I just got back from the networking event at our local Hilton hotel, and it was a great experience! I got invited to interview for Retail Management, and had the chance to meet my interviewers before the actual interview. They told me that the interview I'm going to on Friday will be THE interview for the internship. The interviewers are the Area Retail Operations Manager for Downtown Disney and the Area Manager for Retail at Epcot (who btw was one of my managers back when I did my CP, and got promoted this year, so I was thrilled to see a familiar face).
We talked about a lot of things about the PI, but what actually caught my attention was that for this next season they don't have an actual quota for how many interns are going to be selected. The Mgr for Downtown Disney told me he currently has 3 Management Interns, and sometimes he hires more than 3, less than 3, or even none if he didn't find candidates that interested him.
I don't know how it is for the other management areas, but anybody applying for a Retail Mgt, when you get your interview with the area managers, just remember to impress them and load up your resume with interesting stuff.
And now to the interview next Friday!
Good luck everyone!!