I know none of you here may know me at all, so let me do a quick intro. I?m Kat. I?m a 20 year-old die hard Disney fan. I can be a bit shy at times, but overall I?m very bubbly, outgoing, & silly. My goals are to become a Disney animator and perhaps work with imaginears in making the Disney parks a magical and 2nd home to guests.
Alrighty then, I actually wanted to post this to seek some comfort. I?ve recently applied to the DCP & as a matter of fact I?ve just had my phone interview today at 12:11 pm.
The thing is. . this is my 2nd time applying to the DCP. The first time I?ll admit I was totally unprepared and my nerves ate me alive, which is acceptable in the fact that I was no accepted into the program. I may have done research, but it wasn?t enough.
This time I applied on Monday & got a response for me to schedule a phone interview moments later, which I found it to be rather quick. I scheduled my interview for today, Thursday. During that time I did all the possible research I could. I looked up possible questions, ways to ease my nerves, came up with a 56 questioned study guide, and practiced my smiling voice all day. I felt like nothing should go wrong.
An hour before my phone interview I had posted my study guide with my answers in what?s supposed to be 4 columns stuck on the back of my bed, so I wouldn?t sound like I?m looking down; Disney College Program Related Questions, Describing Myself and Previous Employment Related Questions, My Opinion and Roommate Related Questions, and Disney Company / Employee Related Questions.I also had this on my lap; questions for me to ask the interviewer and a place to right the interviewer?s name.I was working on easing my nerves by listening to Disney music on my phone while singing along.
The interviewer was a longtime cast member named Patty and the call came in at exactly 12:11 pm. Already in my introduction my nerves were eating at me. My full name is ?Katherine?, but I like to be called Kat, so Patty asked me if it was alright in calling me Kat. I said ?you can call me what you want?. . . Way to go Kat. She also told me that on the line was going to be a silent listener, then asked if it was ok. I felt like screaming ?heck no do you want me to go into a coma with all my nerves?!?, but I actually said ?It?s alright with me.?
I?ll try to skip the entire interview to not bore you all. It turned out to be at least 14 questions; 2 questions weren?t in my study guide, and at least some of the questions were combined with others.
I had moments where I felt she was agreeing with my answers for example: ?The reason I want to participate in the DCP is and to be honest I agree with Mike Wazowski from Monster?s University in you have to start in the mail room, and work your way up to get to your dream. This is schooling, so this will be my mail room, and I?ll just work my way up to my dream of becoming a Disney animator.?
She?d giggle after nearly everything I said and I wasn?t sure if it was because it?s her Disney image, or because I said something stupid.
I had bad moments too where I?d stumble on my words trying to find the right things to say. I probably even repeated myself and I?m sure I said ?um? & ?yea? a couple of times, which I think are big no-nos.
I keep repeating the questions in my head and answering aloud what I think I really should of replied to those questions I stumbled upon. I also think I should have been honest in telling her ?I?m really nervous, but not because I?m being interviewed, but because this is Disney. I?m confident I will make a wonderful cast member. I just feel like I?m speaking with royalty or even my idol. Please excuse my stumbling and bear with me. I hope I don?t take too much of your time? I didn?t thinking ?I?m pushing it being that honest.?
Thank you all for your time if you read this all and are commenting below. I appreciate it greatly.
Remember, don't stop trying and don't stop reaching for your goals.
