I was in Disney this year in April for my dads wedding and also my 21st and we got talking about working in Disney and how he couldn't do it, being smiley all the time but that I probably could, I have to say that I did agree as you cant help but smile in Disney.
When I got home (after getting held up because of the ash cloud) I was just looking online into the possibility of actually working there and that is when I came across Yummy Jobs who are making this all possible. I was told that the application time opened in June so it was a long wait before I could even apply to work there, so I got my C.V. up to date and told some people what I was planning to do and then the waiting game began.
June came and on the day the application opened that is when I applied, couldn't wait any longer, then the waiting continued...
and continued...
and continued...
Until I got an email saying that I had been selected for a phone interview, happy days, so I booked the date and time and then some more waiting but not so long this time.
Day of the phone interview and I just done it in bed as I selected one of the earliest time slots and after it had been done I felt quite good about it and then surprise surprise more waiting!!!!
After more waiting I was sent another lovely email saying that I had been selected for a face to face interview, but there was a few problems before I could accept.
1: I had still not got my degree results and that had a lot of influence on what I would be doing in 2011
2: I had still not told my dad that I had applied
3: I had still not told my mum that I had applied
4: The interview was on my dads birthday
5: The interview was on the day that my friend was having her birthday night out
I tackled number 2 first, so just came out and told my dad and his reaction was ooo, awrite, and then a silence. Then over the next few days the shock gradually wore off and the questions started coming: where will you stay, what will the money be like, why do you want to do it and a few others. I tried to answer as best as I could. He then did say that he would prefer it if I had graduated 1st so that everything in uni was all final and I didn't have to worry about it, which I did agree with. He did say that he was just waiting for the day when I told him I was moving to another country so he wasn't totally surprised, well so he says.
Then it came to number 1 and go me I got my degree, about time too! So that morning when I told my dad after saying congrats he was like "guess your going to Disney then". I was so excited. I then told my mum after she asked what I was going to do now that I had got my degree, her reaction was pretty much the exact same as my dads. So I confirmed my interview that morning and went and got the flights, hotel and oyster card so I was all ready.
4 and 5 they just had to accept, but I did go out for my friends birthday that night, I went straight from the airport out.
London and the Face to Face:
I went down the night before got in late as I was working that day and my flight down was delayed so I was freaking out a little. Once I was down there and got to the hostel I was staying in, I got some sleep, not sure how though as I was rather nervous excited. Next morning when I woke up got ready and went early, I hate being late, found the place after a little detour i.e went the slightly wrong way, but got there in plenty of time still. While sitting outside of the restaurant I began chatting with some people who also looked a little lost like myself, and I started to get more excited but a bit more relaxed at the same time as there was others just like me. Had the presentation which was great and then the interview bit, which was really short, I was a little surprised about. After the interview I knew that I had done my best but I just wasn't sure as I didn't get much from the person that interviewed me, I cant remember who it was as I didn't actually take much in that day.
Then once again the waiting started.
So I went to Kos to visit my mum and was checking my email every day, and as the weather wasn't great when I was there I was checking a lot. Then one day the weather was ok, so went out, then went out that night, one of the few nights we did and then got back, and just had a quick check of my email, nothing and then was just going to clear my junk emails and then I saw it, the email from Nick.
I opened it and covered it and read it a line by line and at the start I did think I hadn't got it, but then I saw what all the waiting was heading for
CONGRATULATIONS!!
You have been offered a role on Disney’s Cultural Representative Program from
August 16th 2011 to August 10th 2012
Your role in the show will be in Merchandise
I walked out of my bedroom and looked at my mum and just screamed!!!!!!!!! she was really happy for me, it was late but I still, to the anger of some of my friends, sent them facebook messages and texts to let them know. I got some happy replies and some angry ones for waking them.
This is what all the waiting was for and know I had it, but then there is even more waiting before I could go. The Joys!! but it will be worth it. I know it will be!
So that was my first post and I know it is a bit long but there was even more I could have wrote, but I will save that for another day, and as I have a long time to wait the post between now and then will just boring old stuff, but I will try my best not to be too boring if I haven't already.
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