College Program Questions Thread Pt 2

[WhateverLolaWants]

So I dont know if any of you guys will know the answer to this, but I was looking at those pictures of people in the program on the cp website and saw that at Cool Beans Cafe they have karaoke once a month. Do they have karaoke any time other than the official once a month things? Or do you guys know of anywhere else where there's karaoke? I'm a huge fan. hahah.

Kitty O'Shea's, it's 21+ and it's practically down the street from the apartments.

 

[kroberts]

Okay, important and time-sensitive question ahead! If I'm still enrolled at my school but I have to take a health-related leave of absence for the remainder of the semester, can I still do the program in the spring?

 

[Saxsoon]

Is there anyway to find out where you will be working beforehand (I am merchandising)?

 

[Joanna71985]

Okay, important and time-sensitive question ahead! If I'm still enrolled at my school but I have to take a health-related leave of absence for the remainder of the semester, can I still do the program in the spring?

As long as you are still a student, you should be fine (I am guessing).

Is there anyway to find out where you will be working beforehand (I am merchandising)?

No. You don't find out until you arrive in FL (Day 2).

 

[kroberts]

As long as you are still a student, you should be fine (I am guessing).

I figured this was the case; I won't be an active student, but I'll still be enrolled and have completed two full semesters, already. I'm trying to get in touch with anyone at Disney who knows, but haven't gotten a straight answer yet.

 

[Joanna71985]

I figured this was the case; I won't be an active student, but I'll still be enrolled and have completed two full semesters, already. I'm trying to get in touch with anyone at Disney who knows, but haven't gotten a straight answer yet.

Hopefully you'll hear soon.

 

[eimmi07]

hey Paul i got accepted as a custodial worker for the spring, how is it? i dont think its going to be all that bad im actually kinda pumped for it. what kind of stuff do you do every day? typical sweeping and bathroom cleaning i assume? I think i got put into the role because for 1 i told her i was really good with people and kept asking me about how i react to guests and stuff. and also because i checked it. haha but i heard that some of the custodial workers are on road crew. i really really really really hope i dont get that. if im going to have to be a custodial worker i really hope and pray i get to be in a park at the very least so i can have some guest interaction.

Hi squish86! The custodial role is not so bad at all! You have either one of two things for the day. They are streets and restrooms. For streets all you do is walk in the area that you are assigned to so and use your pan and broom to sweep up trash. Please guard your pan and broom since that Disney will give you a brand new one; my original one got stolen, and i got a broken one in return. Road crew? I am not sure what that is? You will be interacting with a lot of guests everytime that you work. The custodial cast member has the most guest interaction since you are in the middle of everything. There are trash runs that you have to do, but they are a lot of fun. For the restrooms you just clean a number of bathrooms in a repetition. It is a lot cooler since you are inside, unless you like the heat. More than likely you will be working in a park. I am very happy that I working in Animal Kingdom and I hope that you work there also, since my co-workers are very nice. I hope that you accept this role I am glad that I did! If you have any more questions you can IM (eimmi07) me or you can PM me on the disboards!

 

[GreatWideSomewhere]

So I have a question for any of you lovely alumni:

This might sound strange, but does anyone recall the type of pans/skillets that they provide in the apartments? This is a bit premature, but I was just wondering if a frying pan is included and whether it's those gross non-stick kind or not. (I'm a pretty big cook, so these things can be important, )

 

[Joanna71985]

So I have a question for any of you lovely alumni:

This might sound strange, but does anyone recall the type of pans/skillets that they provide in the apartments? This is a bit premature, but I was just wondering if a frying pan is included and whether it's those gross non-stick kind or not. (I'm a pretty big cook, so these things can be important, )

Frying pans are included. But I can't remember what type. I want to say it's non-stick, but I'm not positive.

 

[GreatWideSomewhere]

Thanks for the quick response.

Hmm...this means that I will either have to make do, or debating bringing one down with me! :haha:

 

[disneycruise05]

OK, I just received another e-mail from Disney regarding scheduling a phone interview, even though I scheduled and completed my interview over 3 weeks ago. This is the 3rd e-mail. The subject is "Disney College Program: Action Required".

