General Inquiry for MIs - past and present!

[Invisible_ears_82389]

So this is a general, basic question. but what type of experience did you have at the time you were hired for your MI? How/when were you contacted for a follow-up interview, and what was that like?

I applied for Theme Park Ops MI and Lodging MI... but information from any MIs past and present would be incredibly helpful

 

[Kookaburra2211]

I second this request! It would be interesting to know how the process works...

 

[graygables]

I'm probably not the most fair contributor as I was a "non-traditional" student. I had a LOT of retail experience, as in YEARS.

For me, the process went "tattoo" interview, general experience interview, then a period of torture before getting an email asking me to set up a time to interview with the area managers for the retail MI. They had to reschedule and I wound up sitting in my car while my DDs were in music class on my cell phone. They had technical difficulties and lost my call in the middle, which was nerve-wracking, but it wound up OK. I was given a deadline by which I would hear something. I learned that the deadline was kind of like pirate code, more guidelines than rules. New deadlines came and went and I finally got an email telling me that the MIs were "no longer available" (this was during the market crash).

I wound up going on the CP from Jan-May. In March, I was contacted by the PI office to see if I would be interested in an MI *IF* something came available. I went through the application process again, but did NOT receive a call for an interview (which was upsetting as I was watching others get called) On April 22nd, Earth Day, as I was walking into the AK w/ my DDs, I got The Call offering me the retail MI. Guess they based it on my initial interview/interest.

Just so you know, there were NO opportunities post-MI, absolutely 0 openings. Some MIs extended, I was not eligible since I'd done the CP the same year. Some MIs went to seasonal or part time hourly, but were put in the LCC (leadership casting call) in case there was an opening. I happened to be the right person in the right place at the right time and was offered a part time statused Duty Manager role at my resort. It was a not-to-be-passed-up opportunity as I am now statused and can only go up from here.

Like I said, my story is quite unique, but maybe it will give some insight.

 

[Invisible_ears_82389]

Though you were sort of the "exception" and not the "rule," thats still really interesting information. Thank you!

I'm graduating in May and I was just accepted for an early advantage MBA with a hospitality/marketing focus. I'd begin this in January (rather than the fall) if I was offered an MI or one of my top choice PIs for this fall. (If not, I will likely do the CP again as my fall back). So the MI experience would be incredibly valuable.

I have no frame of reference really for how "qualified" I am for an MI. My interview was great... My interviewer said that I did a fantastic job and that she was really impressed, and that I should be very hopeful that something good would come my way.

However, I dont' have any direct management experience. i have extensive leadership experience in a lot of organizations, I've held 5 different marketing internships, and had a fair amount of experience working at resorts. But like I said, no "management" experience. I'm concerned that I'm underqualified, but I guess we will have to wait and see.