I FOUND OUT MY LOCATION FOR MY MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP!
I got a call this morning (i'll admit, it woke me, up obviously I didn't tell them that though, lol), it was from my future boss! He told me which resort he worked at, and wanted to let me know that that will be my location for my management internship!
And the location is.......ALL STAR SPORTS.
I'll be honest, it is by far not my first choice location, but either way I am going to make the best of it, and i'm sure that I will be getting lots of experience that will help me for my future! I also just looked it up on google maps, and its only a 20 min drive from my apartment, so thats not too shabby either :D
Now the only thing left to do is wait for my arrival time, and get ready for a whirlwind of training and excitement!
-KT
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Friday, April 18, 2014
DREAMS DO COME TRUE!
I cannot believe that I haven't updated yet!!!
So....i've got some GREAT news!
Here's how everything went....
It was this past tuesday and I was getting really discouraged. That next day would be the one month mark since my second interview for the MIs, and a few people had gotten offers already. Normally I keep my phone on my desk during all of my classes (on silent, and my teachers know my situation), but on tuesday I had a test in my last class, so my phone was in my purse. I leave the test and look at my phone *BAM* I had a missed call and voicemail from a (407) number, and the freakout began. I listened the voicemail and it was someone from the internships office calling to speak to me about my management internship application for lodging (once they said lodging I started freaking out even more). I call back and there's no answer, so I leave a voicemail. On the way to my car I check dashboard and see that my dash had moved into "post interview stage" for lodging! Now this doesn't guarantee and offer, but most times its good news! I head home (freaking out the whole time, just going "please call me back, please call me back"), and tell my dad the good news. Then I wait for the call....it gets to after 5p and I just give up and say that she will call me back tomorrow, since its after 6p Disney time. Then two mins later, my phone rings. I don't know if i've ever ran back to my room (the living room was loud) faster in my life. I answer the phone, go through the regular HR questions, and then she tells me that she has good news for me! That I was being offered a Management Internship in Lodging!
Its been a long and trying recruitment process, but now that everything is falling into place it just feels amazing. This week overall has been amazing:
-got my offer (YAY)
-got my graduation invites in the mail
-took senior pictures
-signed a lease with my roommates at an apartment complex in FL
overall I am so excited to see what this adventure has in store for me, and I want to thank every one for the prayers and well wishes! Dreams really do come true!
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."
-Walt Disney
46 days until I leave for Disney!
So....i've got some GREAT news!
I GOT OFFERED A MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP FOR LODGING!
(obviously I accepted :D )
Here's how everything went....
It was this past tuesday and I was getting really discouraged. That next day would be the one month mark since my second interview for the MIs, and a few people had gotten offers already. Normally I keep my phone on my desk during all of my classes (on silent, and my teachers know my situation), but on tuesday I had a test in my last class, so my phone was in my purse. I leave the test and look at my phone *BAM* I had a missed call and voicemail from a (407) number, and the freakout began. I listened the voicemail and it was someone from the internships office calling to speak to me about my management internship application for lodging (once they said lodging I started freaking out even more). I call back and there's no answer, so I leave a voicemail. On the way to my car I check dashboard and see that my dash had moved into "post interview stage" for lodging! Now this doesn't guarantee and offer, but most times its good news! I head home (freaking out the whole time, just going "please call me back, please call me back"), and tell my dad the good news. Then I wait for the call....it gets to after 5p and I just give up and say that she will call me back tomorrow, since its after 6p Disney time. Then two mins later, my phone rings. I don't know if i've ever ran back to my room (the living room was loud) faster in my life. I answer the phone, go through the regular HR questions, and then she tells me that she has good news for me! That I was being offered a Management Internship in Lodging!
Its been a long and trying recruitment process, but now that everything is falling into place it just feels amazing. This week overall has been amazing:
-got my offer (YAY)
-got my graduation invites in the mail
-took senior pictures
-signed a lease with my roommates at an apartment complex in FL
overall I am so excited to see what this adventure has in store for me, and I want to thank every one for the prayers and well wishes! Dreams really do come true!
