PARTNER TESTIMONIALS

Because of this experience, I wanted to play games for a living, I wanted to be a game designer in particular. 

I learned that a lot of it requires math, and if there is one thing I struggle with the most, it’s math. Still, when I was accepted into multiple colleges, I had to decide. What helped me make the decision was the programs offered by the school. One of them was Computer Game Design. 

I thought it was perfect, and in the back of my mind, I knew that I had a solid backup in case it didn’t work out.

Spoiler alert, it didn’t work out. 

What was devastating to me, was basically failing my first two semesters of college. I panicked. I didn’t know what to do. Should I try retaking pre-calculus again? What if I failed again?

You see, because I failed my first two semesters, my GPA tanked and I was closer to failing my following semester.

It was then at the end of 2019, I made the decision to switch majors. 

I switched to English with a concentration in Creative Writing. 

If you’re following this timeline, then you probably know what will happen. 

I enter my Spring 2020 semester, and everything’s fine at first. And then, the pandemic hits. 

There were both good and bad things about the pandemic for me. The bad, obviously people were dying and it was high stress. The good, I was actually able to refocus on my studies while also doing what I love on the side (streaming).

Finally, at last, I had a successful semester. 

By 2021, I was back on track. In fact, I was actually projecting to graduate in May 2024. 

When I realized I was actually closer to graduating than I thought, it motivated me to make the push. 

I realized that if I planned out my schedule for 2021 and 2022, ahead of time, I could be on track to graduate by the Winter of 2022. 

So, I made a plan. 

And I stuck to it.

As I approached 2022, I also realized that I should start looking for internships. 

The one problem: I didn’t know what I want to do. 

My end goal is to stream, but I can’t rely on it, so I wanted a job that was flexible and ideally fully remote.

How I Found Pearl Lemon

I started applying to a few internships. Most failed. 

But as I was looking for English major internships, I stumbled upon a company called Pearl Lemon. 

I’m looking at it, and I’m like I have no idea who Pearl Lemon is. Sounds like a drink flavor or a paint color. 

Nevertheless, I tried it out. 

I filled out the application and when I hit submit… I was jump scared by Deepak Shukla, the founder of Pearl Lemon (because when you hit submit, it redirects to a video thanking you for applying).

The application experience was so unique, it drew me in. It made me feel a bit more reassured and confident in my application. Barely a few days go by and I get a response to enter the next phase which would be the trial phase. 

Keep in mind, I applied to be a Content Writer. 

I was asked if I wanted to try PR. 

Up until this point, I had never even considered public relations.

On top of that, other than crisis management, I didn’t really know what public relations specialists even did. 

The more I learned through Pearl Lemon about what Public Relations was, the more I was drawn to it because it was exactly the job I was looking for, and I just didn’t know it.

So then, I entered the company as a PR Intern. I went through a library of videos and made a summary of what I learned.