Day One of DCP Fall 2014 Acceptances

Acceptance emails went out today for the Fall 2014 program. From what I can infer from the Facebook group, all of today's acceptances were for the Fall program, not Fall Advantage, all were for Florida, and the roles were Quick Service Food and Beverage, Custodial, Housekeeping, Recreation, Full Service Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Concierge, Recreation, and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. I haven't heard anything still, which I'm hoping means good news is coming since my top three roles (Vacation Planner, Attractions, and Merchandise) weren't mentioned as having acceptances at all today. Hopefully tomorrow will be the day!

Disney's Latest Ticket Price Increase

Because the internet seems to be so worked up about the recent increase in ticket prices at Walt Disney World, I thought I would post my opinion on it here. 

A one day ticket to the Magic Kingdom is currently priced at $99 ($4 more than the other three Florida theme parks.) I agree that this is expensive, but I can't say this is not justified. I searched a couple of websites to see how other forms of entertainment would compare price-wise to spending one day in the Magic Kingdom and this is what I found:

Museum of Fine Arts (Boston): $25
Codzilla (40 minute ride): $29 
Canobie Lake Park General Admission: $36
Water Country General Admission: $38.99
Cinderella (Boston Ballet- rear seating): $39
Six Flags New England General Admission: $69.99
Dennis Parasail (Cape Code) 8-12 min. ride: $89
Universal 1 day ticket: $92
Rear Mezzanine ticket for Wicked on Broadway: $97.20
Magic Kingdom 1 day ticket: $99
One Direction Concert ticket: $117.90
Red Sox Ticket (field box): $140
Cinderella (Boston Ballet-front seating): $147
Front Mezzanine ticket for Wicked on Broadway: $184.95
Sky Dive New England (1 jump): $229

I don't think the ticket price for the Magic Kingdom is completely unreasonable; I think ticket prices in general are completely unreasonable. In comparison to other entertainment venues, the price of visiting the Magic Kingdom falls just about where I would expect it to be. The cheapest ticket to see Wicked on Broadway is only about $2 less than a 1 day Magic Kingdom ticket. Wicked is approximately 2.5 hours long, depending upon how late the Magic Kingdom is open, you could spend upwards of 12 hours there if you wanted to. I would also argue that the extra $20 you could spend choosing to go to the Magic Kingdom over Six Flags would be worth it. 

The other problem I see with the ticket price issue is that this $99 is for a 1 day ticket, and I would be willing to bet that the majority of the people complaining on the internet have never bought, and most likely never will buy a 1 day ticket. Disney's ticket prices decrease in their daily cost as the number of days purchased increases, so a 1 day 1 park ticket is the most expensive way to visit one of the theme parks. For the average Disney guest, I would assume that the tickets are purchased for more than just 1 single day, and this increase is much less of an issue. I'm sure there are some people who will randomly drive to the Magic Kingdom and want to purchase 1 day tickets, but I would still think that what you get out of paying that $99 makes it worth it, especially when compared to other entertainment options. (Though I would say that most of the tickets about, say from Six Flags on, are way too expensive. So the problem here isn't Disney's ticket prices, it's the prices charged for entertainment venues in general.)

DCP: I still haven't heard anything back from my phone interview, and Chaz is still in submission.

Disney... Define "Frequently"

Disney, define "frequently" for me. I've apparently taken "frequently" to mean approximately every hour or so, and I'm going a little bit insane. :) 

Yellow Shoes Copywriter Internship -- In Progress!

I'm pretty much completely over the fact that I've been NLIC'ed for the curatorial internship, because as of a couple of hours ago, my application for the Yellow Shoes copywriter position is "In Progress" !! This is exciting for a couple of reasons. I'm not quite sure how the process of applying for Disney's Professional Internships goes, because I've only done the whole process for the DCP, however I would take "In Progress" to be a good sign. My application for the DCP went into this stage before I was invited to take the Web-Based Interview, and my application for the curatorial position stayed in submission until I was NLIC'ed. So hopefully, this change in my status means that an offer for an interview will be coming soon!

