what you are wearing.
10/ Remain calm and collected.
11/ When at the interview, be positive when showing your work and don't worry if you can't answer a question, turn the interview around and have questions to ask them.

I have had variety of Internship interviews - French Connection; PR - this was a very informal interview that lasted twenty minutes and they asked me specific questions related to the French Connection brand. So background research was vital. Liberties; Art Fabric's - I presented my portfolio, and talked through my style of working. Print/CAD based work was important to show in this interview.

I have also had interviews with Clarissa Hulse; Interior Design Studio, Bath Children's Literature Festival, Arnolfini Gallery est. However with Designer's Guild and Country Living Events I lived to far away at the time to go up for an interview, so we exchanged emails and spoke on the phone.