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."
-Walt Disney
46 days until I leave for Disney!
Sunday, April 13, 2014
I spy....MOVEMENT! or is it?
so tonight (sunday) out the blue BOTH of my dashboards for the Management internship for Lodging and retail moved from "in progress" to "interview stage". normally i would be crying from excited over this type of thing, since the next step is "post interview stage" which means an offer of employment! the reason i'm not excited? a lot of other peoples dashboard have been doing crazy things today, including going into "interview stage" also, even though those people HAVEN'T gotten a second interview.
frankly i have no idea what to think, i hope its something good, that an offer is headed my way. but at the same time i can't help but think "what if this is just the next step in the process of NLICing someone?"
i'm crossing my fingers, but i will update tomorrow once the dashboard has calmed down.
frankly i have no idea what to think, i hope its something good, that an offer is headed my way. but at the same time i can't help but think "what if this is just the next step in the process of NLICing someone?"
i'm crossing my fingers, but i will update tomorrow once the dashboard has calmed down.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
We have dropdown! ....but not much else
Exciting news!
I logged into dashboard one day last week and noticed i had a dropdown! what that means: when i applied for the alumni only professional internship, it gave me the option to select multiple different roles/positions to apply for. i only chose guest relations. basically though if you are being considered for an alumni only role, that will role will have its won section on your dashboard. you can have multiple dropdowns, but since i only applied for one alumni only position, the only dropdown i was looking for was guest relations, and it showed up! As of now that role is "in progress", but from past semesters it seems like these roles dont get offered until towards the end of the recruiting season, so i haven't lost hope.
HOWEVER, i have yet to hear anything back from my management internships (for lodging OR retail), and today they reposted the lodging MI application, and that has me worried. Did they not find the people they were looking for (including me?). its all very nerve-wracking. its been 3 weeks today (yes THREE WEEKS) since my second interview for those management internships, and my dashboard still sits "in progress". for some others their dashboard has moved to "interview stage", and after that they get moved to "post-interview stage" and most likely receive an offer, so basically i'm worried.
I'm not going to lie and say i wouldn't be sad if i didn't get the Management internship, but i'm also still holding out for guest relations, because that would be a great role too. in other words i would be happy getting ANY of the three internships that i am still "in progress" for.
The bright side is that i still have my college program, so no matter what i am going back to disney. I have found roommates and will be electing to live off property for the CP, its an amazing apartment complex and my roommates seem amazing too. It's just all starting to feel so real, i've got 6 class days until finals, then once finals are done i graduate. My last day at work (both jobs) will be May 31st. Its so soon! i'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that its actually happening, i'm actually graduating and going after a dream i've had for so many years.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
-KT
Friday, March 21, 2014
Second Interview = COMPLETE!
WHEW!
What a sigh of relief! My interview was Wednesday at 10:30a my time. I could barely sleep the night before! To be honest I probably went to be around 6 or 7am because I was just so restless and nervous. I work up around 9:30 to get dressed and set up my computer and etc. 10:30 came and went and around 10:40ish they joined the montage interview. I interviewed with two leaders, both men, one who worked front office and one who worked retail. They took turns asking my questions, mostly situational but leadership based.
Example questions:
-tell me about a time that you had a difficult situation
-tell me about a time when you were part of a project from beginning to end
-tell me about a time that you led a team in good business practices (I think that's how the question was worded, to be honest the sound cut out for a second so I'm like 98% sure that is what the question was)
...there were a few more questions but to be honest I can't remember them at the moment. Like I said I honestly think I did a very good job. I don't remember stumbling on any answers, and I think I gave very good answers with good examples to back them up.
