The Official Spring/Spring Advantage 2010 Thread!

[atmtcprincess]

Jeez. I've been on the phone for almost 10 mins now trying to schedule my interview and have yet to talk to anybody. Anyone else having trouble?

EDIT: Finally got through. I'm scheduled for 10:30 Monday!!!

 

[CursedCarolers]

hey everyone, im new to this board, and i did get a phone interview. but i think this is crazy that they have a screening process before the actual interview! I applied last year for fall 09 but i wasnt accepted. So its a huge weight off my shoulders to get to a phone interview this time.

I honestly cant believe they're turning people away before they even get a chance. good luck to all who recieved a phone interview, and im so sorry for those who did not. Just keep trying for next time. I didnt give up and hopefully it'll take me far.

Welcome Lauren!

We'll have to schedule our phone interviews at some point today.

I bet that Disney is going to receive more phone calls about the online interview than ever before. So I doubt it really cut down the amount of work for them. haha.

 

[iluvzacefron]

so did my application last night.. got through on the web interview. And scheduled my phone interview for tuesday!! now i just have to wait all weekend!!

 

[rachaelfig]

I'm scheduled for Tuesday at 11:15 so exciting!!

It seems kind of strange that I'm so happy just to have made it to the starting point from last time. But I feel a bit more prepared now, and I definitely selected more roles, and it's the very beginning so I think I've given myself a fighting chance.

I wonder if the interviewers are going to have our web interview scores in front of them..

 

[Disney_Princess_89]

Yay! I got an interview at 11:15 on Tuesday too!


thats sad that they're turning people away before the phone interviews...

what does the website say when it rejects someone???

 

[hyperflame]

I've heard only picking extremes helps- strongly agree or strongly disagree. Make sure your answers are consistent was good advice too. For example, if you say something about your work habits for one question and they ask you pretty much the same thing later on, don't give a different answer.

HOWEVER

Don't quote me on any of this- I don't know which of my answers were right or why people are not passing. Just put down what you feel comfortable putting down. Listen to whatever advice makes you comfortable, and put yourself in the Disney mind-set. Think about yourself in a work environment.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THAT HAVEN'T APPLIED!!!!!!!

Thanks for the info... I'm scared to death of doing the Q&A because Best Buy does something similar to that, and I never get callbacks from them QQ.

Anyone else have any tips on the Q&A?

 

[MarinaAndCharlie]

so did my application last night.. got through on the web interview. And scheduled my phone interview for tuesday!! now i just have to wait all weekend!!

I just wanted to say... I love Zac Efron too.


Congratulations to everyone who passed, and to those who didn't. I have yet to start mine, I'm a bit terrified at this point!

 

[Pure_Imagination]

I just scheduled my interview for 9:15 AM Tuesday morning!!!!! She said "the earliest we can do interviews is Tuesday" so I guess Monday is already booked up, lol!

To those who have not taken the web interview yet:

Take deep breaths. Look at each questions carefully. A lot of the questions are very, very, easy. Really I only found a few that were trick questions that gave me trouble. They'll ask you a lot of the same questions over and over again, in different formats, so watch for this and always give the same answer.

In my opinion I would not put 'neutral' for too many answers. Go with either 'strongly disagree' or 'strongly agree'. Watch out because they'll throw in a negative question after a bunch of positive ones. It's timed, so don't let questions go without an answer. Only one of mine went without answering, so if it happens once or so I wouldn't freak out, but don't make a habit of it.

Picture yourself in a work environment. Picturing yourself in a school environment might throw you off because schools handle things like breaks and being late differently than in a work environment.

And again, good luck!

 

[NicoleRose]

Thanks pure! that was helpful info

I am absolutely terrified. I've waited for this for over a year and the fact that I might not get in is seeming more real than ever.

I keep having visions of my self like watching the clock rather than the questions lol i'm sooo terrified. What happens if your internet shuts off in the middle of the web interview? are you like automatically disqualified?

 

[Pure_Imagination]

Don't watch the clock. Most of the questions are really easy to get through quickly if you keep your cool and try not to freak out. Personally I was working so fast and too focused on the questions to even consider looking up at the clock.

