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Introducing two new members of the Radiant Veracity team: Stephanie Perrett and Beth Farrar (from left to right) are currently working with Stephanie Lloyd as two of three communications interns. One of their weekly intern assignments is to chronicle their experiences as a regular blog series on Radiant Veracity. As recent college graduates and active job seekers, topics will range from how they met (they’ve been friends for two years) to their weekly assignments, victories and struggles. The following is their fourth part in the series.
For lack of a better word, Beth and Stephanie were stoked to be working together at Radiant Veracity. We already knew of each other’s creative and professional capabilities and felt that we would work well together. Wherever one would lack, the other would be well suited to take over. Plus, we already had a comfortable relationship, where we could bounce ideas off each other and provide honest criticism. (We’re getting sappy here, but can’t you tell how excited we were to work together? It was a match made in Heaven!)
Prior to our first meeting with Stephanie Lloyd, Beth and Stephanie P. spent hours on the phone together – still in awe about the odds of applying for and getting the same internship – brainstorming new ideas for Radiant Veracity. Wanting to further the conversation (and single handedly save the Planet) we decided to carpool to Pizzeria Venti for their first official meeting with Stephanie L.
Here’s where we would like to pause to reiterate how important it is to leave early for a professional meeting, job interview, etc. Put two female friends who haven’t seen each other in months – who don’t know their way around Atlanta very well – in a car with a faulty GPS system, and you’re just setting yourself up for disaster. Even if this doesn’t describe you, you should leave yourself plenty of time to get to your destination anyways.
By the grace of God, Beth and Stephanie P. arrived in Buckhead 30 minutes early – long enough to peruse the nearby shops (Beth’s hand was nearly chewed off by a disgruntled dog in one of the stores) and stop in for our first experience at a juice bar across the street (celery and eggplant juice anyone?). Finally time for the appointment with Stephanie L., the two ladies entered Pizzeria Venti (a lovely establishment serving delicious pizza, drinks and gelato, which is also owned and operated by the adorable Lackey couple. Follow them on Twitter: @PVATL. Shameless plug.)
Stephanie L. was finishing up a meeting with Stephanie Frost – another smart, independent entrepreneurial-minded woman – and the four women instantly began talking as if they had been friends for years. In fact, Beth, Stephanie P. and Stephanie F. had all studied abroad at The University of Oxford and had to literally force themselves to stop sharing stories of English professors and pubs so they could all get to work.
If it’s at all possible, the meeting with the new and improved Radiant Veracity team energized Beth, Stephanie P. and Stephanie L. even further. With all the great things already lined up for Stephanie L. and Radiant Veracity along with all the new epiphanies at Pizzeria Venti, there was no shortage of work to be done.
Moral of the Story: Carpool. Plan to be early. Make mutually beneficial partnerships/friendships with other companies, etc.. Be prepared: business cards, something to write w/, proper attired. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Make a personal connection.
[Stephanie Lloyd here] Stay tuned to learn more about Stephanie and Beth’s internship adventures! Future installments include:
- “Join the Circus” – getting to work, juggling other commitments
- Networking – Our First Tweetup
- Stephanie P. – My Experience on Gravity Free Radio
- Beth Farrar – Developing the Radiant Veracity Logo
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Introducing two new members of the Radiant Veracity team: Stephanie Perrett and Beth Farrar (from left to right) are currently working with Stephanie Lloyd as two of three communications interns. One of their weekly intern assignments is to chronicle their experiences as a regular blog series on Radiant Veracity. As recent college graduates and active job seekers, topics will range from how they met (they’ve been friends for two years) to their weekly assignments, victories and struggles. The following is their third part in the series.
We left our series as Beth and Stephanie were anxiously anticipating their individual phone interviews with Stephanie Lloyd to be the newest (and first-ever) interns at Radiant Veracity. Good friends from college, Beth and Stephanie had both responded to a Tweet from Stephanie Lloyd, requesting help with her entrepreneurial endeavors. Stephanie P., not wanting to steal a job opportunity away from Beth, decided not to tell Beth that she was interviewing for the position as well. Less than a week after the initial Tweet, Beth and Stephanie P. spoke individually over the phone with Stephanie L. about the opportunity.
For Stephanie P., the phone interview went seamlessly. In fact, the term “interview” doesn’t even properly describe the conversation that Stephanie P. and Stephanie L. had that Wednesday. After following each other on Twitter for months now, it seemed as if the two had already met, making the conversation comfortable and casual. Stephanie L. briefed Stephanie P. on her company, Radiant Veracity, as well as her other endeavors– highlighting the areas in which she needed the most help. Stephanie P. formally introduced herself, her skills and her career expectations – agreeing that she would be willing to help Stephanie L. wherever needed.
The fantastic thing about the conversation: The two women’s honesty with each other.
Stephanie P. (without trying to seem too desperate) relayed her struggles with being a recent communications graduate in a tough economy. Stephanie L. relayed her inability to pay an intern, but also added that she believed the internship would pay in non-conventional ways (i.e. networking, attending job search interventions at no cost, etc.). Both Stephanie’s agreed that the position was part-time and the importance that Stephanie P. not only network and build her portfolio, but find a full-time career – as well as helping with Stephanie Lloyd’s business.
