What to bring to an interview?
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Is your field print, or Web?
Only worry about printed examples of your work if you are a print designer. You'll be going for junior positions and your employer should recognize your portfolio will be thin.
Resist the temptation to pad it out with weaker work. At a junior level your employer will want to see your raw talent and one or 2 examples of what you can achieve when you push yourself or when you are pushed.
If you have it, show real client work, but don't be afraid to focus on a very strong non-client project. Show passion about your ideas rather than just a demonstration.
Don't be afraid to ask what they want to see, and if they say 'just show some of your work', then pick out the work that you are most proud of. Someone less talented but more passionate will usually get the job over someone very talented but blunt about their work.