The only thing I am slightly worried about is that I don't have a lot of "official" leadership/management experience. What I mean is that if they have to choose between me and someone else, they will choose someone else who has more "traditional" leadership/management experience. I've always been a trainer at all of my jobs, but I've never been a manager. I've assisted the guest service team lead (which is basically the manager of the front lanes) when I was working at target, I'd cover their lunches and sometimes meetings, meaning I'd work that position for a few hours, but I was never fully promoted to that position. So I fear that someone who has actually been a manager before will get the position instead of me. Personally, I believe that anyone can be leader, it's not just about holding the position, it's how you actually lead the people that look up to you.
Either way, time will tell! They said the last day to hear back was may 2nd (SO FAR AWAY). But from other people I've heard 2-3 weeks, so I honestly have no idea what the time frame is at the moment. I've done everything i can at this moment, so the only thing I can possibly do is cross my fingers and hope for the best! :)
-KT
What a sigh of relief! My interview was Wednesday at 10:30a my time. I could barely sleep the night before! To be honest I probably went to be around 6 or 7am because I was just so restless and nervous. I work up around 9:30 to get dressed and set up my computer and etc. 10:30 came and went and around 10:40ish they joined the montage interview. I interviewed with two leaders, both men, one who worked front office and one who worked retail. They took turns asking my questions, mostly situational but leadership based.
Example questions:
-tell me about a time that you had a difficult situation
-tell me about a time when you were part of a project from beginning to end
-tell me about a time that you led a team in good business practices (I think that's how the question was worded, to be honest the sound cut out for a second so I'm like 98% sure that is what the question was)
...there were a few more questions but to be honest I can't remember them at the moment. Like I said I honestly think I did a very good job. I don't remember stumbling on any answers, and I think I gave very good answers with good examples to back them up.
The only thing I am slightly worried about is that I don't have a lot of "official" leadership/management experience. What I mean is that if they have to choose between me and someone else, they will choose someone else who has more "traditional" leadership/management experience. I've always been a trainer at all of my jobs, but I've never been a manager. I've assisted the guest service team lead (which is basically the manager of the front lanes) when I was working at target, I'd cover their lunches and sometimes meetings, meaning I'd work that position for a few hours, but I was never fully promoted to that position. So I fear that someone who has actually been a manager before will get the position instead of me. Personally, I believe that anyone can be leader, it's not just about holding the position, it's how you actually lead the people that look up to you.
Either way, time will tell! They said the last day to hear back was may 2nd (SO FAR AWAY). But from other people I've heard 2-3 weeks, so I honestly have no idea what the time frame is at the moment. I've done everything i can at this moment, so the only thing I can possibly do is cross my fingers and hope for the best! :)
-KT
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Rejection...
Well...I have to say I kind of knew it was coming. I logged into my dashboard a few days ago and saw the dreaded "No Longer In Consideration" title on my dashboard. Thank goodness it was only for the Theme Park Ops Management Internship.
Why did I know that I would be NLIC? Well when I got the call about interviewing for other MIs (Management Internships) I wasn't asked to interview for this position. So I had the feeling that I wasn't going to be interviewed for the Theme Park Ops, therefore I would end up being NLIC'd. While its a little saddening, i'm very excited for whats in store for my other internships that are still "in progress".
I've got my MI interview on wednesday for lodging and retail, and i'm quite nervous. All I can really do is hope that everything will work out! As always I will let you know how the interview goes!
-KT
Why did I know that I would be NLIC? Well when I got the call about interviewing for other MIs (Management Internships) I wasn't asked to interview for this position. So I had the feeling that I wasn't going to be interviewed for the Theme Park Ops, therefore I would end up being NLIC'd. While its a little saddening, i'm very excited for whats in store for my other internships that are still "in progress".
I've got my MI interview on wednesday for lodging and retail, and i'm quite nervous. All I can really do is hope that everything will work out! As always I will let you know how the interview goes!
-KT
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Phone Calls, Interviews, Progress, oh my!
I haven't heard a peep, beep, or *ding* from my email since Feb 28th. Well I mean I have, but the emails aren't from Disney, which means I really don't care about them. That all changed March 7th.
