i just checked out the official int programs site n discovered there is a new agenecy handling both Australian and Kiwi applications! just thought i should let people know so they dont email the other mob n wonder why nobody wants to give them information
nope, im emailin my cv this week once i have finished tweaking it i think this new company is also related to STA travel so perhaps better airfare/insurance deals also checkout the site it says Australia and (for the first time) New Zealand "up to 12 months" underneath, even for the summer program! does this mean we can take a gap year and spend it at disney? would we get treated the same as crp/full icp people??? geuss we can find out soon!
How awesome would a whole year be?? Let us know if you find out anything else!!! I'll also be giving my CV a bit of a tweak and sending it in ASAP! ;D
i just sent mine off today i got an auto response from a woman (i assume its woman) called Daniela Odin, it says she is out of the office until the 27th of feb (i.e. TODAY) so i assume she will be the one we deal with.
hey heard back on monday sometime (opened the email monday night) its from a bloke called rodrigo and he sounds pretty friendly in the way he wrote his email, he said (after another email by me clairfying the point to be 110% sure) it was best for me to wait until i have turned 18 to make the process a bit easier but i should still make it this summer if they accept me, so basically i got a bit over a month and a half (cos im 17 turnin 18 end of april) before i can continue with the application........... just what i wanted hope your response was positive, and then u can tell me bout the next few stages
You have to wait til you turn 18? That sucks! Lucky for me I'm well past 18! I'll let you know once I've heard more! ;D
Finally got around to emailing my CV and got this response: Thank you for applying for the Walt Disney World International Program. This program is one of the most successful International Recruiting Programs in the United States and it has proven to be very popular amongst students around the world. We at STB - Student Travel Bureau are the official agency in Australia to identify candidates for Walt Disney World International Programs. We will be able to assist you in every step and help you to get ready for the greatest experience of your life. Your resume is currently being assessed by our team of authorized recruiters and they will contact you shortly with your interview time, date and location. We also need you to send in a passport-size digital photo of yourself. Please note the important information below: · You may be asked to attend to 2 (two) compulsory screening interviews. The first one is to be held by STB- Student Travel Bureau and the second is to be carried out by Walt Disney World recruiters. Interview locations will vary according to where most applicants are located. You will be informed about details prior to you interview. · Disney and STB will assist you in obtaining the appropriate visa to provide you with United States work authorization for the International Programs · If you are approved you will be responsible for paying for visa costs incurred in Australia, health insurance and air ticked costs. The J-1 visa authorizes employment for Walt Disney World only. Do more than imagine... live the Dream! Have a magical day, Rodrigo W de Paiva Student Adviser/ WDW Recruiter ;D
And here's the latest email I received... Dear applicants, This is a reminder that we have acknowledged your interest in the Walt Disney World International College Programs and we have accepted you as an eligible candidate. We would like you to confirm your interest by providing the documents listed below. You are now invited to formally apply for a paid work experience with Walt Disney World. Please note that by completing the application form you will be given the chance to express your interests as to when you would like to depart and how long would you like undertake the programs for. The next step is to send in the following documents via e-mail or fax: · Disney Employment Application Form ( find it attached to this message) · Copy of you C.V. ( Curriculum Vitae) if you haven’t sent a copy yet. · Copy of the main pages of your passport ( Only the first three pages or the pages where you find your photo, signature and personal details) · 2 ( two) passport sized photos It is compulsory that all eligible applicants attend to the first interview carried out by the STB - Student Travel Bureau and a second interview carried out by Walt Disney World recruiters. Once the applicants have successfully completed the Walt Disney World screening sessions they are ready to pack their things and get ready to travel! Do more than imagine... live the Dream! Have a magical day, Rodrigo W de Paiva
hey everyone i worked at Disney last summer, and really want to do it again as its a great platform for doing more travel, anyway i emailed the same guy your all talking about and he informs me there will be no ICP summer program ( the one that spans from late Nov. until mid Feb) because of a lack of applicants at the moment, which I'm personally devastated about just thought id let you all know Amber xx
I know the same thing was going to happen with the Canadian ICP but a bunch of people created a facebook group and petition and emailed the hiring company and DIsney decided to do ICP interviews again. who knows maybe the same will happen?
fear not people i have recently recieved emails from the main man himself (no not mr m mouse) but there is now 4 intakes per year! august, november, february and may! so therefore there is now more options to pik n choose from i also think fro mreadingthe disney site thatyou can now do it for "up to" ay ear meaning you could do say feb til november or novmber til august - basically meaning you can go for up to a year long working holiday - personalyl i think this would trump any program (i.e. other icp program you have to study while cultural representative program has limited places you can work)
you don't have to study on the ICP program, i didn't nor did anyone else who i was over there with, and the summer program was by far the most practical as it fits perfectly in the university holidays with a few weeks to spare at the end for travel...
apparantly not anymore, in the email it said it was 6, 9 or 12 motnhs with 1 of those months off to travel, you dont have to study but you can't just do it in summer holidays anymore - jsut means you can defer a semester
yeah i know he told me exactly the same thing,but the reason theres not a shorter program anymore is the previous recruiters for aus/NZ participants were meant to get 80 people, they only got 24 and so i think they deemed the 2.5 month program as unpopular and scraped it... sucks so much, but i think I'm going back for 6 months now, and I'm gonna do 2 units by correspondence for uni while I'm there anyone else applied??
