The Official Spring/Spring Advantage 2010 Thread!

[Pecobill]

aaah. I have 20 minutes till my interview!!!!! I have so much nervous energy. I don't know why exactly but I feel like I'm going to trip over something. Like my name. ha.

Good luck

 

[krisTXyn]

well i would probably first let the parent know that the child does not in fact meet the height requirement and that one of them may take the child to the entrance and wait for the rest of the party, or suggest maybe riding the TTA or heading into the arcade to play a few games

i had my interview earlier today, and i said that i would talk to the kid (get down to their level, so that they don't get scared) and tell them kindly that they are too short to ride, but then suggest TTA because it still goes inside the mountian, and give them a sticker or something

(my interviewer was glad i did my research, since i've never been to disney before)

good luck!

 

[krisTXyn]

aaah. I have 20 minutes till my interview!!!!! I have so much nervous energy. I don't know why exactly but I feel like I'm going to trip over something. Like my name. ha.

thats how i was, just make sure to SMILE, even when you're not talking, i had a smile plastered on my face the whole time, and i think it went well

GOOD LUCK!

 

[ashliejere]

thanks guys!!!! 5 minutes!!!

 

[DOasDREAMERSdo]

Good luck!!!

 

[DisneyFan2000]

PHEWWWW I'm alllllllllllllllllll done! Man that interview was so easy. My interviewer Kim was so nice, she asked allot about my job at the nursing home and how i attend to peoples needs so Im sure that will have alot to do with my acceptance decision.

 

[Aiden]

I just got done with my interview! I feel that it went really well, even though I was so nervous!

First we went over verifying everything, such as name/phone number/address. Then she asked why I wanted to work for Disney, what my favorite part was of my previous jobs, and then she reviewed all the roles that I checked off. Then she asked if I wanted to add housekeeping and QSFB, and I declined. Here are the questions she asked regarding roles:

Attractions: The infamous Space Mountain question.
Hospitality: What I would do if I could not accommodate a guest's certain request for a room (such as smoking/non-smoking or a room with a view).
Main Entrance Operations: Would I be comfortable driving a tram? And since you are the first one's a guest sees during the day, how would you use that to your advantage. (It was a weird question lol)
Merchandise: What would you do if a guest wanted a specific item but you didn't have it in stock?
Recreation: Would you be fine working in the sun all day?

Then she asked if I have ever had roommates and how I would accept cultural diversity. She ended it saying that I'd hear back within 2-3 weeks, and she said that I DEFINITELY should hear back by then lol. I'm taking that as a good sign.

 

[ashliejere]

so my interview is over. I don't know how I feel about it. She was nice, seemingly tired...but it is rather late. I had a list of questions that I expected to hear and she didn't really ask them. She asked a lot about my guest relations, how I multi-task, how would I welcome a guest for hospitality, my best guest relations experience, any negative guest experience that I turned into a positive one. a lot like that. She didn't ask what my fav. character was or the famous math merch. question. Maybe that's because I have experience with merchandise. ? So, she skipped the real in depth questions (I have about four years of experience in it).

I'm worried that since I wasn't asked the questions I expected that maybe it was just pass-the-time questions. She asked me three questions for Merch and Hospitality and a few for CA but it was really heavy guest service related. which makes sense...but has anyone else had that?

Then she asked if I wanted to add housekeeping and QSFB

She didn't even ask me if I wanted to add those roles..

 

[Pure_Imagination]

^ I wouldn't worry about it. It sounds like she still asked you a lot of good questions, and they're the kind that don't really need follow-up questions. She might not have asked you about merchandise or something else because she could sense how you would answer from your other answers.

 

[ashliejere]

Maybe. I edited my post a second ago and I added that maybe she didn't ask me so much there b/c I have about four years of experience in Merch. so maybe there was no need. Maybe she knew I would know what to do there. ??? I don't know. I feel a little eh about it.

 

[DOasDREAMERSdo]

I felt the same as you ashliejere...I was all geared up for a ton of questions and didn't get nearly as many as I had thought I would. I can't help it, I feel really uneasy and I just don't know what to think! I don't want to get my mind set one way or the other.
At least we all did our best, and now we just play the awful waiting game
PS That's us ^^^ hoping there's a space time continuum between time spent on message boards and speediness of response from the CP haha

 

[grownoats]

my interview is at 5pm. getting nervous already. I already know the Space Mountain question, but what is the merch question?

 

[DOasDREAMERSdo]

my interview is at 5pm. getting nervous already. I already know the Space Mountain question, but what is the merch question?

What you would do if someone wanted something that wasn't available in the store...it's pretty common sense :] And good luck!!

 

[Toffy]

my interview is at 5pm. getting nervous already. I already know the Space Mountain question, but what is the merch question?

It's fairly simple like doasdreamersdo said... be sure to bring up how you'd call the other stores to see if they'd have the item, offer to call Disney Direct to have it ordered via phone, help them find a suitable alternative, etc.

