How do you prepare for an internship interview?

Prepare for an internship interview by studying the employer, identifying the role’s main skills, and practicing examples from your coursework, jobs, or activities. Be ready to explain what you did, what you learned, and why the work interests you.

Connect the role to evidence from your own experience

Choose several examples involving teamwork, problem-solving, feedback, and follow-through. Structure each around the situation, your responsibility, the action you took, and the result. If the outcome was imperfect, explain the lesson without inventing a success. Technical or portfolio interviews may require separate practice.

Prepare questions about intern projects, supervision, feedback, and expectations. Honor Society’s career-services page includes Firsthand mentorship through a free account, where advisor availability may allow interview practice. AI can help you rehearse, but use it during a live interview only if the employer explicitly permits it.

Your next steps

• Match three role requirements to truthful examples.
• Practice concise answers aloud and review any submitted work.
• Prepare questions about learning, supervision, and next steps.