DCP update (or lack thereof): I still haven't heard back from my phone interview, but neither has anyone else. (Well, no one's been accepted yet anyways, people have already been NLIC'ed after their phone interviews for the DCP this season.) When someone gets accepted it will be all over the Facebook group, so I'm not too worried that it's taken so long, they just haven't sent out the emails yet. 

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Collections Curator Internship -- NLIC

Well, I've been NLIC'ed for the Collections Curator Professional Internship I applied for a couple of weeks ago with Disney. I wasn't expecting to be accepted for a Professional Internship, so I'm not completely devastated, but this one really did sound perfect for me. This internship would have combined my interest in the curatorial field with my interest in Disney. I did not get automatically NLIC'ed, so my application and resume passed the initial tests that Disney recruiting runs on it. I assume I was NLIC'ed just because there must be better applicants out there-- I honestly cannot think of anything on my resume that was not what the job description was looking for. The only negative part of my application, in my opinion was the GPA section. There was no required GPA for this internship, however the application did ask which range my GPA was in. The range that mine falls into was the 2.0-2.99 range, which is incredibly annoying because my GPA is a 2.9175. I did not want to select the 3.0 range, because if they checked with my school that would look bad, however the fact that I was lumped in with 2.0's probably did not help my case. (As a side note, my school's grading policy makes it incredibly difficult to get good grades. I've heard things like, a 2.8 at my school is equal to a 3.4 at others. We're also one of only 15 colleges IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY that require comprehensive exams to graduate with a Bachelors. So in the grand scheme of things my GPA isn't really terrible, but it probably isn't what Disney is looking for either.) On a more positive note, Disney is great about giving applicants feedback for where they went wrong with an application, and I've already emailed them about this one. I received an automated email stating that I should hear back from a real person within 3 to 5 days. I'm not completely upset over it, but I'd like to know what went wrong that I was NLIC'ed. 

Other updates: I'm still waiting to hear back after my phone interview for the DCP, and Chaz is still in submission. Can this process move any slower this year?

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Best & Worst Disney Commercials, (Still No Acceptance)

Today marks 8 days since my phone interview, and I still have not received an offer/NLICed. This is good obviously, because in terms of the DCP no news is often good news, however I'm pretty impatient (especially considering that last time I applied I was accepted within two days of my phone interview, so that is the experience that I'm basing this process off of.) The recruiter I spoke to on the phone said that I should receive an update within 2-3 weeks from the date of my interview. February 24 is the two week mark, so hopefully I will hear something by then. (: 

In the meantime, I came across a thread on WDWmagic (www.wdwmagic.com) in which a user posted an older Disney commercial that marketed the parks for adults, with no mention of children in the ad at all. In terms of today's marketing strategy, I would say that this is pretty uncommon, so I thought it might be interesting to look back on some of the more unique Disney commercials, and mention which ones are the best and worst in my own opinion. 

Let's start with the best Disney commercials:

This first commercial is one of the best ones I've seen. 





I really like this commercial, because it covers so many aspects of the resort. This one shows a variety of different kinds of vacationers-- couples, elderly guests, teenagers, children, families... It also shows a number of Disney employees. I think that one of the strong points of this commercial is the beginning, where it shows all the different Cast Members getting ready to start the day. The theme of diversity in a Disney vacation really shows through with the different activities the people in the video are doing as well. This ad shows families on attractions and walking through the parks, the bride and groom at the Grand Floridian, children meeting characters, and a group of adults having some drinks. Lately it seems as though Disney commercials are pushing the "family vacation" dynamic-- a more recent change from the focus on children alone. This change is great, however many different kinds of people who are not a typical family visit the parks as well. (I visited Walt Disney World in August with my roommate for instance, and our relationship would ordinarily have no purpose in being in a Disney commercial.) The true strength of this commercial then, is showing the variety of people that would enjoy Disney vacations, without focusing on one target audience. 

