January 2009 PI Applicants

[zulemara]

I'm Thommy, I'm 23 and will be graduating from Western Technical College in December. I did CP at the Palm/Magnolia golf operations from aug 04-may05 and have been a campus rep the last 6 semesters, this will be my 7th and last! I am a network specialist major so I'm looking for almost anything in computers. I have seen a wedding video production job a couple times and given my current internship is video production, that would be right up my alley! If not, I am going to look towards some kind of management position.

Being a CP will also be my fallback. Either way, Jan 09 Disney here I come and this time it's for good!

 

[CelticBelle]

hi! Im a sophmore wildlife conservation biology major at UC Davis. Im going to wdw in august for a fall CP, but my real goal is to participate in the vet hospital PI or another animal PI. Im pre Vet at my school. Does anyone know if the animal programs are january through june as well as june through december? I thought I heard once that they are only the later half of the year.

I would love to go straight from my CP to a PI, but if not then do the PI in the june. Does anyone know where we can get more info such as pay rates, hours, requirements etc. I havent seen anything posted yet.

off topic but, how do you become a college rep? I would love to do that and my school has none right now.

 

[Jana928]

Where did they all go???? Before on the the disney careers website, there were 4 internships for spring already posted. Now they are gone!!! I think that Disney is just trying to toy with my emotions.

CelticBelle: When they start posting the internships on the website, the requirements will be made available. However, the hours and pay rates will not be given to you until you are much further into the process. Maybe not even until you get the internship.

You can call your recruiter and ask about becoming a campus rep. Since there are no campus reps now, it will be rather easy. They will give you some collateral and have you hang it up for e-prez. If there is a school around you that hosts the presentation, you can hook up with them for some support.

 

[Jana928]

Hey I'm Jenn and I did my CP last year in entertainment and I am still seasonal and I am hoping to do the wedding planning PI or Special events for MK because event management is my major. Does anyone know how soon they get back to you once you have sent in your application... like your 1st interview?

Hi Jenn! Where do you go to school? That is so cool that we are both event management! I rarely meet someone else outside of UF with my major. I am not exactly sure of the timeline for our internship. It varies so much. I know that last semester my friend was applying for the management PI and he didn't get the final word until May and the internship started in June. I know that the last day to turn in applications is October 3rd. They might start interviewing before that. Not sure. Sorry!

 

[Ellagirl]

Im an event major at Johnson and Wales. I did my CP last summer and I miss it alot but I am hoping that a PI will get me in with the company more. Since Im seasonal I try to go down to FL every chance I can to work. I was wondering if you knew if there are more then more positions at every job. Like will MK special events only take one PI or will they take like 5? Do you know anyone who has done a events PI?

 

[Flower4Pwr]

Hey! Im an event major at Johnson and Wales. I did my CP last summer and I miss it alot but I am hoping that a PI will get me in with the company more. Since Im seasonal I try to go down to FL every chance I can to work. I was wondering if you knew if there are more then more positions at every job. Like will MK special events only take one PI or will they take like 5? Do you know anyone who has done a events PI?

Hey there! It depends on the PI. I know MK Events only has one intern but the weddings internship takes 6. And Catering management has 4 interns. It really just depends on the internship and the buisness needs of the area! Hope that helps!

 

[zulemara]

off topic but, how do you become a college rep? I would love to do that and my school has none right now.

Towards the end of your CP you will see fliers and information come out about to apply to be a campus rep. It's really one of the easiest job in the world for the benefits we get

 

[Ellagirl]

Hey there! It depends on the PI. I know MK Events only has one intern but the weddings internship takes 6. And Catering management has 4 interns. It really just depends on the internship and the buisness needs of the area! Hope that helps!

That is awsome that you did the Fairytale Weddings Internship How did you like it? What did you get to do every day? Did you live in the PI apartments? What is your major?Im sorry to ask so many questions but I really want to be a wedding planner so this is like a dream internship. Thanks!!!

 

[Vallie]

I'm not doing the PI but I did get into the disney grad program for jan 09! if anyone wants to chat! i wanna meet people going down there at that time!

 

[zulemara]

I'm not doing the PI but I did get into the disney grad program for jan 09! if anyone wants to chat! i wanna meet people going down there at that time!

disney grad program? I'm intrigued, tell me more

 

[DISNUT21]

I had a question regarding the Disney professional internships, I was thinking about possibly applying for one but I wanted to do a summer internship with them versus a 6 month internship and it states that they have a minimum 2 week internships, so I am wondering when you find out about these shorter internships and what positions are available?

 

[CelticBelle]

ooh! The positions are posted!!!!! at least for the animal programs. Ive been waiting for weeks for this!

 

[CelebrationNM]

I had a question regarding the Disney professional internships, I was thinking about possibly applying for one but I wanted to do a summer internship with them versus a 6 month internship and it states that they have a minimum 2 week internships, so I am wondering when you find out about these shorter internships and what positions are available?

It doesn't mean they don't exist because the company is huge, but I've never come across a two-week internship. I have come across shorter summer internships in California at Consumer Products, Media Networks and Studios; they usually want you for 10 weeks, but maybe these are available for a shorter amount of time as well.

Really, though, two weeks isn't enough to take advantage of everything or for you to contribute anything of value to the company, in my opinion. A summer-long internship would be the bare minimum I'd consider.

 

[DISNUT21]

It doesn't mean they don't exist because the company is huge, but I've never come across a two-week internship. I have come across shorter summer internships in California at Consumer Products, Media Networks and Studios; they usually want you for 10 weeks, but maybe these are available for a shorter amount of time as well.

Really, though, two weeks isn't enough to take advantage of everything or for you to contribute anything of value to the company, in my opinion. A summer-long internship would be the bare minimum I'd consider.

A summer internship would be the bare minimum I would consider also, but the fact that they offered two week long internships really left me intrigued to look for some more information. I really hope that they have some PI's available this summer for MBA students come later on this year. But thanks for clearing it up a little bit more for me.

 

[zulemara]

aaahh so many choices! I took a brief look today and threw some jobs in my cart. Now I have to figure out which ones would be priority!

 

[CelticBelle]

i wanted to see the jobs and the requirements for the ones that I was interested in even though I probably will not apply until the spring for the fall internships. I saw that I need 6 months vet experience for some that I wanted. I know that Ive had about 1 months experience recently and I will be working with a vet when I return home in january. Does anyone know how strict or lenient they are on the requirements? Like if they ask for a 3.0 but I only have a 2.8 gpa?

Thanks!

 

[jeff318]

There are quite a few applicants for each position, so the better you match the standards, the better you will look.

 

[Ellagirl]

Has anyone been applying? Im really bummed that there is no entertainment manager intern!

 

[Jana928]

I am done applying. Now the waiting game begins.

 

[Kookaburra2211]

I am applying for:

• Conservation Education
• Recreation Management
• Rooms Management

Good luck everybody!