In the Spring of 2012 RadiusOnline hired 8 new employees, but they weren’t just regular employees. Nicknamed the “A Team” they were the first round of interns to work for RadiusOnline, and boy did they set the bar high.
Since then Radius has had 17 interns and with Jae and I it makes 19, all this spreading across 5 semesters!
Some returned back to school to finish their degrees and even a few interns accepted full-time positions with RadiusOnline!
“In order to know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been”
— George Santayana
I know it’s cheesy, but I think in this case it fits. Our first project is to update the intern website and put some fresh content on it. While trying to come up with ideas Jae and I started thinking about the previous interns and we were only left with one question “Where are they now?”
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What was your interview like?
Very laid back. I remember Sally and Lannhi asking me what my favorite website was.
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What was your first day like?
Probably was also laid back and welcoming. I remember that at the time there were only one or two other interns so I got to know everyone pretty quickly.
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What are you doing now?
I work for Accenture as a digital analyst (I’m in our digital practice thanks to Radius). I’m currently on a project that involves a Salesforce implementation. My first hands-on exposure to Salesforce was at Radius.
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What did you learn at Radius that helps you now?
So so much, Radius helped me identify what I wanted to get out of my first experience out of school. It taught me the importance of working with great people, thinking outside of the box and speaking up when you have an idea/solution. I use these lessons every day and am already seeing how they set me apart.
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What was your favorite part of interning with RadiusOnline?
The people at Radius are genuinely good people. The environment they create is so encouraging, and I grew more in my year at Radius than I had at any other job up until that point.
- What was your interview like?
Was about 2 years ago, all I remember is that I sat with Sally and Swan
- What was your first day like?
I was the very first Intern here! I started in the middle of October in 2013.
- What are you doing now?
Currently, I work as a technology consultant CapGemini. I work with the project manager in the technology department
- What did you learn at Radius that helps you now?
I learned that there are very different environments for offices (startup vs. corporate). I’m utlizing the skills I learned working with the Websocast app in my current work as a project manager at Cox.
- What was your favorite part of interning with RadiusOnline?
The people, everyone was very friendly and welcoming!
- What was your interview like?
I really appreciated the fact that they did the regular questions about my resume, and I really liked that they asked me ‘what’s your favorite website?” They wanted to find out more about how I spend my time on the internet.
- What was your first day like?
I remember not wanting to ask to go get lunch, so I grabbed snacks and ate at my desk. I thought I had to be given permission to go get lunch. Everybody was so welcoming, nice, and down to earth. I felt like she could always be myself.
- What are you doing now?
Application delivery associate at Chick Fil A. I’m taking a 6-month crash course into everything IT for Chick Fil A, and I’m working on the Chick Fil One App (mobile app).
- What did you learn at Radius that helps you now?
This job taught me how to be curious and to constantly grow my knowledge and myself as a person outside of the job.
- What was your favorite part of interning with RadiusOnline?
RadiusOnline threw me the most amazing 21st birthday party! It was a beach party with grass skirts and margarita machine with Just Dance. Vu had to take me out of the office to pick up his son while they prepared for my birthday party. It was awesome!
- What was your interview like?
I liked the atmosphere and people a lot, felt very comfortable here.
- What was your first day like?
The people were really awesome. I got to work closely with Vu (CEO) even though I was an intern.
- What are you doing now?
Marketing and Consumer Relationships coordinator for Uncommon Schools (non-profit organization)
- What did you learn at Radius that helps you now?
It was really good to get an experience of a startup culture and of different types of organizations
- What was your favorite part of interning with RadiusOnline?
Personally, I loved the day we went to play basketball.
- What was your interview like?
I remember being really encouraged with the work they had and how it lined up for my interests. Straight up asked for a job and got it.
- What was your first day like?
I remember walking around, meeting everyone, and not realizing that I would be interacting with everyone on a daily basis
- What are you doing now?
Database administrator for Boeing in Charleston, South Carolina
- What did you learn at Radius that helps you now?
In a job the answers aren’t always sitting right in front of you, so I learned how to figure things out on his own, making a decision on my own, and then seeing if it’s right or wrong. If it’s wrong, it’s ok, but I learned to figure out why it was wrong and improvised from there.
- What was your favorite part of interning with RadiusOnline?
I really just enjoyed the relationships formed in the office. The work was fairly fun, but the people, culture, and Friday lunches were most memorable. Co-workers caring for each other. Good life advice from Vu on how to market myself as a person
- What was your interview like?
Met with LanNhi and Sally. They were excited to have a designer work on more marketing stuff
- What was your first day like?
Got to a lot more and spend more time with the people here because I had already graduated
- What are you doing now?
Designer at RadiusOnline
- What did you learn at Radius that helps you now?
I expected more things to change per project, but there’s actually a lot more trust in my work from others than what I expected. I’ve learned to collaborate with people on ideas and own your work
- What was your favorite part of interning with RadiusOnline?
I really liked working with the people. If you really want to do a project and try hard enough with an idea, the people will be willing to go for it and be really receptive
- What made you stay at RadiusOnline?
I started out with the idea of having a full-time job and LanNhi told me after the interview that Radius was looking to add another designer. I really liked the work environment and everyone made me feel so welcome!