Another great Disney commercial is one of the first ones used to advertise Animal Kingdom:



Even though this commercial doesn't show any actual parts of the park itself, I think there are so many great things happening here. First of all, it starts off with reminding viewers of the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and then MGM Studios. This would make you nostalgic if you've been to any of those parks and so you would want to know more. Then the Circle of Life music starts playing, which is obviously a song that is well known and brings excitement to a lot of people. I also love how this commercial clearly shows you what the different parts of the park will be, especially how it clearly depicts the book with the dragon on the front! (This is interesting to me because I love the now-defunct concept of Beastly Kingdom, and it's kind of cool to see little hints that it was going to happen in older commercials.)

The reason why I think this is one of the best Disney commercials is plain and simple: Mickey is on top of Spaceship Earth. I don't really have anything else to say about this one, I just have a weird fascination with anybody being on top of Spaceship Earth:



Moving on to the worst Disney commercials:

This first video has a lot of positive things going for it, however I would still list this as being in the "worst" category for a couple of reasons. 



The concept behind it is great, and the commercial is very well put together, though I do have two major issues with this one. 1. This commercial is meant to appeal to an audience of children, or parents of children, and not so much anyone else. A couple without children for instance, is not the target audience here. It is cute, and heartfelt that the children in the ad are explaining why they like to go to the Disney parks, however the appeal here would likely not be as successful for a viewer who does not have children of their own. 2. "Disney Parks." Not Disneyland, not Walt Disney World, but "Disney Parks." I think there is some positive use to this term, in that someone who ordinarily only visits one of the American theme parks may be enticed to visit the other that was not previously thought about. At the same time, I dislike that the two theme resorts are lumped together. Personally, one of the biggest reasons why I would be more likely to go to Walt Disney World over Disneyland is the location. I live on the East Coast, so it would be cheaper and easier for me to get to Florida vs. California. It's kind of like showing one of those Connecticut tourism commercials in California. It's not that California residents necessarily have no desire to go to Connecticut, it's just that the trip across the country is more costly and difficult than traveling to say, Las Vegas. Because of this thought process, I find it to be kind of a waste to show the two parks in one ad, because most viewers are really only interested in going to one of them, unless they do further research on their own. Basically, a commercial might entice me to look into going to Florida, but I would need to look into the details of a trip to California more, just because it is a more difficult trip to make. My other issue with the "Disney Parks" marketing campaign is that the average person already has a difficult time differentiating between Walt Disney World and Disneyland, so these commercials that show both places may be kind of misleading. If you're someone who is not obsessed like myself, or who didn't do enough research, you may be sorely disappointed when you arrive in Florida and realize that Carsland was in the other "Disney Park" shown in the commercial.


Another one that is not one of my favorites-- I present to you, the Small World Christmas Commercial:




Again, I think this commercial is well made, but it appeals mostly to kids and the song is not exactly something I'd want to hear on my TV on a regular basis. I love the Christmas theme, and that aspect might appeal to more than just kids, however the main characters here are children. This also does the whole Disney Parks thing again, and shows footage from both coasts. It's less of an issue in this commercial than the others, which show specific attractions that are only in one park, but I'm still not a fan of the Disney Parks marketing strategy. 


I have a love/hate relationship with this next commercial, but unfortunately I think I'm leaning just a little bit more on the hate side.


Let's start with the positives: I LOVE the nostalgia factor of this commercial. Some of the characters shown here are never seen in the parks anymore, and I would assume that they are only in this video because their movies were closer to the 1970s than to the present. I also think that the Eastern Airlines part of the commercial is cool, but this is mostly just because I'm really into Disney history, so it's kind of funny to see ads like that. Now for the negatives: I HATE the way that characters look. I know that this is just the design of them from the 70's, but it's really bad. Maybe if I were around in the 70's and that was the first time I saw them I would feel differently, but for now, the style of the characters creeps me out. I also don't like how the little girl is wandering around in the woods all confused with no one helping her. It reminds me of the similar scene in Snow White, which scared me as a little kid. I also don't understand why characters who should be "good guys" are ignoring her. 


