The Official Spring 2010 PI Thread

[dkmulder]

I have applied for 2 management Interns, 2 finance PI and 2 alumni positions. Those 2 management Interns was rejected, but I haven't heard of anything of the rest 4 positions. In addition, I had only the screen interview and none of the rest position gives me the second interview. Is there anybody has the same problem alone with me?

From my understanding, most of the alumni positions are only having the one screening interview this time. Second interviews are rare for the alumni positions this time around.

i want this PI sooo bad! we all do!

i am not a CP alum so i dont know if i should be nervous that i havent heard anything since my one interview.

the official date we will all know by is 11/28 right?!?! normally i love thanksgiving vacation but i will want this one to be over so i can get my decision!

also does anyone else think its weird that the deadline is on a saturday!?!?!

It's not really weird that the deadline is on a Saturday as the Disney work week ends on a Saturday. Also, don't feel so nervous about not hearing anything since your interview - a lot of us are in the same boat! This process takes forever for most of us.


Good luck to all of us still waiting. Here's some to help control our Disney shakes

 

[disprincess89]

the workweek ends on sat? huh? so people have monday off or what?

 

[dkmulder]

the workweek ends on sat? huh? so people have monday off or what?

At Disney, Friday's are not the end of the work week, it's a 365 day operation with lots of cast members. Even casting works every day. That's not to say that everyone works every day, but there are people working on the weekends, too. I can't speak for casting, as I didn't work in it, but I do know I always worked weekends and casting has been calling on the weekends. So with Saturday being the end of the work week, it seems logical to me for that to be the cut off date as opposed to a Friday.

 

[disprincess89]

so its a 6day workweek?

 

[Chao Guo]

i want this PI sooo bad! we all do!

my school has a deadline of dec4 for spring internships and i am nervous bc i am in nyc and i have to rent my apt and book one in fla if i get the job!

i applied for 3 PIs all in marketing

i am not a CP alum so i dont know if i should be nervous that i havent heard anything since my one interview.

the official date we will all know by is 11/28 right?!?! normally i love thanksgiving vacation but i will want this one to be over so i can get my decision!

also does anyone else think its weird that the deadline is on a saturday!?!?!

I understand you so much because I have similar problem. I need to apply for OPT in order to work for Disney. It will be 340 dollars and it will take more than 1 month to process. So I am hoping I could know the result sooner.

 

[dkmulder]

so its a 6day workweek?

It's still a 5 day work week, but those five days may not be Monday through Friday. It really depends on the department and your position. There are departments that are actually Monday through Friday, 9-5 positions, but then there are also roles where you may work any day of the week and work from 5-1 in the morning followed up by a 9-5 shift. It all depends on your role. For example, if you are an MI at MK during peak season, then the crazy shifts would be the norm for you with late nights and early mornings and weekends. This is why they ask you if you are willing to work holidays, because really, there are very few off limit times for some roles. When I was seasonal and worked New Years, I worked from 4 in the afternoon and got off at 5 in the morning and was supposed to be back at 11 - the same morning (was supposed to be out by 3 but sometimes that just didn't happen)!

As far as casting goes, as I've said, I don't know anyone who works there nor do I know personally how they operate. But, I do know they operate on the weekends as well, as some PI's have recieved offers on the weekends. Therefor, I am going to assume that casting runs like other departments. There may be cast members who are fortunate enough to have a Monday through Friday work week, and there may be others whose typical work week is Thursday through Monday (that was often mine). And still others may have different days off every week.

I hope that helps somewhat with the confusion. I know that it can be a little daunting for first timers. Just wait until you have to get used to operating on military time - that's how your hours will be scheduled (which is really much easier than it seems).

 

[Lukas87]

so its a 6day workweek?

oh boy...

 

[graygables]

so its a 6day workweek?

No, but Tuesday is Friday for me. I LOVE TUESDAY! Friday is my Monday which kinda stinks but I'm used to it. We were just talking at a team meeting today that none of us on our team of 10 has Sat/Sun off. NO ONE.

Once you get here, you'll get the hang of people talking about their Friday, even though it's really Wednesday and the whole military time thing. I'm an Army brat, so that was easy for me.

 

[fswm]

what positions are people still waiting to hear from?

mk events assistant
distribution/marketing event planning

 

[secondstarlight]

For the people who have been accepted...did your phone calls come from the individual departments or from casting (recruiting team)?

 

[chris89]

For the people who have been accepted...did your phone calls come from the individual departments or from casting (recruiting team)?

My Call came from Disneyland because they said WDW casting was so backed up. It was a 714 area code.

 

[tigerlily4787]

My boyfriend has applied for the Conservation Education PI and had his second interview earlier this month. I have been not so patiently waiting for either a rejection or acceptance. The wait has been excruciating, since it affects my life as well! Still not sure if I would move down with him for the 6 months because of grad school but it would be a great opportunity for him.

Congratulations on everyone who got accepted for whatever position and good luck to those still waiting!!

 

[tigerlily4787]

are most of you PIs just living in the disney sponsored housing? I'm about to give up the roommate search and just go disney sponsored although I haven't heard many good things about it, and its more expensive

If my boyfriend gets accepted, we will be looking for roommates to keep the cost down. Disney housing is not an option since I would not be able to live with him.

 

[LSUFAN1103]

Has anyone heard any information about the Parc Vue/Alexandria apartments that are located close to Disney??

 

[tab1021]

I'm still waiting to hear back from:

Industrial Engineer Intern Spring 2010
Costuming Project Analyst Internship Spring 2010

I already received a rejection email for the Labor Analyst Internship. I am already signed up to do the CP (Attractions) but my school will give me credit if I do an actual internship in my field (Industrial Engineering).

Anyone hear back from any of those yet?

It's been about a month...

 

[Dee/Belle]

Has anyone heard any information about the Parc Vue/Alexandria apartments that are located close to Disney??

Yes. They're about 4 minutes from MK cast parking. I got a 3BR/2bath quoted at $1030/month plus utilities the other day. A 2BR/2bath was about $900 I think. Deposit is $400 (refundable) for a 3BR and I think it was $300 for a 2BR.

After my CP, I stayed with a friend who lived there for a week while I was still working seasonal. It's really nice. Some reviews say it's loud, etc. but I was at the apartment a lot during the day and had no problems.

 

[Dee/Belle]

Oops. Double reply.

 

[mayygin]

Has anyone heard anything at all from Animal Behavior PI? acceptances, rejections, or even interviews?

I called them and they said all decisions by Nov 28. I haven't heard anything so I asked her if that was a bad sign and she said it really depends on the department when and how quickly they do their interviews. So fingers crossed even though 9 days to get an interview and an acceptance looks grim :\ Though I haven't read much online about this specific PI and people hearing back.

 

[DisneyLover83]

Has anyone heard anything at all from Animal Behavior PI? acceptances, rejections, or even interviews?

I called them and they said all decisions by Nov 28. I haven't heard anything so I asked her if that was a bad sign and she said it really depends on the department when and how quickly they do their interviews. So fingers crossed even though 9 days to get an interview and an acceptance looks grim :\ Though I haven't read much online about this specific PI and people hearing back.

Have you check around on the Facebook groups? Someone on there might have applied for the Animal Behavior PI.

 

[mayygin]

Have you check around on the Facebook groups? Someone on there might have applied for the Animal Behavior PI.

Yeah, I checked one. Didn't know there were multiple. and only Conservation/Plant/Vet had been discussed [same as on here]