 

[disaddiction828]

Just got off the phone with my interview! It went well, I was told i should hear back 2-4 weeks. Also with all the roles I checked off I was asked to narrow it down to 2. I picked attractions and Photo.

But during the interview I was mainly asked about Attractions, Character Assistant, Main Gate.

 

[Lauren in wonderland]

ive been reading all these posts for the past few days about how everyones interview went, and its making me super nervous. but nothing seems really consistant. I feel like reading what everyone had to say that everyone had a differnt experience and differnt questions asked. This me most likely trying to make myself feel better about the waiting game.

 

[hyperflame]

I just finished my phone interview, which took about 15 minutes. My interviewer was Colleen, and she basically started out by asking me why I wanted to work for Disney (which really surprised me, I thought they would open up with the softball questions and then get progressively harder). I spent about a minute explaining my answer, then she went on to the roles checklist.

I checked off Attractions, Transportation, and Hospitality. She asked me if I wanted to add QSFB, but I declined. I asked her to add Character Performer to my roles checklist, then asked about the new Disney rule (listed in http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2266168 ) that says that Disney will reserve a spot in another role if you fail the audition. She basically said that Disney will not reserve a spot, so I declined to add the Performer role to my checklist. So I don't know, perhaps she doesn't know about the rule, or perhaps the "rule" isn't in full force yet, or whatever.

I got the dreaded Space Mountain question (I answered that I would get on his level and explain to him that it was dangerous, so he should try the TTA which also goes to Space Mountain).

Next I got questions on Transportation. Basically, I stated that I was good with computers, and that if they gave me a day and the operator's manual, I could figure out how to run one.

Then I had questions about Hospitality, which I mostly answered by saying I had experience working retail, so it shouldn't be too much harder to check guests in/out of rooms, answering the phone, etc. However, she asked me if I had experience working in a hotel, so I said no. I don't think I'll be getting that role, unfortunately .

She finished up the interview with a barrage of yes/no questions, making sure I knew the pay rate, the Disney look, making sure I could work, whether I was enrolled in a college, etc.

Then she asked me if I had any other questions, I told her no (I asked her 2 questions in the course of the interview, and I didn't want to seem greedy). She thanked me, I thanked her, and I hung up.

Honestly, in hindsight, I spoke very slowly, and spent a lot of time explaining my answers (trying to enunciate words clearly through my cell phone, and supporting my answers with references to my application), so my 15 minute interview is probably the equivalent of everybody else's 10 minute interview.

Just as an FYI, my cellphone displayed "PRIVATE NUMBER" when it received the call, so make sure you don't have call blocking, call verification, or whatever turned on that may interfere with the call coming through.

I was told to expect an answer via email in 2 weeks, so I'm taking that as a good sign.

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Just as an aside, would it be a plus for my application if I had a currently-working Disney cast member vouch for me? One of my professors knows a guy in middle Disney management, and is offering to send a good word for me if I want it. I'm waffling on the idea.

ive been reading all these posts for the past few days about how everyones interview went, and its making me super nervous. but nothing seems really consistant. I feel like reading what everyone had to say that everyone had a differnt experience and differnt questions asked. This me most likely trying to make myself feel better about the waiting game.

It doesn't seem that bad honestly. It looks to me that Disney is preferring people with experience (I have about 2.5 years of retail experience) and mostly using these calls for verification of that. Believe me, I was panicking my head off before the call, and it turned out to be very easy. My opinion is, anybody who has had at least a few months of retail experience has enough experience to answer Disney's questions competently.


Now, all I have to do is wait for the longest 2 weeks of my life.

 

[GhillieGirlBelle1987]

just had my interview, think it went well,

asked me what my top three most qualified positions were,

I told them fsfb (because I have worked as a hostess at two separate restaurants)

But that I was most interested in
Attractions
Main Gate Operations
Transportation

Asked me the space mountain question, cultural diversity question, for attractions spiel question, asked if i was comfortable driving boats and monorails, also how can you enhance the guest experience before they enter the parks.

They said I would find out in 2-3 weeks

I am just going to be so nervous these next weeks

 

[NotSoLittleAviator]

I AM GOING CRAZY!!! Even ask princess_89. It's been a little over 24 hours since my interview which I still that went very well. BUT during the interview she asked me some transportation questions about the monorail. So im hating myself for not makeing that my first choice. Or atlease telling her that i would LOVE to pilot the monorail before I would choose an attraction. I am also kicking myself because I failed to mention my long list of computer experience which again could have helped my chances to be a pilot. So my message to you is this: make a huge list of things that you want to say! I made a page long list and still failed to say some thing that would have helped me ALOT! good luck to everyone! ONE DAY DOWN AND ATLEAST 13 MORE TO GO!

PS What is the ride KS that some of you are talking about. I am truly a Disney nut along with my girlfriend and neither of us can figure it out...

 

[NotSoLittleAviator]

Oh! Wait I think i figured it out! Is KS "Kilimanjaro Safaris"?