Honorable Mentions:

This 1987 Delta Airlines in flight Disney commercial (complete with cheesy 80's dancing):



The "Little Souvenir" Disney Cruise Line Commercial (I don't think I understood this when it was on TV when I was younger, but it's funny now):



The "Let the Memories Begin!" commercials are great because they are made with real footage filmed by Disney guests and are not staged:



That just about wraps up the Disney commercials post, stay tuned for the next couple of weeks to hear about what happens with my DCP application! (:

My Disney College Program Phone Interview

I just had my phone interview for the Disney College Program Fall 2014 semester! My interview was scheduled for 7:45 PM EST, but my interviewer ended up calling at 7:59 PM. My interview was over by 8:18 PM. I was familiar with most of my questions from my last interview, and though I had notes in front of me, I did not look at them once to be perfectly honest. 

Before asking the more difficult questions, my interviewer verified that I was applying for the Fall 2014 season, in Florida, as well as which roles I would be applying for. 

Here are the questions I was asked:

Why do you want to participate in the Disney College Program?
Tell me about your work experience.
Do you prefer a fast paced or a slow paced work environment?
Do you feel comfortable delivering narrations in front of a group?
Do you have cash handling experience?
Do you have sales experience?
What are your top 3 roles and why?
How do you deal with a repetitive job?
What would you do if a task at work is interrupted?
Do you feel you would be able to work in Florida heat/rain?
How would you interact with a guest who approaches you to provide excellent guest service?
How would you remain calm during an emergency?

I feel as though the program went well. Most of the questions I was asked were related to the Vacation Planner role, which is my first choice. Merchandise was my second choice, and I was not asked many Merchandise-specific related questions, which I thought was kind of weird considering I spent 4 years working at Staples as a cashier. Attractions was my third choice and I was only asked a couple of questions about this role.

Now the waiting game begins. I'll be writing more about this phone interview in my book, "Brittany Earns her Ears," pending my acceptance into the program, so be sure to check that out early next year if you're interested! 

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Disney Collections Curator Internship

I know I said that I wasn't going to make another post until after my phone interview, (which is in about six hours,) but last night I came across a posting on the Disney Career website for a Collections Curator Internship! I'm still not getting my hopes up for anything other than the DCP, because I'm just too realistic and would rather not be disappointed. However, that internship is perfect for me! It would combine what I want to do for a career with Disney. If I were offered this position I would definitely pursue this rather than the DCP. (Sidenote-- both this and the Yellow Shoes internship I applied for are both still in the Submission stage.) 

My phone interview for the DCP is tonight, so I'll write more then! (:

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First Round of NLIC's & What Submission Actually Means

Phone interviews began a couple of days ago for the Fall 2014 DCP, and already some of the applicants who interviewed are going NLIC'ed (no longer in consideration... ie: denied.) While this is not good for those people who are getting NLIC'ed, it is good for someone like Chaz, who is still in submission. So far, the applicants who have been NLIC'ed after the phone interview were not people who I would have expected to get in anyways. I know this sounds harsh, but you can learn a lot about people from the way they interact on Facebook, so that's my opinion. I've noticed that some of them have very poor communication skills, which probably did not work well during the phone interview, and some just seemed like odd fits for the program, which I assume Disney felt the same way about after interviewing them. (I don't want to get into specifics, and turn this into a gossiping post, but an example of this would be like someone who is middle aged, and apparently planning on living with roommates and partaking in the DCP. I assume Disney realized that there are better job opportunities for someone in this position.) This entire recruiting season is confusing compared to past ones-- there are currently a fair number of alumni who are "Pending" following their phone interviews. I could be wrong, but I assumed alumni would be re-accepted fairly quickly if they already made it to the phone interview stage. So I think Disney has definitely changed up the selection process a little bit this season.

