The Official 2013 Fall Professional Internship Thread!

[cagirl4life]

Hi all! I'm graduating from Duke in may and applied to a marketing PI about two weeks ago. After one week I got 2 emails - one saying that I was NLIC and the other saying I was a good match for a different PI (which I didn't see the first time around and actually like a lot better!). Its in California which is cool but a little scary because I'm an east coaster. 4 days after applying I got an email to schedule a phone interview! I was beyond excited and scheduled it for yesterday at 6:45 pm since I had to work until 5. I got the call at 6:40 saying that the computer system was down and I'd have to reschedule I'd spent all day freaking out for nothing. I still haven't gotten the email to reschedule but it's making me flip every time I get an email which seems to be about every ten minutes...

I called like 2 hours ago and they said the email should be coming out shortly. I was stressing too. If you don't get an email by the end of the day you should call and they will resend it. Check your spam and dashboard because it should show there.

 

[cindy17]

He needs to watch his dashboard. Just once per day is sufficient because all emails they send are also posted there under 1 of the jobs, if he's applied for more than 1 job. And there will be a link on the dashboard to schedule his interview so that's really all he needs to check.

Thanks! Yes, he's checking the dashboard daily too! Like I've said before, we're hoping he at least gets an interview this time!

 

[msbriezyb]

APPLICATIONS CLOSE ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!! I am soo excited because maybe in the next 4-8 weeks we will start to see movement and hopefully acceptances. I am still in submission for Park event & ticket sales, and IP for disneyland CP housing and Alumni-ONLY Here is to hopefully some good news soon

 

[pipermae]

NLIC for Resort Sales. Still in progress for Lodging & Theme Park Ops mgmt.

 

[DisneyGirlie]

I had my screening interview this week. Interviews never get to the point of being easy, no matter how many times you do them. I got so far in the PI process last semester, that there's no reason why I shouldn't get to the same point this time.

It gave me a couple of ounces of extra confidence, but it was still stressful. I have a habit of making my interviews long, so when it started off and my interviewer said "We'll be talking for about 20 minutes" in my head, I was like "nope."

And sure enough, my interview lasted 42 minutes.

It's partially a good thing and partially bad. I'm so nervous answering that I feel like I repeat the same things and go in a circular motion, which takes unnecessarily longer. However, at the end I asked a bunch of questions, so that's good as well.

Maybe we'll all hear something soon.

 

[TinkerTalent]

I need some insight. At this point I am "In Progress" for four internships. I've done some research about what exactly this means, and many people agree that more than not, being in progress leads to getting an interview. And others agree you can go NLIC right after moving into the in progress stage. I'm an optimist and like to think that "In progress" means that they have looked at your things, like you, and are waiting to start scheduling interviews? Do people agree? What are your thoughts...

 

[cagirl4life]

Just got done with my interview. Feel actually kinda good about it. Like I don't think I could have done much better. There was no specific engineering questions but I made sure to talk about what I have done in engineering. I do not have any experience outside of school so I really wanted to highlight that. I was also able to relate my job experience (I teach preschool dance) to how that could help with a real job. I really have no idea how I did but I did. The interviewer (Linda) was getting annoyed with the computer because it kept freezing so I had to repeat a few answers for her. Also in the beginning of the interview the phone cut out so she couldn't hear what I said. She also made sure to note the hands on of my school which was really nice.

So here goes more waiting!

 

[cagirl4life]

I need some insight. At this point I am "In Progress" for four internships. I've done some research about what exactly this means, and many people agree that more than not, being in progress leads to getting an interview. And others agree you can go NLIC right after moving into the in progress stage. I'm an optimist and like to think that "In progress" means that they have looked at your things, like you, and are waiting to start scheduling interviews? Do people agree? What are your thoughts...

I am in no means an expert but I think In Progress means that someone will look at you stuff and from there decide if they want to interview you or not. I figure if I hit In Progress at least some human will look at my stuff and decide my fate from there..... getting a rejection after an actual person looks at it, while still hard, is so much easier to handle than getting rejected by the computer. I have had 1 I think go in progress the NLIC but I cannot remember for sure.

 

[marykate14]

I had my phone screen this morning! It lasted for 24 minutes, and now, like everyone else, I'm playing the waiting game. Has anyone had a second interview yet?

