Hey guys. So in a few days I will be apart of the Disney College Program family. 9 days to go to be exact. Yes i am very anxious and have been since i found out.
Many people are wondering how the process begins. Well first off go to the disney college program website (www.disneycollegeprogram.com) and start exploring on all the different things that the program has to offer. Once you think that you interested and that this might be something for you to do then go ahead and apply. Now when applying there are a few different terms or times that you can go. Either spring spring advantage fall or fall advantage. Now what advantage means is more like 7 months rather than 4 or 5. There are different times when you can apply to the term that you want to do and on the website they will tell you when you can apply. I had applied about a year ago and didn't get in and i was so mad because i thought i have done really well. Well, that was my fault for not picking more than one role. But i certainly did learnt he second time around considering i got it :)
During the application process you have to go to one area where it will ask you your interest in specific roles that they have. Roles are are the disney term for job positions. The roles have a scrool down menu where you have the choice to pick from low, high, moderate and no interest. I suggest that you pick an answer for everything even if it is no interest. That way the disney representative can have a few options to pick from and know what they need to ask during your interview process. Now the interview process in unlike any other. Not just the normal fill out and application, have a meeting and boom you're done. The application process works as filling in your information picking some roles that you want to partake in. Then comes the web-based interview. In this web based interview also called gallup is a interview to basically know more about you. This interview is of course online but has no interaction with any one but yourself. It will ask you a series of questions and you have to pick where on the scale does it best describe you. Yes, it is timed so make sure when you do this interview you are able to alone and no distractions. After the web-based interview there is a little time barrier from when you are done taking it to finding out if they want to give you the phone interview. This time barrier can last from waiting 10 mins to 2 hours. Very impatient i was and mine was 45 mins. Once someone has looked over your web-based interview they will then email you with a number to call to participate in a phone interview. Once you call you then are to pick a time that will best suit you for the interview. My advice would be to do it on your day off from work or school so you can prepare yourself. Yes i said prepare yourself. Practice makes perfect. When i was thinking of a time i wanted something early so it was fresh and no one, or a few people were in front of me. I am a person who likes to sleep in but this was one great decision i had made.
During the phone interview it is very nerve racking. They say to be ready a half hour before and after your schedule time. Well of course i was ready an hour before. If theres one thing i learned from my mom that i would pass onto you would be, please speak slowly and clearly. Disney is a genuine company and focuses on guest servicing. One thing that i've learned from my major is that guest servicing is a top priority and you need to stop, listen, speak clearly and slowly so the guest can understand. In this case your guest is the disney representative. During the phone interview they go over the basics such as your information, work information. And yes they will ask you about past experiences in your job. (if you had one) Then comes the scenarios. What i mean by scenarios is that your interview might ask you a question like we'll take mine for example, " if you are working on building a shelf and stocking the shelf and a guest comes over and asks for your help, what do you do?" That would be an example of the scenario.
After the interview is closed they will ask you if you have any questions. YES YES YES ask one or two questions like what can i gain from this or what classes would you recommend taking? They love when you ask questions and they want to know you were paying attention. Along with paying attention comes remembering the disney representatives name. This shows that you were paying attention and took the time to listen to their name.
When the phone interview is done they will tell you that you will have to wait about 3 weeks until you find out. This is false. Some people can hear in two days and some people will not hear until 3 months later. Patience is key. Do not email them if you haven't heard just be patient.
The disney college recruiting team e-mails everything. They will e-mail you when you have an interview and when you got accepted and other information after you were accepted. I found out about a week and a half from my phone interview date early in the morning. Some can come realy late and some can come early so always check your e-mail and make it an e-mail that you check often. If you have an iphone like me and linked your e-mail to the messages on your phone, use that e-mail.
That is the application.interview process good luck!
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