I found out (on the Facebook group, so take this with a grain of salt) what "Submission" apparently means in terms of this year's recruiting season. I thought that "Submission" simply meant that you submitted your application but no one got around to looking at it yet. In this case there is nothing wrong with being in "Submission" it just means recruiting has a lot of applications to go through and they haven't gotten to yours yet. Apparently, "Submission" is basically "Pending" for those who haven't been offered a WBI (web based interview.) This would mean that for someone like Chaz, who applied on the first day and has been in "Submission," he could potentially remain in "Submission" only to be NLIC'ed on the last day possible-- April 18th. Harsh, right? According to some of the applicants on the Facebook group who were NLIC'ed in such a way last season, this is the new process. When you are told that not everyone will receive a WBI, this means that you can go the whole recruiting season without hearing anything only to be either offered a WBI or NLIC'ed on the very last day. Unfortunately, this means that most of the applicants in "Submission" probably have a very long wait ahead of them. But, like I mentioned earlier, some of the applicants who have already had phone interviews are already being NLIC'ed (or "Pended," meaning that Disney is waiting to decide what to do with them) which theoretically should be opening up more spots for those who are still in "Submission."

My phone interview is Friday, and I kind of wish it were sooner now. I originally scheduled it for Friday because I was sick when I received the offer to take the interview and I wanted to make sure that I would be 100% by the time it happened. Well, I'm almost 100% better-- my ears are still blocked from being congested, and that's really about all that's wrong with me now. I apparently have the immune system of a 10 year old, because my ears act up like this every time I get sick, so I'm not expecting to have 100% of my hearing back soon. So basically, I could have scheduled my phone interview for earlier in the week and gotten it over with by now. I also have midterms tomorrow and next week, so I don't know how much time I'm actually going to spend preparing for it. 

I'll probably wait to write another post until after my phone interview, in which case I'll write about how my interview went and whatnot. 

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My Role Selection for the Fall 2014 DCP Application

A few people have asked me how I divided up my role choices on the DCP application so I figured I'd post it here. 

High Interest:
- Merchandise
- Attractions
- Main Entrance Operations
- Recreation
- Full Service Food and Beverage
- Vacation Planner

Moderate Interest:
- Quick Service Food and Beverage
- Photopass
- Hospitality
- Hopper
- Bell Services
- Costuming
- Character Attendant 
- BBB/Pirates League
- Concierge 
- Transportation

Low Interest:
- Custodial
- Housekeeping

No Interest:
- Lifeguard
- Character Performer

My top three choices are Merchandise, Attractions, and Vacation Planner. (Last time I was accepted, I was given Merchandise.)

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Disney College Program Applications & Web Based Interview - Fall 2014

Applications came out yesterday for the Disney College Program Fall/Fall Advantage 2014 season! Just in case you're not familiar with the application process for the DCP, here's a quick rundown: 

First you submit your application. The application itself is pretty basic-- it asks for what school you go to, your year in school, where you're from, your work experience, and you choices for roles during the program. (Roles = jobs in Disney speak.) In the application, you are asked to rank the roles offered in the program for high interest, moderate interest, low interest, or no interest. After you submit the application, you are either denied (NLIC, or No Longer In Consideration) or you are asked to move on to the Web Based Interview (WBI.) Keep in mind that you may not be denied or asked to move on to the WBI right away. Your application may be in the Submission stage, meaning that it simply hasn't been reviewed yet. 

The second step in the application process is the WBI. The WBI is a series of timed questions about your interests in the program, your personality, and your ability to provide top notch guest service. The WBI is divided into two sections. The first section is a series of multiple choice questions, which you have 50 seconds to answer. The second section contains a series of statements to which you answer Strongly Disagree/Disagree/Neutral/Agree/Strongly Agree, and you have 20 seconds for each of these questions. After completing the WBI, you are told immediately whether or not you passed. If you passed you will go on to the phone interview, if you do not pass you will be NLIC'ed. 

Upon successful completion of the WBI, you will be invited to schedule a phone interview. To do this, you simply log into your Disney Careers account and schedule a time that is convenient for you. There are usually 5 days to chose from within the next week or so, and the times range from early in the morning to pretty late at night. 