Has anybody gotten anything like this? I called earlier today to make sure my application was OK, and was told that it was in review. What exactly does this mean? Do they still have it and are considering it, or could it be that it has been sent out?

I'm really getting worried now.

 

[InventorsDaughter]

Ok so phone interview went really well and I'm through to the next stage of interviews which is face to face.

But...

The email says that Disney recruiters will be in various locations in the UK over the next three months.

THREE MONTHS?!

So basically (here comes the point) do they start to assign roles whilst still interviewing others (ie during the three months) or do they wait until the three months is up and then start hiring people?

I don't really know which situation is better. On the one hand, if my interview is in two weeks and I don't hear until the end of the three months then that's a long and nervous ten weeks.

But on the other hand if my interview is at the end of the three months and they've already assigned most of the roles, are my chances of getting in lower? Or do they accept a certain amount of people from each interview?

I also found out the other day that there are like 200 places for ICPs from the UK. That's not many!

So any help would be welcome!

 

[MarinaAndCharlie]

I had a similar question to InvestorsDaughter's question concerning character auditions.

Do they wait until the end of all auditions to pick people and start filling height ranges? Otherwise, it seems unfair that theoretically, people on the east coast (the first to audition) would have greater chances of being accepted as a character in comparison to those on the west coast (last to audition) with fewer number of spots left... I'm in a common height range and I need to know if I should consider flying out to the east coast to audition as my location is one of the last to hold auditions...

thanks!

 

[Joanna71985]

I had a similar question to InvestorsDaughter's question concerning character auditions.

Do they wait until the end of all auditions to pick people and start filling height ranges? Otherwise, it seems unfair that theoretically, people on the east coast (the first to audition) would have greater chances of being accepted as a character in comparison to those on the west coast (last to audition) with fewer number of spots left... I'm in a common height range and I need to know if I should consider flying out to the east coast to audition as my location is one of the last to hold auditions...

thanks!

I am going to guess that they wait til after all the auditions.

 

[liltinkerbell25]

so does anyone know when the applications come up and the interview dates are for ? i guess i'm a little confused about the process, but i'm graduating in december of 2009, a quarter over four years, and i'm going to be abroad for a month, probably mid june to mid july. i don't want to miss the interviews and application times while i'm abroad, can anyone help me with this? i'm on the quarter system, not the semester which makes it even more confusing :/

 

[Joanna71985]

so does anyone know when the applications come up and the interview dates are for ? i guess i'm a little confused about the process, but i'm graduating in december of 2009, a quarter over four years, and i'm going to be abroad for a month, probably mid june to mid july. i don't want to miss the interviews and application times while i'm abroad, can anyone help me with this? i'm on the quarter system, not the semester which makes it even more confusing :/

For Spring 09 (Jan 2009), the application came out in Sept. So interviews started in Sept as well.

I would guess it would be the same for next year as well.

 

[liltinkerbell25]

For Spring 09 (Jan 2009), the application came out in Sept. So interviews started in Sept as well.

I would guess it would be the same for next year as well.

thanks so much! you are awesome!

 

[Joanna71985]

thanks so much! you are awesome!

You're welcome.

 

[lbdpw1285]

what is the dress code for training and graduation, is it disney look, same as traditions?
also, my recruiter is rebecca.
i emailed her and got an auto-reply that she is out of the country doing international recruiting.
she wont return until oct 28th.
did anyone else get a similar email?
does another recruiter cover their calls and emails while they are not accessible?

 

[Joanna71985]

what is the dress code for training and graduation, is it disney look, same as traditions?
also, my recruiter is rebecca.
i emailed her and got an auto-reply that she is out of the country doing international recruiting.
she wont return until oct 28th.
did anyone else get a similar email?
does another recruiter cover their calls and emails while they are not accessible?

Training is professional attire for the most part (almost the same as Traditions). But graduation is informal attire. You can wear shorts and stuff.