I had just gotten out of work and saw that I had a missed call from a (407) number, which is also known as Disney's area code, not did I miss the call, but they left a voicemail!!! Needless to say I was freaking out, I only had 1% of battery left on my phone, so I raced to my car where I have a car charger, and listened to the voicemail. It was from Disney recruiting letting me know that they want to schedule a second interview for a MANAGEMENT internship! I did a little happy dance in my car, and called them back praying that my car charger would do its job and that I would be able to still catch them before they left the office (since this was friday around 4pm-ish). Chris from Disney Recruiting answered the phone, and informed me that I was part of special group of applicants in which they wanted to interview for TWO different management internships...at the same time! He informed me I would be interviewed for the lodging and retail management internships. (my #1 and #3 choice, since i haven't heard anything back about theme park ops, i'm going to assume that I wont be getting an interview for that, even though my dashboard still says "in-progress"). The day and time were set up, and on March 19th (in exactly one week), I will be taking part in what is called a "montage" interview, meaning it will be over webcam. There will be leaders from both lodging and retail interviewing me at the same time. Chris also told me that after the interview there would be no "yes/no" answer right away, but that in one to two weeks I will have a answer. Which means that by the beginning of april I will know if i am going to Disney for just a college program, or for an actual management position!
To say i'm nervous is an understatement, I have never really interviewed for a management position anymore, and having to do it "face to face" means I can't have a pile of notes next to me. I have rely all on my charisma! For the next week I will be going over my resume to find examples ways I have displayed good leadership, and I have started thinking of answers to possible interview questions. As always, I will let y'all know how it goes!
to recap:
College Program: ACCEPTED! (arrival- june 9th, role-concierge)
Professional Internships: Alumni-Only (guest relations)- in progress! (this internship only has one interview, which is the one that I already completed, so there's nothing left to do but wait. These internships are usually the last to hear back)
Management Internships: In progress in all 3, with an interview for retail and lodging on march 19th!
Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust y'all!
-KT
I had just gotten out of work and saw that I had a missed call from a (407) number, which is also known as Disney's area code, not did I miss the call, but they left a voicemail!!! Needless to say I was freaking out, I only had 1% of battery left on my phone, so I raced to my car where I have a car charger, and listened to the voicemail. It was from Disney recruiting letting me know that they want to schedule a second interview for a MANAGEMENT internship! I did a little happy dance in my car, and called them back praying that my car charger would do its job and that I would be able to still catch them before they left the office (since this was friday around 4pm-ish). Chris from Disney Recruiting answered the phone, and informed me that I was part of special group of applicants in which they wanted to interview for TWO different management internships...at the same time! He informed me I would be interviewed for the lodging and retail management internships. (my #1 and #3 choice, since i haven't heard anything back about theme park ops, i'm going to assume that I wont be getting an interview for that, even though my dashboard still says "in-progress"). The day and time were set up, and on March 19th (in exactly one week), I will be taking part in what is called a "montage" interview, meaning it will be over webcam. There will be leaders from both lodging and retail interviewing me at the same time. Chris also told me that after the interview there would be no "yes/no" answer right away, but that in one to two weeks I will have a answer. Which means that by the beginning of april I will know if i am going to Disney for just a college program, or for an actual management position!
To say i'm nervous is an understatement, I have never really interviewed for a management position anymore, and having to do it "face to face" means I can't have a pile of notes next to me. I have rely all on my charisma! For the next week I will be going over my resume to find examples ways I have displayed good leadership, and I have started thinking of answers to possible interview questions. As always, I will let y'all know how it goes!
to recap:
College Program: ACCEPTED! (arrival- june 9th, role-concierge)
Professional Internships: Alumni-Only (guest relations)- in progress! (this internship only has one interview, which is the one that I already completed, so there's nothing left to do but wait. These internships are usually the last to hear back)
Management Internships: In progress in all 3, with an interview for retail and lodging on march 19th!
Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust y'all!
-KT
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