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How should I prepare for an internship interview?How To Prepare For An Internship Interview It's time to really start looking into this company, and not only the company, but the broader umbrella. What does this company do? What does it fall under? Be smart and know things about your industry. You're not going to know everything, and they don't expect you to know everything. If you want a job in politics, start going to political websites, start knowing who's who. You don't want to go in and work for Mitt Romney and when they ask you who Fred Thompson is you say “That Law and Order actor?” You want to know who he is. You want to know that he's a Republican and not a Democrat, especially if you want to work for a Republican and not a Democrat. If you're applying to be an intern for a Democrat, you'd better know what the democratic issues are. You'd better know that that thing with the rotunda and the woman on top is the Capital building because I swear to God, people don't know that. Make flash cards for yourself. Be prepared to go into an interview knowing about the company, but also knowing about the field and the broader spectrum of what the company does. What I like to say is create tons of Google alerts, for the company, for maybe the person you want to work for, and for the industry. Every night you will have a Google alert waiting for you and you can just browse through it and absorb it. Osmosis. Get it into your system. Get the juices flowing, because you don't want to sit in an interview and look like a moron and have nothing to talk about. The other thing you want to do is make sure that you have questions for them. There's nothing worse than when they say, and they will say, “Do you have any questions for me?” | 
