110 More Days

So the countdown is quickly approaching under 100 days which is super exciting. Nothing much new to report, going to order my criminal background check next week so I can get it sent off to Yummy Jobs in the next two weeks. I thought I would write about the application process tonight for anyone who is reading this and thinking about applying for one of the programs at Disney.

The applications for the start dates I was interested in opened on July 1st so as soon as I got home from celebrating Canada's Day with my friends at Epcot, I applied. I wasn't sure I would be allowed to apply since I was still doing my ICP but it let me. I didn't have much time to think about my application since I was busy enjoying my last month on the program but two weeks after I sent in my application I got the lovely e-mail saying I was being considered for the program and would be contacted with further information in the next few days. So the next step was a phone interview which I scheduled to have the day after I got home from Florida.  Even though this was the third time I was doing this, I was still pretty nervous. So my phone interview was a quick 5-10 minute chat about why I want to go back, what I would share with guests about my culture and where I'm from, and some general questions. So then came the awful waiting to see if I would get invited to the final round of interviews. Luckily two weeks later I got the e-mail inviting me to the face to face interview. At that time, there wasn't much information available on the face to face interview except that it was going to be in Toronto around early October.

So a few weeks later I got the e-mail telling me the interviews would be taking place October 3rd at Ryerson which was where my second ICP interview took place. So I quickly worked on booking the 2cd, 3rd, and 4th off from work and booking a hotel. Luckily the month of September went by really quickly and before I knew it, I was heading to Toronto. My mom came along with me on the trip which was great since it's always good to have some moral support for these things. So first thing we did when we got to Toronto was of course go shopping! Then we met up with my aunt Ruth to have dinner at Mr. Greenjeans (one of my favourite restaurants) and then I met up with some of the applicants at the hotel to hang out and talk about Disney of course. It was so great meeting up with them because it always helps to see some familiar faces the next day. So after that was done, I watched some Sex and the City and then went to bed.

So we agreed to meet at 8am the next day to walk over to Ryerson since the interviews started at 8:30 and so that way we could make a pit stop at Starbucks. While we were waiting in line at Starbucks, there was a group of people in line before us very professionally dressed with suitcases. I recognized Kristen right away (the awesome Yummy Jobs recruiter) and knew it was the Yummy Jobs team and the Walt Disney recruiters which was super exciting.

So we arrived at the interview location and waited until they were ready for us to enter the room. The interview starts off by watching a presentation about Disney and the CRP. It was hard not to get teary eyed during the presentation since it made me realize how much I miss the Mouse. After the presentation, we got our interview times. Mine wasn't until the afternoon so myself and two girls who had afternoon interview times decided to go eat some breakfast and wander around the Eaton Centre (and of course we made a pit stop at the Disney Store).

Soon it was time to head back and get ready for the interview. Soon it was my turn to hand in all my paperwork and wait to be called into the room. I interviewed with a girl from Newmarket and it really was just a simple, easy chat. I was worried since my interview for my second ICP was so intense but this interview felt more like chatting with one of my managers at Disney. Most of the questions were personality based or about family traditions. The recruiter seemed to understand that the ICP was different from the CRP, and that doing this program would be a different experience which was good. Before I knew it the interview was over and it was back to the awful waiting game.

So I spent the next two weeks constantly checking my e-mail and finally on October 18th, I got the phone call saying I had a role offer! 

For anyone who is interviewing soon or thinking of applying this summer, the Disney interview is so much fun. They really just want to get to know you and see what you can bring to this experience. Good luck!