The Official 2013 Fall Professional Internship Thread!

[cagirl4life]

So sorry u went NLIC. I just texted my son to give him a heads up. That stinks about so many extending! It's just so hard to break into engineering at Disney!

Thanks! I am still in progress for 3 park ones so I am not freaking out yet. Plus that was on my lowest of the list. I would rather be in California and I am in 2 weddings in California this summer so Florida in the summer is not ideal. I'm thinking of it as a blessing in disguise! Luckily I am applying for other jobs too so I am hopeful for those too. Then I figure put in my 5 years of experience and then apply for Disney again. I have been looking at what jobs they are posting now and the descriptions so I have an idea of what they want.

 

[cindy17]

Thanks! I am still in progress for 3 park ones so I am not freaking out yet. Plus that was on my lowest of the list. I would rather be in California and I am in 2 weddings in California this summer so Florida in the summer is not ideal. I'm thinking of it as a blessing in disguise! Luckily I am applying for other jobs too so I am hopeful for those too. Then I figure put in my 5 years of experience and then apply for Disney again. I have been looking at what jobs they are posting now and the descriptions so I have an idea of what they want.

Well that's good that you still are in progress for 3 others! Keep us posted on how you do on those. Best of luck!

 

[airbornnne1]

So, I have been stalking this thread for a while now. This morning at 9:15 I had my PI interview for Logistics and Supply Chain management. The following is a brief overview of the call.

1. There was the normal "what do you expect to gain from this PI"

2. There were past work experience questions, this is where you make your money so to speak; sell yourself!! . A note for some of my younger friends that might not have interviewed much in the past, use the position description and structure answers in a manner that exhibits the basic and preferred skills they are looking for. They basically give you the answers to the test in the job description. Use it! If you haven't done certain things in a work setting think about times you volunteered, or led student activities etc...

3. There are "house keeping" questions about ability to work in the US, familiarity with the "Disney look" etc... Be honest about Tattoos they will find out and integrity is important.

4. She let me know that final answers will be out NLT April 27th. She also Said to keep close eye on the dash board because answers could come sooner.

5. She opened the interview to questions. I used this opportunity to ask if there were any areas of concern that I could clarify for her. She said it was a great question and no I was well spoken, and demonstrated my passion for the position and the profession very well (yay me!).

I hope this helps someone...

 

[surferdude]

Well I went NLIC for Digital Media from Destination Sales and Travel Operations. Still in progress for the game designer (what I really prefer anyways) although this makes me a little more nervous. At the very least I got the cp... although does anyone knw what happens if I end up getting my PI..does it look bad/frowned upon to accept then turn it down because of the PI?

 

[AliSW]

I have to say I think my first PI interview was better than the CP one, probably because I got to talk about my CP experience and everything. Also because when I was talking about a situation or something she would say things like "of course" and "sure" and it made me think I must be saying something good haha.

 

[bandit90]

At the very least I got the cp... although does anyone knw what happens if I end up getting my PI..does it look bad/frowned upon to accept then turn it down because of the PI?

When I had my phone interview for the college program, the interviewer saw that I had also applied for the professional internship and said that if I get into the internship, it over rides the college program. Not entirely sure what that means about details, but that's what she said.

 

[cagirl4life]

Well I went NLIC for Digital Media from Destination Sales and Travel Operations. Still in progress for the game designer (what I really prefer anyways) although this makes me a little more nervous. At the very least I got the cp... although does anyone knw what happens if I end up getting my PI..does it look bad/frowned upon to accept then turn it down because of the PI?

Nope, not at all. I guess 90% of the PI applicants also apply for CP as a back up. They take the fees you paid and apply them towards PI fees and reimburse you for the housing fees. I even talked to my CP interviewer about this.

 

[surferdude]

When I had my phone interview for the college program, the interviewer saw that I had also applied for the professional internship and said that if I get into the internship, it over rides the college program. Not entirely sure what that means about details, but that's what she said.

Nope, not at all. I guess 90% of the PI applicants also apply for CP as a back up. They take the fees you paid and apply them towards PI fees and reimburse you for the housing fees. I even talked to my CP interviewer about this.

Thanks! I mentioned that I applied for 2 PI's but my interviewer didn't seem to want to talk to much more than she had too (did did call almost 15 mins late so maybe she was just trying to catch back up). Thanks again

 

[Wishes Count]

How is everyone's status? I've seen lots of MI's getting second interviews so congrats! Here is my current standing on the PI's I applied for:


Alumni Only: - In Progress
Disney Fairytale Weddings - In Progress
Distribution Marketing Services Graphic Design Internship- In Progress
Disney Institute Graphic Design Internship- In Progress
Graphic Design - Communications Internship - Submission Stage
Yellow Shoes Associate Art Director/Graphic Design Internship- In Progress

Yellow Shoes Associate Copywriter Internship - NLIC
Catering and Convention Services NLIC
Recruitment Marketing Graphic Design Internship NLIC
Management Internship - Lodging NLIC

Fingers crossed there is a spot for me!

