Alumni Only Phone Interview: COMPLETE!!

Hey all,

I just completed my alumni only phone interview for Professional Internships. My interview was supposed to be at 5:15 but they called at 5:30. The interviewer apologized for the delay and explained that they were running a little over time on previous interviews. ( I actually took this as a good sign!) She explained she would extend the same courtesy to me as the others. She was very upbeat and friendly and put me at ease.

I told her I planned to apply for a Lodging MI and some other PI's but had not done so yet and she said that some departments may look up this interview to use, and others may contact me for an interview. She said she would ask me some MI questions so they would have those to look at if I was being considered for it.


Questions she asked:

Why do you want to do a PI?
What qualities do you think a Leader has?
What leadership experience do you have?
What skills have you learned from working at X Y and Z?
How do you you stay organized?
Tell me about a conflict with a guest, co worker or manager?

Management Related
Tell me about a leadership position you have held?
What was the most rewarding part of this position?
What was the most challenging aspect?

Alumni Only Related:
What are your top 3 roles?
Do you have event planning experience ( #2 and #3 are very event planning heavy)
Tell me a quality that helped you excel in your previous event planning experience?
Did you have to overcome any obstacles in your event planning experience?
Why do you want to do Guest Relations?
What do you think the role of GR is?

Then some basic questions about the Disney Look, Where I did my CP etc. She asked if I had anything else to add and if I had any questions. I asked her how she got her start at the company and we chatted about that for a bit.

Overall I think the interview went very well. I think she was very thorough in her questions and gave me some positive feedback. She said the latest I would hear back is April 26th so now the waiting game begins!


On another note I have applied for the CP today as a backup. The process has changed a little bit but I am scheduled to interview on Monday!

I scheduled my phone interview!

Yesterday I recieved an email inviting me to schedule a phone interview for my Alumni Only Positions! I have it scheduled for this Friday at 5:15 PM.  I picked this time because I'm done with class at 2:30 and hopefully that will give me enough time to unwind and relax a little before the interview. (Yeah right haha)

I'm still confused because other people are saying the interview is for all the PI's you applied for, but others are saying it is only for the Alumni Positions. I have not applied yet for the regular PI's I want because I am waiting on some letters of recommendation, so should I tell the interviewer this? I guess I will ask at the beginning of the interview which positions this will be used for.

Ahh, I'm so excited and nervous at the same time!

Narrowing Down my Choices

Professional Internships have been posted for almost a week now. And I still have not applied for any positions! I have been spending the past week looking over all the positions and narrowing down which ones I am interested in. I have also been working on my resume, asking for letters of recomendation and working on finishing my portfolio. Some of the positions ask for a cover letter so I will be working on those as well.  I've given a lot of thought to including cover letters and letters of recomendation when they are not being asked for, and I have decided that if they don't want to read it they don't need to look at it, and hopefully it will show that I am very interested in the position by the extra effort.

I have finally narrowed down the list of which I am going to apply for. Most of them are Graphic Design or Event Planning based as I have significant experience in both. I am also applying for a Lodging MI and have interest in several Alumni Only PI's

Here is my complete list of what I plan to apply for:

Alumni Only:
Guest Relations
Park Event Operations Assistant
Cast Activities, Events and Recognition.
(Maybe Guest Correspondence or EPCOT Project Support)

Regular PIs:
Catering and Convention Services
Disney Fairytale Weddings
Recruitment Marketing Graphic Design Internship
Distribution Marketing Services Graphic Design Internship
Disney Institute Graphic Design Internship
Graphic Design - Communications Internship
Communications Internship
Yellow Shoes Associate Art Director/Graphic Design Internship
(Maybe - Yellow Shoes Associate Copywriter Internship)

Management Internship - Lodging

I feel that I am qualified for all of these positions and it would be amazing to recieve an offer for one of these positions. I am taking my time with my applications so I feel comfortable and that I have given each my best shot.

Professional Internships are Coming!!

So the time is almost here to apply for Professional Internships! I am very excited but also very nervous as this is my first time applying. I have been trying to read up on the process and other people's experiences, but I still feel really unprepared.

My plan is to carefully look at all the internships when they are released and then begin narrowing them down. Right now other then Alumni Only internships I have career interests in Graphic Design, Advertising, Marketing, Communications and PR. I have been told that you shouldn't apply for more than 3 or 4 internships as it makes you look like you are just trying to get something. I don't really agree with that as I feel that there might be many that I am a good fit and qualified for.

I can't wait to see what opportunities are available! Leave me a comment if you are applying for any PI's and what you are interested in!

School Assignment

While I don't normally talk about non Disney related things on this blog. I needed a place to post these PSA type posters I made for a class. The class was Cultural Aspects of Mass Media and we talked a lot about how the Media plays a role in shaping how we think, act and believe. These were for a project on Reality TV. Hope they make you think!

Getting excited to apply!

So since I am obsessing over applying for the Fall Advantage CP and Fall PI, I have decided to add some more informational posts to this blog. I have a lot on here chronicling my personal experiences but I want to add some more specific posts related to applying, housing, working, living with roommates, etc. I'll still be updating on my personal journey with The Walt Disney Company and my process of applying, but hopefully I can help others who are just starting out and have questions about the experience.


So does anyone have any requests?  I already have a few posts on the sidebar that I thought were more informational. So check those out and let me know, what you want to know?

CP Housing and DORMS

Coming soon!