Obviously, the next step is to have the phone interview. (I will discuss the phone interview in more detail in a later post after I have taken mine.) After your phone interview, you will be notified of a decision within a couple of days to a couple of weeks.  


I submitted my application about 5 hours after they came out, and received the invitation to take the Web Based Interview about an hour after that. I didn't expect the process to go to quickly this time around, especially after reading all of the horror stories about how last semester's recruiting season went. Last semester was the first time that applicants could be denied without taking a WBI. The last time I applied in 2011, every applicant was given the opportunity to take the WBI, so the fact that I may be denied based upon my application was what has worried me more than anything. 

I did not think that the WBI was that bad. The first portion of it, asked questions about why you chose your college. This section was either different the last time I applied, or I just did not remember it because this whole portion of the interview was new to me. The questions asked about if you've lived in a residence hall, or if you chose your college to be close to your family and friends. This was the only part of the WBI that I found kind of confusing. I don't really know what Disney is looking for here. In one sense, I assume they wanted me to say that I chose a college close to my family, because obviously Disney values family, but at the same time, choosing a college far away shows that you have the ability to live independently and are okay with moving far away. I also found it strange that it asked about living in residence halls as part of the WBI. A lot of CP's (Disney College Program Interns) are commuters or attend community colleges, and community colleges usually do not have dorms. I don't know if this question actually factors into their decision making or not, but I thought this was something that was discussed in the Phone Interview rather than the WBI last time I applied. 

The second section I found to be much less confusing. This section was all of the statements to which you answer Strongly Disagree/Disagree/Neutral/Agree/Strongly Agree. This part of the WBI was exactly as I remembered it to be from last time. All of the statements were about your personality and guest service abilities, and I did not really find them to be particularly challenging. They also ask the same questions but word them differently, so you need to make sure that your answers remain consistent. You also want to make sure that you stick to the two extremes, Strongly Agree/Disagree rather than staying around Neutral. All in all, I did not find it to be painfully difficult, the worst part about this section is that you only have 20 seconds to answer each question. 

I scheduled my phone interview for Friday, February 14th at 7:45 PM. I could have scheduled it sooner, but I've been sick this week and I'd like to ideally be feeling better during my interview. I will also be at home for my interview rather than at school, like I was last time. I may take the interview in my car, just because I would appreciate the added privacy that way, as you can hear everything from every room in my house and I don't want that to freak me out. For the rest of this week, I'll be jotting down notes and preparing myself for the interview, though I'm not too nervous about it at the moment since I've done it before... or I still have a fever and am too delirious to be nervous, I guess that's an option too. 

Chaz applied for the DCP an hour or two after I did, but his application is still in submission. This means that he was not automatically NLIC'ed, but no one has reviewed his application yet, so hopefully recruiting starts to look at his sometime soon. 

That's it for now, I'm going to go back to sleep for a little bit since I am still not feeling too great.

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Work Experience - Student: a Rant

I hate to make a post to rant about things that are only semi-Disney related on this blog, but this needed to be said. This post is about to become very opinionated very quickly, so if you consider going to school to be a "job," you may not want to read on. (Disclaimer: This post is not about anyone in particular, but rather it is about my generation as a whole. Please do not be offended by this post.)

Being a student does not qualify as work experience. There, I said it. If your LinkedIn profile lists "student" under work experience, you're doing something wrong. (On LinkedIn there is a section for education, which is where being a student would go.) If you fill out a survey about yourself, and answer "My job right now is being a student," to the question, "Where do you work?" you are doing something wrong. (Now, don't get me wrong, if you answered "I don't have a job at the moment," that is fine. I don't know your whole situation, maybe you recently lost your job, or maybe you've been trying to find one but nothing's come along. That answer is reasonable. But if you write that being a student is your job, know that I will judge you.) 

Logistically, being a student is not a job. Dictionary.com defines "job" as "a post of employment." "Employment" is defined as "an occupation by which someone earns a living." How on Earth do you earn a living as a student? Oh wait, you don't. You can't earn a living as a student, because it isn't a job. In fact, most people pay to be a student rather than get paid themselves, so being a student is almost an acronym to having a job.