Beth had much the same experience a day later. All her anxieties were immediately put to ease as she and Stephanie L. began laughing and joking moments after the phone stopped ringing. Both remarked on the state of the job market and how interesting it is to see more and more graduates taking intern positions to gain experience and build their professional network.
It was obvious from the outset of the conversation that Stephanie L. firmly believed in creating a mutually beneficial arrangement among herself her interns–each helping the other whenever possible. It was refreshing for Beth to encounter an employer with drive and creativity, but also flexibility, humor and sincerity.
At one point, Stephanie L. mentioned a meeting she had set-up with another Stephanie later in the week (Stephanie Frost), and she went on to question how Beth and Stephanie had previously met. Major confusion set in as Beth frantically racked her brain as to how she might know this particular Stephanie. With all the Stephanie’s in and around the Radiant Veracity family, it’s easy to see how a newcomer would be at a slight loss, but other, more mysterious forces were definitely at work here.
Quite a few jumbled words were exchanged before the name “Perrett” was finally slipped in some small pause. It would be an understatement to say that Beth was shocked. After sitting next to each other at the University of Georgia graduation ceremony in May, Beth and Stephanie P. hadn’t found a chance to catch up at all until now…when they had applied for the same internship. We won’t even try to calculate the odds.
After a few follow-up phone calls, Beth finally pieced together the whole story, and Stephanie L.’s first two interns were primed and thoroughly excited for the face-to-face planning meeting scheduled at the end of the same week.
Moral of the Story: Be yourself. Don’t steal opportunities from your friends (or at least be nice about it). Be flexible. Ensure your job opportunities are mutually beneficial and that you’re comfortable with them. Be honest. Find opportunities you’re excited about.
[Stephanie Lloyd here] Stay tuned to learn more about Stephanie and Beth’s internship adventures! Future installments include:
- “Three Stephanies, Beth and a Pizza Place” – the meeting at Pizzeria Venti
- “Join the Circus” – Getting to Work, Juggling Other Commitments
- Networking – Our First Tweetup
- Stephanie P. – My Experience on Gravity Free Radio
- Beth Farrar – Developing the Radiant Veracity Logo
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Introducing two new members of the Radiant Veracity team: Stephanie Perrett and Beth Farrar (from left to right) are currently working with Stephanie Lloyd as two of three communications interns. One of their weekly intern assignments is to chronicle their experiences as a regular blog series on Radiant Veracity. As recent college graduates and active job seekers, topics will range from how they met (they’ve been friends for two years) to their weekly assignments, victories and struggles. The following is their second post in the series.
It all began with a Tweet:
@StephanieALloyd I am looking for an intern to work with me on event planning and coordinating as well as publishing.
When Stephanie Lloyd almost jokingly posted the tweet above, she was unsure if she had any real intention to take on interns. However, after receiving three replies from interested candidates (from her now Interns – Paul Eulette, Stephanie Perrett and Beth Farrar) within mere minutes, she began to legitimately consider the prospect. After all, who couldn’t use a few more hours in the day?
Beth had not been a follower of @StephanieALloyd but was fortunate to receive a copy of the post from a former colleague. (Note: This is why you stay in touch with previous co-workers, supervisors, etc.!) Beth immediately sent a reply, so quickly in fact that a typo slipped in.
@replies quickly turned to DMs, which soon led to e-mails, and before Beth knew what had happened, she had a phone interview scheduled two days after Stephanie Lloyd had posted her request. Unsure of what to expect, she eagerly anticipated a call from a perfect stranger, known only through Twitter.
In the meantime, unbeknownst to Beth, Stephanie Perrett had been following @StephanieALloyd for about six months. How she initially began following her is still a mystery, but it was most likely through reading retweets from other followers. The two Stephanie’s had connected a few times, commenting on things they had in common (their love of animals, social media and their name, of course) or how much Stephanie P. had enjoyed a blog post on Radiant Veracity.
Stephanie Perrett (are you confused with all the Stephanie’s yet?) found out about Stephanie Lloyd’s post from Beth’s @reply on Twitter. Doing a little backtracking, she found Stephanie’s original cry for help and immediately responded with a DM. Not wanting to interfere with a good friend’s job prospect, Stephanie wrote the following to Stephanie Lloyd:
DM: StephanieALloyd Would love to talk about internship. HOWEVER, I am great friends with @BFarrar and she is simply amazing
To Stephanie Perrett’s excitement, Stephanie Lloyd responded saying that there was enough work for a few interns and that she would love to talk further via e-mail and eventually over the phone. The interview process was beginning and it was just hours after Stephanie Lloyd had posted her intern inquiry.
Beth (still unaware her friend had also set up an interview with Stephanie L.) and Stephanie P. were just waiting for the phone to ring.
Moral of the Story: Pursue every lead (but don’t be annoying). Engage in social media, and use it wisely. Don’t be a stranger. Ask for help. Stay on good terms with former colleagues (and friends). Be tactful and use personal ethics when applying for the same position as a good friend.
[Stephanie Lloyd here] Stay tuned to learn more about Stephanie and Beth’s internship adventures! Future installments include:
- Our Phone Interviews with Stephanie Lloyd
- “Three Stephanies, Beth and a Pizza Place” – The Meeting at Pizzeria Venti
- “Join the Circus” – Getting to Work, Juggling Other Commitments
- Networking – Our First Tweetup
- Stephanie P. – My Experience on Gravity Free Radio
- Beth Farrar – Developing the Radiant Veracity Logo
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