College Program - What did I do wrong?

[Maggie_Sue]

I applied for the WDW College Program about two months ago (to go down to Orlando in the Fall of this year). I immediately received the email about taking the web-based interview. I decided to wait until the next day because it was late and I wanted to be fully awake and at my best when I answered the questions. After taking the web-based interview I was told that I would not continue to the phone interview. It has been a dream of mine to work for WDW since I was 5-6 years old (after my 2nd trip to WDW). I'm curious what it is that I did wrong? I've been told that I may have applied to late, been to picky with my job selections, or answered questions incorrectly. Has anyone ran into these issues? I am going to apply for spring of 2016 immediately when the applications come out this fall and want to be prepared. Does anyone have any recommendations or helpful tips?

 

[cat hem]

I'm sure you're very disappointed! I can only speak from my daughters experience applying. When she applied she selected a lot of different positions. I believe she only marked two on the "low interest ". The web interview was tricky. I sat with her while she took it. The questions can really trip you up if you're not careful. Many questions ask the same thing but in a different way... e.g.: "I like working alone" so you may say "strongly agree" but a few questions later... "I like working with a lot of people" so if you said you like to work alone obviously you can't like both...the other issue is that some of the questions are timed making it even more stressful. My daughter found a lot of helpful videos from current and past DCP kids and read and studied all their tips. Good luck in the future!

 

[sydney]

I completed a college program at WDW fall 2011 and I am going back for the newly reinstated WDW Summer Alumni Program so I can say that the number of roles chosen hold no bearing. I only put 3 interest in my fall application and was accepted a week after my phone interview. And as for the summer alumni program I only put 1 work option and was accepted about a week and a half after my phone interview. Do not put a role you would not enjoy as an option because work is a huge part of the program and you really should love every minute of it. Also, when you apply has no bearing on acceptance. For the summer program I applied about 6 hours before the listing closed (it was only open for 24 hours I had no idea!) And I have spoken with people who applied as soon as they opened and some didn't get a WBI, others never got a phone interview, and a large crop was NLIC after 3 weeks of waiting in limbo without any form of interview.(keep in mind, this is an Alumni Program so everyone who applied was a cm, hey we're deemed disney material already (this should make you feel better) )

It is a very competitive internship, and you want it to be.

If you didn't pass the web based interview you need to realize some things for next time.
1) the wbi is done on a likert and likert like scale. They will ask you a multitude of repetitive questions which they expect total honestly from meaning the answers should be the same.
2) Disney's number 1 priority is safety. Keep that in mind while answering these questions.
3) do not answer the questions how you assume disney would want you to answer them because you will have a higher probability of messing up on the scale.
4) breathe. You obviously care about Disney and dream of being a cm that's amazing! Don't give up on your dream! Just remain calm and honest.

I wish you the best of luck on your next application. And keep in mind not everyone makes it past the initial screening to take the WBI so you were already a step closer than most. Next time could possibly be your time!