Phone interview

It was about three days later when I heard back and I got the email saying that I got a phone interview! I knew that although I made it this far I would have to have one of the most important interviews of my life on the thing I hate the most... the phone. Every since I can remember I have had this weird fear about talking to people on the phone. I don't know why I just do. I can't even call a family member other than my parents or my sister without getting nervous. So this would be a big step for me. Kristen gave me an option of having my interview on three different days with a big time span on each day. Lucky for me I had nothing going on that week other then a Dr. apt so I was really flexible with dates and time. After I confirmed the date and time with her she told me it was on the Wednesday between 12:30 and 5:00. I was really hoping that she would call before my mom and sister would be home because I had only told two people at this point about my application and my family where not them. She called me at 1:05 pm and the conversation was exactly 5 min long. I at first felt a little discouraged by this but when I heard that other people also had that amout of time I felt better. I have learned some tips for this interview that some of you may know if you have done your research. A few things I learned before the interview and I believe to be true is that you need to SMILE the entire time you are talking. Kristen has done allot of these pre screen interviews and so she can tell right away if you are smiling and actually interested in the program. Another tip is to RELAX and BE YOURSELF, I put those in capitals because I believe they are very important. Yes I know it is really nerve racking and lets just say I am so very happy that there was no one home before my phone call to hear my weird screams and noises I was making haha. Kristen is very happy, I am use to disney store employes who are happy but even for an extreme disney fan it seems a little over the top. I am not saying it is a bad thing, it actually helped me to calm down and try to focus on what she was saying what I was saying. At the end of the conversation she told me where the two locations for the face to face interview where and where I would prefer to go. My options where Montreal or Vancouver and because I live near Toronto my obvious choice would be Montreal. She also told me that I would find out in 4-6 weeks and that I would have at least 6 weeks in advance notice about the interview to plan hotel and travel.

Phone interview questions:

- Would travelling to Montreal or Vancouver be a problem? one easier?
- Any visible tattoos or piercings? ( I was still nervous at this point that my answer was I have my ears pierced one hole on each ear of course. She laughed at my answer haha)
- Why work for disney?
- Sharing a room with someone and living with up to 5 different people from around the world how will you handle it?
- The hot humid climate and working long hours how will you cope?
- What position is your first choice?
- You will be getting a lot of questions from people about Canada and where you live what would you tell them?

Have a magical day!

Samantha