Does grade matters for a job/internship in disney world?

[corpcomp]

Since DS is going to college next year he asked a lot on interns at WDW about the program when down there in April.


You share an apartment with a number of other interns and pay about $91a week in rent. No food is covered. And most are at grills or cash registers. Many in the hotel motel programs go into the internship. Not sure what it s like for someone in CS or engineering. Do not know if the Imagineering department uses them.

 

[chobie]

I certainly hope grades matter for the Disney College Program. Correct grammar is important too, reardless of accent.

They don't. You have a typo in you post, btw.

 

[emer95]

They don't. You have a typo in you post, btw.

So do you.

 

[corpcomp]

So do you.

 

[WhateverLolaWants]

OP, when it's time for you to apply for the program, I highly recommend you show up for the campus presentation rather than applying online. They typically ask you to line up and hand in your application forms one person at a time. I always suspected the WDWCP representative orders the pages in a certain way so s/he can remember which student seemed presentable enough to go to the official phone interview.

 

[PirateSnowmen]

OP, when it's time for you to apply for the program, I highly recommend you show up for the campus presentation rather than applying online. They typically ask you to line up and hand in your application forms one person at a time. I always suspected the WDWCP representative orders the pages in a certain way so s/he can remember which student seemed presentable enough to go to the official phone interview.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think they do campus presentations anymore. I don't think they did any this spring. All applications are done online now.

 

[Planogirl]

I wonder what they look for. DS applied but wasn't accepted. He plans to try again when they take applications.

 

[fall08CP]

They used to accept 1 of every 3, but I've heard it's now closer to 1 in every 10. Lots of factors, but grades are absolutely not one of them. The roles you pick, previous work and life experience, how well you mesh with your interviewer all count. It's not true that most CPs are food or cashier- those are two of maybe 10 roles. Custodial, lifeguarding, and attractions pull a large number, along with hotel front desk, concierge, and entertainment.

Some are more competitive than others; concierge is extremely competitive and front desk is semi-competitive. When I did concierge in 2010, I was the only one in my training group of 20 that wasn't a hospitality major. I had an expansive knowledge of Disney resorts so they let it slide. However, my roommate was a hospitality major and she got merchandise, despite marking concierge/front desk as her top two.

While the "fab 5" roles are fun, I'd recommend looking at the more professional roles. I worked at both attractions and concierge, and I removed attractions from my resume because employers don't take it seriously ("You drove a safari truck? What does that even mean?")

Anyways, check out the college program board as there are tons of great resources there. Although I've moved away and done more meaningful work since Disney, my Orlando friends are by far the best people I've ever met! I keep in close contact with all of them and my former roommates will be my eventual bridesmaids. Much stronger relationships than any I formed in college.

 

[chobie]

So do you.

Yes, but I don't appoint myself a grammar police because I know I make mistakes all the time using my iPhone to post. That person was jumping on the bandwagon of chiding the OP for his grammar.

Btw, I have a professional degree and a professional career, so my grammar on the Dis is not indicative of how I write for work or to apply for jobs.

 

[chobie]

I wonder what they look for. DS applied but wasn't accepted. He plans to try again when they take applications.

I really think its about your personality clicking with the interviewer. My daughter was accepted but her best friend was not. But, I know my daughter really sold herself on the interview, she prepped for months on what to say after hanging out on a FB group for CPs and other sites with former and current ones.

She also had customer service experience (waiting tables) and worked with small children as an assistant teacher for dance school. Her friend had no work experience other than babysitting family. So, maybe that helped?