I'm not sure about the internet issue. Maybe you could just write or call tech support if that happens. I really don't know what would happen.

 

[rachaelfig]

I had two questions that told me I didn't respond in time, but it told me this after I had already clicked the 'Next' button, sooooo I think there's probably still some glitches in the process. Maybe I'll get re-asked those in the interview. Otherwise the timing didn't seem like a big deal. They just don't want to give you time to think about your answer and give the one you think they want to hear. Knee-jerk responses are usually the most honest.

 

[Elenadc]

After sitting on hold for what felt like forever this morning I was able to schedule my interview for 12:45 on Monday. I can't wait, I'm feeling really ready for it this time.

Good luck everyone!

 

[beepbeepimajeep]

Have any Careerstart people done the web interview yet? I see on the college program site they just have you take it right after the presentation, but for CS we have to wait for them to contact us after receiving our faxed applications? Should I be expecting an email with a link or what?

 

[thatbelle]

I've got my phone interview for 1:15 on Tuesday. I probably could have had an earlier appointment but I watched the e-presentation before I filled out my application. By the time I was ready to type in the completion code, it told me that the code was invalid or had already been used the maximum amount of times. So I had to watch the presentation over again I already watched it maybe 3 times before?!

But hey, at least I'm early this semester. I can't complain. Good luck everyone!

Oh, does anyone know if the wait will be shorter because of applying earlier? I applied later for fall 2009 and I got my letter of disappointment on the very last day possible. I don't want to wait that long this time.

 

[MarinaAndCharlie]

I had two questions that told me I didn't respond in time, but it told me this after I had already clicked the 'Next' button, sooooo I think there's probably still some glitches in the process. Maybe I'll get re-asked those in the interview. Otherwise the timing didn't seem like a big deal. They just don't want to give you time to think about your answer and give the one you think they want to hear. Knee-jerk responses are usually the most honest.

So they ask you one question at a time?

 

[krisTXyn]

i just called,my interview is at 6:45pm on wednesday! i couldn't do it tuesday because i work all day, so yeah. i'm nervous!
good luck to everyone!
D

 

[NicoleRose]

i'm going to be applying tomorrow while i have more reliable internet
crossing my fingers big time! soooooo nervous

 

[rachaelfig]

So they ask you one question at a time?

Well sort of. The timed part has one answer at a time.

 

[hyperflame]

Picture yourself in a work environment. Picturing yourself in a school environment might throw you off because schools handle things like breaks and being late differently than in a work environment.

And again, good luck!

I just got through the web interview and I was invited to schedule a phone interview, so I am completely over-the-moon right now

I'm just posting to echo Pure's thoughts, they're basically all you need to get through the web interview. Each question is posted on a single web page; you get either 50 seconds or 20 seconds to answer each one (the 50 second limit questions are first, then you get a bunch of 20 second limit questions).

I didn't need all the time; I would estimate that I answered each question in an average of 5-6 seconds or less. Make sure you have a high-speed, reliable Internet connection so you aren't penalized for slow loading times. If you have a slow connection, go to your local library or go to a friend's house to use their computer.

Watch out for the questions that are negative questions, make sure to hit "Strongly Disagree" for them. For the vast, vast majority of questions, I did Strongly Disagree/Agree. For 2-3 of the questions, I did Disagree/Agree, but I only did that to mix it up a bit.

Read the questions closely, don't get confused. Frankly, it felt more like the English portion of the SAT/ACT than a real job questionnaire.

The absolutely best advice I can give you, Pure_Imagination has already said: Pretend you're Disney. What do THEY want in an employee? Then answer accordingly.

By the way Pure, I worship you for your post and I just threw a /friend request your way ;-).


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Good luck!

 

[Pure_Imagination]

^ thanks!!!!! That's the advice I heard before taking it and advice from my experience with taking these stupid quizzes. I'm glad you guys are doing well so far!

I didn't really know what a friend request meant, I don't have an IM list or buddy list here or anything so I don't know what that means. What does it mean, lol? I rejected you because I was confused, sorry