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My First Week as an Intern

My name is Jess and I recently started my role as an intern at the Brynmor Jones Library. Find out what I have learnt in the first week and why it has already been beneficial to my future career. The application process Up until two weeks ago, I worked in a pub as a supervisor. […]

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Digital Employability

#TechItUpTuesday What do we mean by digital employability? As a student, you may not have considered your digital employability a great deal, but it is important to think about how you present yourself online. This is because some aspects of what you post online could affect your future employability. Employers are more frequently looking through […]

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John Weightman my internship reflections

The halfway point of my internship journey It is strange to think that I’m already halfway through my internship, it has been about 6 weeks since I joined the Library Skills Team. As you may remember from my first blog post when I first started, I was a mixture of nerves and excitement wandering where my internship […]

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My Internship Progress – The Halfway Point

Joanna Rawnsley I can’t believe it’s already October. It’s autumn which is my favourite time of year, Halloween is upon us, but more importantly, I’m halfway through my internship with the Skills Team. Let’s Recap I am creating a brand- new, Public Communications skills guide. One section is all about blogging (ironic isn’t it), because […]

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Intern life so far

David Moore The Journey so far – this is the sixth week and halfway through my journey as Visual Design Intern.  The experience has been enlightening, eye-opening and fun to experience the work environment.  I have not just sat at my home computer; I have also experienced the office life twice.  This is very new […]

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What does customer engagement mean to me?

Codey McShane Hi again, it’s me, Codey, and I’m back with an update on the progress of my internship. Last time I mentioned that I’m the Customer Engagement and Communication intern, and I talked a little bit about what customer engagement broadly means. Now that it’s been a few weeks I’ve had a chance to […]

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Introducing John Weightman

My Internship Adventure Begins My adventure as an Intern first began with an e-mail from the Hull University Careers team. They were offering a whole range of interesting Internship opportunities for the university. After a difficult start to post-university life due to the COVID pandemic, when job opportunities were limited, I hoped to work in […]

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Introducing: Joanna (Jo) Rawnsley

Starting work as an intern with the Skills Team An interview with oneself “We’d like to offer you the internship position.” Well, I wasn’t expecting that…  via GIPHY Last year I graduated with a BA in Creative Writing and Film Studies, afterwards, I went straight on to a masters to study English and Creative Writing. […]

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Introducing: David Moore

Travelling through the up and downs of my journey as an intern Where to begin ……. It all started last year at the end of my degree finishing Entertainment and Games Design in which I gained a 2:2. This is where I learnt my creative flare and learnt to level up my skills.  Then my journey […]

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Introducing: Codey McShane

The start of my virtual internship experience In the beginning… Last week, I began an internship working with the Library at the University of Hull, with a focus on Customer Engagement and Communications. The role is entirely based online, and while there is the option to come into the library, it’s not as viable now […]