Disney Career Start Program

[Pecobill]

O.k. so I am thinking about applying for next spring/summer, and I am going to be through with highschool by then. I am planning to go to college in Florida, but I have never lived there and am currently in a small boarding school in WV. So I think this program will help me get used to being independant, and prepare me for college, and jobs etc. what do you think? is there anything I need to know? Is it expensive? how can I get more information, so I can decide if it's the right thing for me? I am really excited! and I have never been to disney and I really want to go!!! thanks!

Yea it will help with all of that the best place to get information is the career start website http://disney.go.com/disneycareers/careerstart/wdw/index.html
or the facebook grouphttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=80433992351&ref=mf

 

[Mak3]

Hey Guys,

I know y'all are way ahead of me in the application but I just wanted to know how long it takes after you've sent your application to have your 'web-based' and 'phone' interviews?

Thanks,

 

[Toffy]

^You can have your web interview the second the E Presentation/Application is over with... the phone is usually just a few days later

 

[Mak3]

That's great. Thanks for replying.

Does anyone know the opening hours of the Disney CareerStart Recruiting Offices so I can call them?

Thanks,

 

[Toffy]

^I think they're the standard 9-5 Mon-Friday type of place, but I could be wrong...

 

[Meg13]

I'd say call them. Im pretty sure most of the CS kids got their emails and phone interviews already.

Sorry if I phrased it weird. I had my phone interview; I just haven't gotten the whole "Thank you for interviewing" e-mail.

 

[Simple_Motions]

Sorry if I phrased it weird. I had my phone interview; I just haven't gotten the whole "Thank you for interviewing" e-mail.

Ah I see. I didnt get a "thank you" email either. I dont think anyone did for CS.

 

[sosmember]

Hey all, just putting my $.02 in. For those concerned about the "thanks for interviewing" email, I would not worry too much about it. I have only heard of CP applicants getting them and not even all of them. The same group of recruiters work on CP and CS and it is painfully obvious that CPs get priority. Most of us have been waiting for close to 2 weeks without hearing anything back. We will probably have to wait a bit more until the recruiters get through accepting some more of the CPs. It isn't as though CS applicants are being recruited left and right and you are still waiting for a reply. It is quite the opposite, with practically no CS applicants being accepted with all of us waiting. Just relax and go spend time with the family and friends you wont get to see while you're on the program and keep checking your email and mail. The time will pass quicker and you wont be so homesick while you're away since you got some quality time with the people back home before you left.

 

[khancock]

i think all of you expecting to receive the same stuff as what CP people get are doing yourself a disservice.

CS is different from start to finish.

don't expect stuff that isn't part of your program. be grateful that you still have a program to apply to.

 

[Meg13]

Hey all, just putting my $.02 in. For those concerned about the "thanks for interviewing" email, I would not worry too much about it. I have only heard of CP applicants getting them and not even all of them. The same group of recruiters work on CP and CS and it is painfully obvious that CPs get priority. Most of us have been waiting for close to 2 weeks without hearing anything back. We will probably have to wait a bit more until the recruiters get through accepting some more of the CPs. It isn't as though CS applicants are being recruited left and right and you are still waiting for a reply. It is quite the opposite, with practically no CS applicants being accepted with all of us waiting. Just relax and go spend time with the family and friends you wont get to see while you're on the program and keep checking your email and mail. The time will pass quicker and you wont be so homesick while you're away since you got some quality time with the people back home before you left.

Thanks; I figured it was something I shouldn't worry about, but guessed there was no harm in asking.

 

[Simple_Motions]

i think all of you expecting to receive the same stuff as what CP people get are doing yourself a disservice.

CS is different from start to finish.

don't expect stuff that isn't part of your program. be grateful that you still have a program to apply to.

There's no need to be rude about it. A lot of people arent expecting emails. All of the people I know who applied for CS ARE VERY grateful. Expecially the ones who didn't get to apply for Fall 09.

 

[jewjubean]

Honestly guys the career start program is just as important as the college program except they hire more college program cast members. When you get to Disney your status will no longer be a Caeerstart program participant your not a College Program CM. You end up saying your in the College program because they dont even care.

 

[Meg13]

And I didn't mean to come off in any way ungrateful, if I did. This is an amazing opportunity, and I know that. It's not like I'm viewing this as a paid vacation and am expressing indignant impatience about not getting an e-mail. I was simply being an anxious applicant who wants to make sure that anything in my power does not go wrong.

 

[khancock]

There's no need to be rude about it. A lot of people arent expecting emails.

