Interview Day!

Went pretty good. My interviewer was Mandy and she was very sweet and cheery which was awesome. She had done the CP as a main entrance operations cast member and then moved into several different areas including being a manager in Entertainment! So cool. Anyway, because I'm an alumni I was asked a lot of questions about my former program including where I worked, did I enjoy my job, how was my overall experience, did I live in housing and how did I cope with any issues that arose in housing. Another question was how did I cope with repetitive movement and slow times. What would I do if a guest came up to me while I was doing a task? Can I multitask? How would my current and former jobs help me perform the roles I have listed. I was also asked a few Character Performer questions because I had marked it as Low Interest. I was given the audition date: March 26th, and the location, Salt Lake City, Utah. I haven't decided if I'm really going to go for character or not, as my dancing skills are a little... well okay I have no dancing skills. I also don't think I look like any face characters so that's out. It would be so cool though to be Minnie Mouse.

Some of the other roles I was asked about were Merchandise and Character Attendant. The questions were pretty general about Merch since I had two clothing stores listed on my work experience. I was asked what my job entailed at the retail store. Like what were my tasks. I said I was on register and also I was a greeter for guests entering the stores. I was also tasked at one of the stores with increasing sales from the dressing room- meaning that I had to make sure I did add ons like accesories and extra items.

But for character attendant I was asked how I would react to a guest that was scared of the characters. I said I would make sure they knew the characters were the same as they were on TV, just a little bigger because they didn't have to be in that small screen at the parks. I also said I would tell them I used to be afraid of the characters too, until I gave them a hug and saw how nice and cuddly they were.

I was kind of nervous as I hadn't interviewed with Disney in a long time, but I became less jittery as the interview went on. I even had her laughing with me at some points, I think it's always a good sign and shows they are engaged in what you're saying as much as you are. I stuttered out a few responses but was able to correct myself well. She mentioned a lot that since I had already worked for Disney I was familiar with working outside or inside and I knew how the schedules worked and so on. So I think that overall it went well. But after we had hung up the phone I got another call from her 2 minutes later. She had forgotten one really silly question: Did I have a valid US driver's license. I said yes I do and we said goodbye again and She said I'd be hearing from them soon. I hope the fact that she didn't just brush off that last question and not call me to ask is an excellent sign that she wanted to make sure she got every last bit of info from me.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY hope I get Merchandise or Character Attendant. But over all that, I hope I get to go to WDW.

Now the waiting game begins. She said I should hear back within a couple of weeks, and to keep checking my dashboard for communication from Disney. And believe me, I will be checking everyday. The first time I applied I was accepted in 8 days. The second time- when I couldn't go and had to decline- I knew in 10 days. So my luck must be strong and let's hope it carries through on this round!!