 

[TinkerTalent]

It's been two weeks since my initial interview, and I'm getting antsy as we get closer and closer to the deadline for applicants. Thank GOD my interviewer told me the wait would be long for me since I interviewed so early - otherwise, I'd be freaking out! This is my second time applying for the internships, and I worked a lot harder this time, so hopefully it pays off! For the people who wrote cover letters - how many did you write? I just wrote one that basically highlights ALL of my relevant skills, but I hear of some people writing one for EACH internship! I'd be writing a lot! Do they matter anyways? I hate that it's *technically* optional!!

 

[kcrichard]

So um, is it unheard of for someone to be offered an internship and just skip interviews completely?

 

[surferdude]

It's been two weeks since my initial interview, and I'm getting antsy as we get closer and closer to the deadline for applicants. Thank GOD my interviewer told me the wait would be long for me since I interviewed so early - otherwise, I'd be freaking out! This is my second time applying for the internships, and I worked a lot harder this time, so hopefully it pays off! For the people who wrote cover letters - how many did you write? I just wrote one that basically highlights ALL of my relevant skills, but I hear of some people writing one for EACH internship! I'd be writing a lot! Do they matter anyways? I hate that it's *technically* optional!!

I wrote 1 for each PI. In mine there are a couple similarities but were written seperatly. In my understanding it is more of a formality, but depends on who is looking at it as well (if you think about it, they could think that you didnt care enough to take the 10 mins to write one and just think your lazy or not as interested). Although I have no idea if this helped me at all

 

[delmar411]

So um, is it unheard of for someone to be offered an internship and just skip interviews completely?

yes.

 

[ibaw]

So um, is it unheard of for someone to be offered an internship and just skip interviews completely?

Yes and no... they usually have to do one 'interview' however if the department knows who they want ahead of time, you may skip the entire process, have 1 'interview' and then be offered (and by no means is this the norm... but I have heard of it happening in rare occasions)

 

[kcrichard]

Then I think I just got it... Applied back in mid December, heard nothing until yesterday when a 407 number called. The job was offered five minutes into the conversation, but they have to check and see if they can push the start date back a week for my exams before it's finalized. Nothing's on the dashboard, feels kinda surreal.

 

[cindy17]

Just got done with my interview. Feel actually kinda good about it. Like I don't think I could have done much better. There was no specific engineering questions but I made sure to talk about what I have done in engineering. I do not have any experience outside of school so I really wanted to highlight that. I was also able to relate my job experience (I teach preschool dance) to how that could help with a real job. I really have no idea how I did but I did. The interviewer (Linda) was getting annoyed with the computer because it kept freezing so I had to repeat a few answers for her. Also in the beginning of the interview the phone cut out so she couldn't hear what I said. She also made sure to note the hands on of my school which was really nice.

So here goes more waiting!

Glad to hear your interview went well! I have a couple of questions: Are you interviewing for the summer engineering PI or fall? Also, on the PIs my son applied for (both summer and fall, both this year and 2012) their was a mention of a desired requirement for fluency in mandarin. Was this brought up at all? My son is NOT fluent in mandarin and was hoping this will not be his downfall! Funny, last year he waited so long for an interview (and never got one!), we said he probably could LEARN mandarin in the time he was waiting!

 

[marykate14]

Then I think I just got it... Applied back in mid December, heard nothing until yesterday when a 407 number called. The job was offered five minutes into the conversation, but they have to check and see if they can push the start date back a week for my exams before it's finalized. Nothing's on the dashboard, feels kinda surreal.

Which position did you apply for? Did it seem like one of the usual positions (e.g. marketing, communications, engineering, etc.) or did is it a more unique position?

 

[Wishes Count]

I've been accepted for Fall Advantage as a Concierge! I am beyond happy as this was my #1 choice. My arrival date is May 20TH

I waited 18 days without hearing anything! I am still waiting to hear about PI's but no matter what I am moving to Florida after Graduation!!

And if GR doesn't work out this time around hopefully this role will help me get there next season!!

 

[kcrichard]

Which position did you apply for? Did it seem like one of the usual positions (e.g. marketing, communications, engineering, etc.) or did is it a more unique position?

I applied to the general summer engineering posting, specifying in my resume/cover letter that I wanted to do design work. They asked if I would be interested in a non-design engineering position instead, and I said yes. The whole call lasted maybe 7 minutes.

 

[pipermae]

I've been accepted for Fall Advantage as a Concierge! I am beyond happy as this was my #1 choice. My arrival date is May 20TH

I waited 18 days without hearing anything! I am still waiting to hear about PI's but no matter what I am moving to Florida after Graduation!!

And if GR doesn't work out this time around hopefully this role will help me get there next season!!

Congrats!!!!