Tuesday, April 30, 2013
New informational posts coming soon
I'm going to be posting some informational posts so I can link them on the sidebar under "Informational Posts" Hopefully these posts will be of some help to those researching the Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internships. Stay tuned!
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Professional Intern Housing
Finding roommates and apartments can be tough. It is even tougher when you currently live thousands of miles away. Everything looks really nice on the websites so it's hard to judge by that.
I did a lot of research ahead of time, just in case I would be offered a PI. Disney does have housing for PIs (But not for Management Interns). It is located at Falcon Square which is behind the Magic Kingdom. Here is the Pros and Cons list I made when deciding not to live there and look for it on my own.
Pro:
Easy, no need to search for an apartment
Completely furnished, even kitchen items
All utilites included in rent
Great if you are only planning to stay for the 6 months
Cons
$139 a week and you need to share a room
Farther commute to areas other than Magic Kingdom
So for me personally I decided that the Cons outweighed the Pros. First I'm a little old to be sharing a room with someone, especially for nearly $560 per month. You can find significantly cheaper housing and have your own room. Now the downside to this is that there are not many places who offer a 6 month lease. But because I have graduated and want to make a career at Disney this is not a concern to me. Furniture is an issue for me, but I am currently working on that situation,
I should mention that Falcon Square is not like CP housing, anyone can rent apartments at the complex. In case you are wondering you can sign up for housing with a $100 deposit. You can choose to back out if you find somewhere else but you will lose that deposit.
Finding roommates was a little more tricky than I anticipated. Lots of people on the Facebook page would post and say they were looking, but when I would message them they would tell me they already had someone, or they were out of my price range. Sometimes people would message me, but they would be out of my price range.
Finally I found my roommates, two girls who are also doing Guest Relations! After doing some more research we have finally found our apartment and been approved! We will be living at Alexandria Parc Vue which is located near the Magic Kingdom area.
I'm glad to get housing all situated. Now if Disney would please tell me where I will be working GR!!! I'm dying to know!
I did a lot of research ahead of time, just in case I would be offered a PI. Disney does have housing for PIs (But not for Management Interns). It is located at Falcon Square which is behind the Magic Kingdom. Here is the Pros and Cons list I made when deciding not to live there and look for it on my own.
Pro:
Easy, no need to search for an apartment
Completely furnished, even kitchen items
All utilites included in rent
Great if you are only planning to stay for the 6 months
Cons
$139 a week and you need to share a room
Farther commute to areas other than Magic Kingdom
So for me personally I decided that the Cons outweighed the Pros. First I'm a little old to be sharing a room with someone, especially for nearly $560 per month. You can find significantly cheaper housing and have your own room. Now the downside to this is that there are not many places who offer a 6 month lease. But because I have graduated and want to make a career at Disney this is not a concern to me. Furniture is an issue for me, but I am currently working on that situation,
I should mention that Falcon Square is not like CP housing, anyone can rent apartments at the complex. In case you are wondering you can sign up for housing with a $100 deposit. You can choose to back out if you find somewhere else but you will lose that deposit.
Finding roommates was a little more tricky than I anticipated. Lots of people on the Facebook page would post and say they were looking, but when I would message them they would tell me they already had someone, or they were out of my price range. Sometimes people would message me, but they would be out of my price range.
Finally I found my roommates, two girls who are also doing Guest Relations! After doing some more research we have finally found our apartment and been approved! We will be living at Alexandria Parc Vue which is located near the Magic Kingdom area.
I'm glad to get housing all situated. Now if Disney would please tell me where I will be working GR!!! I'm dying to know!
Monday, April 15, 2013
It's Official!
I got my phone call this morning offering me Guest Relations!!!
It was around 9:15 am and I was awake but repeatedly hitting the snooze button on my alarm. My phone started ringing and it said it was a Blocked number. I started thinking 'Who would be calling me this early!" I sort of thought it was my mail order pharmacy, because they always call from a blocked number at weird times, so I answered it and said "Hello?" still sort of asleep.