Didn't mean to be rude. But the "expectations" that I'm seeing from CS people that are based on what they are reading about the CP experience are somewhat rediculous.

Look at it like this. Someone going to Epcot shouldn't expect to ride Splash Mountain because that attraction isn't in Epcot. They can go to Epcot Guest Relations and whine about not getting to ride Splash Mountain, but they still aren't going to get to ride them as long as they stay within the Epcot gates. Just because Splash Mountain is an attraction at a WDW Theme Park doesn't mean that someone going to Epcot will get to ride it. Epcot has its own set of attractions, shows, and experiences that are unique to Epcot. Someone going there should expect to do things at Epcot, not stuff that is at the other parks.

CS people should only expect to receive what Disney tells them to expect to receive. Nothing more. Nothing less.

From what I've gathered from the CS site and from others that expectation would be (1) info on doing the personality profile once they send in their application and (2) information on the telephone interview if they pass the profile. After that, the only other thing that should be expected is notification about the interview in the mail.

Stuff on the CS site is here http://disney.go.com/disneycareers/careerstart/wdw/students/faq_notification.html

 

[sosmember]

And I didn't mean to come off in any way ungrateful, if I did. This is an amazing opportunity, and I know that. It's not like I'm viewing this as a paid vacation and am expressing indignant impatience about not getting an e-mail. I was simply being an anxious applicant who wants to make sure that anything in my power does not go wrong.

Don't let kahncock bother you, he is being a jerk. You weren't doing anything that this board wasn't specifically designed for you to do, ask questions for clarification and confidence in your actions. The fact of the matter is that the two programs are VERY similar, and because there are some subtle differences in the application process for each, you are more than justified in asking for clarification.

kahncock- We are all here to help each other because we have a common interest and goal. Please try to keep that in mind when you post a comment. It would be much appreciated. Thank you.

jewjubean- Don't miss understand me. I didn't mean to sound like Disney or the recruiters hate the CS program or something haha. I just meant that the CP applications are generally handled before the CS ones, that is all. My bad if I wasn't clear.

 

[khancock]

And I didn't mean to come off in any way ungrateful, if I did.

That comment wasn't really directed at you. It was more towards the fact that the rumors about the CS program being done away with probably are more factual than fiction.

Going back about a year ago, the people who had applied and accepted the Spring CS were told that their program was being cancelled and that they could be moved to do the Fall CS. Why was it cancelled? Disney didn't need them. I guess a lot of them ended up doing the Fall because there were very few interviews done this past spring for fall spots.

Also this past spring, a TON of people were declined the Fall CP due to the spots filling.

A college recruiter friend of mine told me that the CS suddenly sprung up one time because they were having trouble filling the CP.

Looking at the way things have been trending and the fact that the CS was only created as a backup plan, the CS is probably on its last legs.

Please keep in mind that I don't know this 100%. just a feeling I'm getting from looking at the way things have been.

 

[khancock]

Don't let kahncock bother you, he is being a jerk.

"She"

kahncock- We are all here to help each other because we have a common interest and goal. Please try to keep that in mind when you post a comment. It would be much appreciated. Thank you.

I appreciate the clarification. After your 4 posts here on the forum, you've obviously picked up on something that I haven't in my several years. You have now motivated me and I aspire to be as helpful as you have been in your 4 posts.

I'm just joking and I think I clarified my comments already. You can PM an apology for calling me names since it isn't necessary on here.

 

[Simple_Motions]

. You can PM an apology for calling me names since it isn't necessary on here.

I really hope you're kidding about that.

 

[sosmember]

You can PM an apology for calling me names since it isn't necessary on here.

I'm sure since you have been here so long and have so much experience you realize I can't PM until the post count on this account is more than 10 haha! Honest mistake.

First, sorry for the name calling,that was very immature. Also I apologize for not checking your profile to see if you were a he/she. That said, it is inappropriate for you to assume that just because I have only posted on this board under this name 4 times that I haven't been around these boards for some time. To be honest with you I don't like posting on boards specifically for this reason. I generally let others post and find that the answers to my questions pop up more often then not. Still I am particularly passionate about Disney and the opportunities these programs have to offer. That is what probes me to post on occasion. It is also why I feel compelled to apologize to you now. Nobody on these boards benefit from us fighting. It's pointless and just takes up message space. Since there is no way for me to talk to you directly this will be all I say on the matter.

Sorry OP for the off topic post. As I said, it will be my last.

 

[khancock]

SOS- the PM thing was a joke cause I knew it wasn't possible. I honestly didn't expect anything and didn't think it was necessary. Thank you. That was nice of you. I'm cool.