No one here keeps "calling and calling and calling."
There is nothing wrong with being proactive about something that means a lot to you/may determine something in your future.
I know I'm not the only one who has mentioned your very un-Disney-like attitude.
We should all be supporting one another in this time.
Neither of us of direct knowledge of anyone's actions, but by some of the posts here, there may be some that are either doing this or thinking about it.
Now I understand that some people may not like my take on what I feel is the best way to handle things. That is perfectly OK to disagree. It isn't OK to make attack my character simply because of a disagreement in how to best way to approach a situation.
My support is an attempt to ground people in reality.
There is a fine line in the business world between being persistent and actually annoying a potential employer. That is a line that isn't always known to those who haven't applied for many positions or who worked on the employer side. As someone who has been on both sides, I can tell you that being overly persistent is not necessarily beneficial and can actually work against someone.
It is a total judgment call.
However, I feel strongly that one should opt to do what they are instructed to do when they are instructed to it rather than to go wild with the strategy of "if I show them that I'm really, really, really interested that there is no way they can turn me down". Disney isn't debating if someone is interested or not. That was addressed by the person applying and interviewing. What they are debating is if someone would be more of a benefit in one position over another or maybe be a benefit at all if their interview was ok, but not outstanding. If they bombed the interview, that decision wouldn't have been to pend them.
Anyone who is pending did not bomb the interview and could still be considered. However, they could still ruin it for themselves. I'd hate to see that happen to anyone on here.
I worked directly with College Recruiting as a campus rep and learned as much as i could about their business through my recruiter and the coordinators I worked with in the office. I did shadow over there a number of times and one of my old roommates worked there. I learned quite a bit then. Since then I've sort of kept on top of things by reading their sites and asking a lot of questions to the different departments via email. I don't know if I'll ever return, but I'm still fascinated by the way things work when all of the pixie dust and general fluff is stripped away.
Armed with that knowledge and my personal experience inside and outside the realm outside of disney, I think I can offer a pretty good insight as to how to approach things. I'm definitely not correct all of the time. I never claim to be either. But when it comes to asking about a status update, I don't think it is a good idea to do it outside of when Disney specifically says to ask.