The person on the phone was very awake and peppy! It was Katherine from Casting and she had some questions for me about my application! I woke up very quickly because I knew that I was about to get an offer!! She asked about when I did my previous College Program, if I had a vehicle and if I was receptive to the Disney Look. Then she offered me my DREAM ROLE. Guest Relations!
Then we went over some housekeeping stuff like what to do next, how housing worked, getting my College Program fees refunded etc. I asked how many GR spots their were this semester and she didn't know. Then I asked if she would be making more calls today and she said yes! She wanted to know if I had other friends who were applying and I said my friend Nick (Check out his blog here ) was also waiting. She didn't let on that she was going to call him too! When she called him she said that she had planned to call him later in the day but since I mentioned his name she thought she would call him next!!
My start date is June 19th, so now I am on the hunt for roommates!
It was around 9:15 am and I was awake but repeatedly hitting the snooze button on my alarm. My phone started ringing and it said it was a Blocked number. I started thinking 'Who would be calling me this early!" I sort of thought it was my mail order pharmacy, because they always call from a blocked number at weird times, so I answered it and said "Hello?" still sort of asleep.
The person on the phone was very awake and peppy! It was Katherine from Casting and she had some questions for me about my application! I woke up very quickly because I knew that I was about to get an offer!! She asked about when I did my previous College Program, if I had a vehicle and if I was receptive to the Disney Look. Then she offered me my DREAM ROLE. Guest Relations!
Then we went over some housekeeping stuff like what to do next, how housing worked, getting my College Program fees refunded etc. I asked how many GR spots their were this semester and she didn't know. Then I asked if she would be making more calls today and she said yes! She wanted to know if I had other friends who were applying and I said my friend Nick (Check out his blog here ) was also waiting. She didn't let on that she was going to call him too! When she called him she said that she had planned to call him later in the day but since I mentioned his name she thought she would call him next!!
My start date is June 19th, so now I am on the hunt for roommates!
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Post Interview Stage and Background Check!
So at about 11am this morning others on the Facebook group were posting that they were moving to "Post Interview Stage" for Guest Relations. I patiently waited for my dashboard to update to the same.
Then at about 12:30 I got a text message from a friend asking if I had gotten an email about my PI as a mutual friend of ours had gotten one! I checked my email and sure enough there was the email asking for me to fill out a form for a background check!
I literally screamed! I work at our campus newspaper so I was in the office and scared the other girls around me! Then I checked my Dash and saw that I had moved to Post Interview Stage as well!!
The Background check information was really simple, just asked for my basic info, when I applied, asked if I would consent to a background check and if I had any criminal charges in my background.
In the past getting one of these is very promising for getting an offer, so hopefully I will be hearing some good news soon!
Then at about 12:30 I got a text message from a friend asking if I had gotten an email about my PI as a mutual friend of ours had gotten one! I checked my email and sure enough there was the email asking for me to fill out a form for a background check!
I literally screamed! I work at our campus newspaper so I was in the office and scared the other girls around me! Then I checked my Dash and saw that I had moved to Post Interview Stage as well!!
The Background check information was really simple, just asked for my basic info, when I applied, asked if I would consent to a background check and if I had any criminal charges in my background.
In the past getting one of these is very promising for getting an offer, so hopefully I will be hearing some good news soon!
Potential?
Today a few people have posted on facebook that their drop down for Guest Relations has changed to "Post Interview Stage" I quickly checked mine, and I am still In Progress.
I don't know if this is a good or bad sign for me. I am trying to remain positive as only a few people have mentioned that their status has changed. Perhaps they are just moving through and changing people and haven't gotten to most of them yet.
Okay, inside I am totally freaking out! I am going to try not to check my dashboard constantly today! It's just I really feel that Guest Relations is the right role for me!
I don't know if this is a good or bad sign for me. I am trying to remain positive as only a few people have mentioned that their status has changed. Perhaps they are just moving through and changing people and haven't gotten to most of them yet.
