My interview lasted about 29 minutes which is only a few minutes longer than Michelle, my interviewer, said it would take. She asked the basic questions, such as Spring or Spring Advantage, confirming my information, etc. Then we got into the meat of the interview.
We discussed how I would feel living with people in an apartment, far from home. We talked about the Disney Look, if I had a valid driver's license, what was my favorite job I've had, and a few other smaller questions.
The big differences were that while I was asked this question, many people have not been asked why they want to do the College Program. I found this interesting, but it seems they're changing a bit of their interview process.
Also, instead of asking which roles are in my Top 3, which I was most interested in for example, she asked which 2 roles I felt I was most qualified for. Hopefully this works in my favor, because I really do feel I'm qualified for a lot of roles, especially merchandise, which was one of the 2 I mentioned.
She asked me a lot of questions about different roles, everything from attractions and vacation planner which were high interest, to lifeguard and character performer, which were moderate and low. She also asked me about guest interaction and how I felt about it fitting into a role.
The biggest change, and we'll see how this ends up panning out, was when Michelle told me that they would be making the majority of hiring decisions in late October. OCTOBER. I guess it's not a huge deal because when apps would drop the first week of September, a lot of people would find out in October, but since they dropped 2 weeks earlier, I hope we don't have to wait that long!
And it looks like it's a possibility that this might take "pending" status out of the equation. We may not get any communication from Disney about this until October. Below is a screenshot of the "Thank you for Interviewing" e-mail I received late last night.
I will be going to WDW in mid-October so I would love absolutely nothing more than to know if I was accepted before I got there. Hopefully I can keep my mind off this within reason until then! I know I have a few ideas for blog posts so I'll still update!
'Til next time!
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