Now sometimes people who classify their position as students as a "job" will try to defend themselves by saying something along the lines of: "It's basically a job. I'm in school for x hours a week. I have x hours of homework. I'm learning all of these skills that I'll need when I graduate, blah, blah, blah." Let's compare my "work" as a student to my work as a Museum Assistant, shall we? Alright, so I'm in school for 12.5 hours per week. I work for 20.5 hours per week, assuming I work my regular schedule without picking up any extra shifts, and that it is winter hours at the museum, which it currently is. This means that the number of hours I spend at my job is almost double what I spend at school. As for homework? College students are supposed to learn time management. I used to work at Staples (Monday through Friday from 4-9:30 PM) and I had my homework done. I didn't have much of a life, and there were times where I had the bare minimum of homework done, but the point is that I did it. This was all made possible by time management and maturity. If my Thursday went from having class from 8 AM to 2 PM and work from 4 to 9:30 PM, do you know what I would do after class? HOMEWORK. Do you know why? Because that's the responsible thing to do. If my options at 10 PM when I would arrive back at school were go out because that's apparently what college kids do on Thursdays, or do homework so I don't fall behind on my schoolwork, I would chose the latter. I don't think this is so difficult. As for learning the skills needed after you graduate, this is true, but do you know where I learn the most about working in museums? At my job... at a MUSEUM. I can take all of the History classes I want to, and to be honest my Applied History class this semester is extremely helpful in terms of looking for work after graduation. However, the bulk of my experience and knowledge about my future career path I have learned, as been from my work experience. 

Basically what I'm getting at here, is that the term "student" should never be classified as a job and/or work experience. Being a student is something that you pay to do in order to earn a degree which will eventually get you an actual job. Even if you don't have a regularly scheduled job, just put your last internship or volunteer experience, or something on your LinkedIn. I don't care that you're dishing out money for school and not working even though you're in your twenties and have no excuse not to be, and frankly, I would guess that prospective employers feel the same way. 

Now to relate this to Disney, since this is my Disney blog: Thankfully, I've found a bunch of girls I'm very excited about (hopefully) living with assuming I am accepted into the Disney College Program. Without them, I might still be looking through the surveys everyone posts on the DCP Facebook page. When someone writes that being a student is their job, I instantly lose respect for you. That isn't your job, for the reasons I've just gone over, and the fact that you've actually worded this scenario as such in your survey makes me want to forget I ever started reading your post. Perhaps I'm wrong for judging people I don't know, but I can't help it. Being a student is not a job, and if you think it is, then well, we probably won't be friends.

That is all.

-end rant.-

Yellow Shoes PI Update: Submission

As of this morning, my dashboard for the Yellow Shoes internship I applied for is in the submission stage. (The dashboard for those who don't know is a tool that Disney's career website uses to track your progress for jobs you've applied to. Submission is the first stage.)

Oddly enough, with all of the applications I've submitted to Disney, I've never seen the submission stage before. Every other time I've applied for a job with Disney, my dashboard has almost immediately said "in progress." It actually took a couple of days for my dashboard to reach the submission stage too, which I also thought was kind of strange. I submitted the application on January 30th, but it took until today (Feb. 4th) for my dashboard to change. I've skimmed through some of the conversations on the Professional Internships Facebook page, and it seems as though the process simply moves slower for PI's than for other jobs at Disney. I'm not necessarily worried that it took a couple of days for my dashboard to go from nothing to the submission stage, but I think I'm a little bit disappointed considering this is the slowest process I've ever experienced in applying for a job with Disney. 

The current widespread rumor is that DCP applications will be out on February 6th, though this is only a rumor I've seen posted on the Facebook page, so I would take that with a grain of salt. I'm hoping that the DCP application process will move along a little bit faster just because I'm driving myself crazy checking my dashboard every hour or so regarding the PI I applied for. 

I'm also really looking forward to working on my book, so I can't wait for this whole process to really get going. :)

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