Okay, inside I am totally freaking out! I am going to try not to check my dashboard constantly today! It's just I really feel that Guest Relations is the right role for me!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Movement
So recently on the Facebook page other people have been saying that they got a new option on their dropdown menu of their dashboard. Previously you would see 'Alumni Only Internships" and could click on it to check your progress. Now people are starting to get specific internships listed. So it would say "Alumni Only: Ticket Fufillment" or "Alumni Only: Guest Correspondence" and you can then check your status for that specific internship.
Today I log onto the dashboard and see that I have a new drop down for GUEST RELATIONS!!!
Today I log onto the dashboard and see that I have a new drop down for GUEST RELATIONS!!!
I am beyond excited! I really hope this is good news. I am thinking it must mean they are seriously considering me for this role, if they went to the trouble to create a specific drop down for it. I don't want to get my hopes up, because I don't want to be disapointed but it is so hard not to be hopeful and excited!
Alumni Only is my only internships left in Progress. I have gone NLIC for all my others. I'm okay with that though, because as I said before, I know that they looked at my materials for the graphic design ones and decided I was not a good fit. I know there are people out there with a much higher skill level than I have.
Meanwhile Guest Relations has always been my dream and my #1 from the start! I really hope Disney thinks I'm right for this role!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Reflections
So I just went NLIC for two more graphic design internships. Yellow Shoes Art Director and Distribution Marketing Graphic Design. I'm kind of upset at these, although at least I know they looked at my samples before saying no thanks.
I'm at this weird point where my career could go off into to separate paths. I've wanted to work for Yellow Shoes doing graphic design for quite some time, but I also feel that to get a career in graphic design I would really need to go to portfolio school. A graphic design internship would really set me on the path to doing that.
On the other hand I really love guest service! And it is also a dream of mine to do Guest Relations and get into lodging management at one of the resorts. An internship in GR might set me up on the path to do that.
And then there is the unknown...I'm still in the running for several event planning internships, something else I know I would be good at and enjoy.
Perhaps I should have majored in something that got you a job with a specific title. Like Accounting or Education. I feel like there are so many different ways this could turn out!!
Here is the list of what I applied for and my current standing:
Alumni Only: - In Progress
Guest Relations
Park Event Operations Assistant
Cast Activities, Events and Recognition.
Guest Correspondence
EPCOT Project Support
Regular PIs:
Catering and Convention Services NLIC
Disney Fairytale Weddings - In Progress
Recruitment Marketing Graphic Design Internship NLIC
Distribution Marketing Services Graphic Design Internship- NLIC
Disney Institute Graphic Design Internship- In Progress
Graphic Design - Communications Internship - Submission Stage
Yellow Shoes Associate Art Director/Graphic Design Internship- NLIC
Yellow Shoes Associate Copywriter Internship - NLIC
Management Internship - Lodging NLIC
I'm at this weird point where my career could go off into to separate paths. I've wanted to work for Yellow Shoes doing graphic design for quite some time, but I also feel that to get a career in graphic design I would really need to go to portfolio school. A graphic design internship would really set me on the path to doing that.
On the other hand I really love guest service! And it is also a dream of mine to do Guest Relations and get into lodging management at one of the resorts. An internship in GR might set me up on the path to do that.
And then there is the unknown...I'm still in the running for several event planning internships, something else I know I would be good at and enjoy.
Perhaps I should have majored in something that got you a job with a specific title. Like Accounting or Education. I feel like there are so many different ways this could turn out!!
Here is the list of what I applied for and my current standing:
Alumni Only: - In Progress
Guest Relations
Park Event Operations Assistant
Cast Activities, Events and Recognition.
Guest Correspondence
EPCOT Project Support
Regular PIs:
Disney Fairytale Weddings - In Progress
Disney Institute Graphic Design Internship- In Progress
Graphic Design - Communications Internship - Submission Stage
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