 

[dairylives]

How is everyone's status? I've seen lots of MI's getting second interviews so congrats! Here is my current standing on the PI's I applied for:


Alumni Only: - In Progress
Disney Fairytale Weddings - In Progress
Distribution Marketing Services Graphic Design Internship- In Progress
Disney Institute Graphic Design Internship- In Progress
Graphic Design - Communications Internship - Submission Stage
Yellow Shoes Associate Art Director/Graphic Design Internship- In Progress

Yellow Shoes Associate Copywriter Internship - NLIC
Catering and Convention Services NLIC
Recruitment Marketing Graphic Design Internship NLIC
Management Internship - Lodging NLIC

Fingers crossed there is a spot for me!

I don't know how it all works, but wouldn't having so many PIs applied for look bad to the people doing the hiring? It could just look like you applied to as many as you could, disregarding what you are actually interested in pursuing professionally. My interviewer seemed to indicate that my three PI applications was a bit on the unusual side.

And anecdotally, as someone who has done a fair share of hiring in the past, seeing a lot of different applications for a lot of departments within the institution (where i work) has been a red flag and definitely factored into how i approach the hiring situation

 

[Wishes Count]

I don't know how it all works, but wouldn't having so many PIs applied for look bad to the people doing the hiring? It could just look like you applied to as many as you could, disregarding what you are actually interested in pursuing professionally. My interviewer seemed to indicate that my three PI applications was a bit on the unusual side.

And anecdotally, as someone who has done a fair share of hiring in the past, seeing a lot of different applications for a lot of departments within the institution (where i work) has been a red flag and definitely factored into how i approach the hiring situation

We discussed this at length earlier in the thread. I agree that it may look like you are just trying to get in anywhere if you apply to a lot of ones that are in different areas. Like 1 in HR, another in Communications, 1 In accounting etc. But I don't think it matters if you apply for 3 Marketing ones or 10 Marketing ones.

If you look at my list 6 of them are Graphic Design ones, with essentially all the same qualifications, but for different departments/business segments within the company. I don't see how it makes a difference if you only apply to 3 instead of all of them. The others I applied for including the ones I selected for Alumni Only are all event planning based. I have a broad range of experience because I have two majors! I applied for all the internships that I was qualified for, which I think is the major difference.

 

[dairylives]

We discussed this at length earlier in the thread. I agree that it may look like you are just trying to get in anywhere if you apply to a lot of ones that are in different areas. Like 1 in HR, another in Communications, 1 In accounting etc. But I don't think it matters if you apply for 3 Marketing ones or 10 Marketing ones.

If you look at my list 6 of them are Graphic Design ones, with essentially all the same qualifications, but for different departments/business segments within the company. I don't see how it makes a difference if you only apply to 3 instead of all of them. The others I applied for including the ones I selected for Alumni Only are all event planning based. I have a broad range of experience because I have two majors! I applied for all the internships that I was qualified for, which I think is the major difference.

Sorry I missed that. *embarassed*

Anyways, I hope you're right! I also applied for some Graphic Design internships. Do you have an online portfolio? its always cool to see other designer's work! mine is www.chrisgirolamo.com. anyways, also congrats on your concierge placement, I did that during my last CP in 2011 and it was the best thing I've ever done.

 

[vwalls08]

Well it just scheduled my second interview for a MI in retail! I will actually be at Disney World for vacation next week so I went ahead and scheduled it for an in-person interview! Good luck to you all!! If anyone has had a second interview for the MI I would love to see what type of questions they ask!

Thank You
Valerie

 

[cagirl4life]

Well that's good that you still are in progress for 3 others! Keep us posted on how you do on those. Best of luck!

So someone was accepted for summer engineering PI today. I have asked if she had an interview but hasn't said. Hope your son will hear soon!

 

[DisneyBadger84]

: I am pending for my cp

I am also waiting to hear back from several other PI s. what program are u doing?

 

[DisneyBadger84]

We discussed this at length earlier in the thread. I agree that it may look like you are just trying to get in anywhere if you apply to a lot of ones that are in different areas. Like 1 in HR, another in Communications, 1 In accounting etc. But I don't think it matters if you apply for 3 Marketing ones or 10 Marketing ones.

If you look at my list 6 of them are Graphic Design ones, with essentially all the same qualifications, but for different departments/business segments within the company. I don't see how it makes a difference if you only apply to 3 instead of all of them. The others I applied for including the ones I selected for Alumni Only are all event planning based. I have a broad range of experience because I have two majors! I applied for all the internships that I was qualified for, which I think is the major difference.

What program have u been accepted for?

 

[delmar411]

Well it just scheduled my second interview for a MI in retail! I will actually be at Disney World for vacation next week so I went ahead and scheduled it for an in-person interview! Good luck to you all!! If anyone has had a second interview for the MI I would love to see what type of questions they ask!

Thank You
Valerie

If you go back into the spring thread, there s a girl who got through to the 3rd round retail mi interviews. You should message her. Also this could be your final interview because of how they are running things this time so make sure to approach it like it's a 2nd and 3rd round combined.

Good luck and congrats!!

 

[cindy17]

So someone was accepted for summer engineering PI today. I have asked if she had an interview but hasn't said. Hope your son will hear soon!

Thanks for the update! Let me know if you hear back from her. As of last night, he was still in progress. He comes home today for spring break so it would be ideal if he could have a phone interview next week while home. We keep hoping!

 

[fiesty551]

I applied on march 8th for 4 California PI's. had my screener interview yesterday I'm not sure how I did I was very nervous. Summer internship still in first stage. One went NLIC as soon as I applied. I have two at in progress still.

 

[PrincessKida]

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