Hey guys and gals... Ive got my interview in London next friday and my friend whats to coe down there with me... When i go to the disney office for the day i dont want her walkin roundlondon on her own... do you think they mind u takin people with you?
I would say yeah...It would be a problem...especially as there is a presentation etc first. It might also seem unprofessional to take someone with you. I don't know, maybe you could email Alexis and ask, but I wouldn't just turn up with someone in tow. Good Luck for your interview hun if I don't speak with you before ;D xKx
hi!!!! when i had my interview here in Mexico, one of my friends went with her grandmother, and she got the job!!! first was on waiting list but now is leaving on march 14!!!! so there no problem with that Good luck on interview!!! XOXO :-* :-* :-* Ely :-* :-* :-*
When i had mine in london in November we were not aloud anyone inside with us had to leave them .Its harsh but only fair
oh maybe not inside the presentation, well i dont know how the offices are in londn, here in Mexico the interview was on one university so there was a hall in front the auditory so when the presentations began we were all insede only the applicants, and for example the granmother was outside sat in the hall (and the doors are of crystal so anyway she can view everything lol) after the presentation everyody was outside waiting for the face2face interview so we were with her talking waiting for our turn, she didnt got into the presentation, but in that way she didnt was on her own in Cancun ask dont hurt anyone right?? XOXO :-* :-* :-* Ely :-* :-* :-*
Yeah I would say also based off the Canada interviews, they'll likely be a place for her to hang out and wait nearby but I wouldn't count on her coming into the presentation.
Although i think it would be great if u could.... I think it shows a lack of professionalism if you take a friend with you, just because it appears to them that if u cant even go to the interview alone, how will you cope alone in the USA. It would be fabulous if you could bring a friend though!!! Good luck by the way. x
I've got to agree that I don't think it would appear very professional. :-\ Another problem is that the interviews are in the UK Disney headquarters. You are issued with a visitors card when you arrive. You are asked for your name and it is checked against the list of candidates. Thus, your friend wouldn't be able to enter the building. She'd have to stay in the lobby. And considering the interview could go on for hours, I really don't think she'd want too sit there for that length of time. :-\ If I were her, I'd go visit a museum or check out some shops to kill the time. You can always call her when you are done. :-\ JMHO, Ona x
this questions had a lot of points of view when i was going to mine my mom was so worryied!, and we were thinking about what image i could cause if i went alone or with my mom or dad, first we were saying that if i went alone they might think how their parents let her travel alone? (i was 18 ) we know it for live 1 year alone but my mom was saying that it might show that i was a "liberal" kid and that is not the kind of person whe they are looking for, but the other side could be that i was my parents were overproteccting me and will never live alone (what can i say my mom and dad are lawyers so they think both sides lol) but well finally i meet friends on this site who were going at the interview with me, and even my dad travel with me i went alone to the interview , but def if u had plan stay for a few days there ur bring a friend could be great, even is she cant get into the interviews im sure there are many thing to do, and its only one day! u can spend the others days with her XOXO :-* :-* :-* Ely :-* :-* :-*
This is certainly not directed at the OP, or indeed anyone in particular. ;D It's really just a general observation. In my opinion (and that's all it is, my opinion ), if you would have problems going to an interview alone, then perhaps the WDWIP is not really something you want to be considering. :-\ You will be living on your own, thousands of miles from home, with no one you know and starting a new job for a year. It's a lot to handle. But that's not to say it's necessarily really difficult to deal with. I had never lived away from home before I went on the WDWIP. And I had the time of my life. As far as what Disney are looking for I guess they want folks who will be able to cope with the pressures of living away from home. :-\ They really don't want the hassle of replacing folks who left because they couldn't hack it. International recruitment is an expensive business. :-\ As much as were are continually referred to as "international students" or "kids", the majority of internationals aren't actually students or kids. It's not like school or uni. There's no-one looking out for you individually. It can be tough. Especially if you have come from a situation where that support has always been there. Sorry for going off topic. :-[ ;D I guess I just wanted to ensure that folks realise that you may be a cast member but that means you are an employee. And although it is Walt Disney World, it's also the real world :-\ (well to an extent ;D ). Be prepared for that, and the chances are you'll have a fab experience. Ona x
What Ona says about pressures of living away from home is true. Most people are fine with it - but not everyone is, and going to the interview with someone else, I would say, is indicative, at least subtly, of not being able to cope with the pressure. Again, I'm not saying you can't cope - I'm just saying it could be a factor the interviewers might consider. There is so much to do in London so, if nothing else, I'm sure your friend is likely to get much more bored sitting downstairs at the Disney offices!
Whoa! This thread went a little mad! LOL..... ok this might seem horrid now but i want to go 2 my interview alone its just tellin my friend that! I want to go to London alone but she wont take no for an answer and wants to come along with me which i appriciate but i gotta do this alone. And i dont live at home anyway so i think i can cape in Florida!
Whoa! This thread went a little mad! LOL..... ok this might seem horrid now but i want to go 2 my interview alone its just tellin my friend that! I want to go to London alone but she wont take no for an answer and wants to come along with me which i appriciate but i gotta do this alone. And i dont live at home anyway so i think i can cope in Florida!
I know at my interviews there was quite a few parents at the presentations - but had to leave once the one-on-one interviews began!
Lol. ;D Sorry Hannah. :-[ Like I said, I so wasn't directing my ponderings towards you. It's just something which leaped into my head as I read this thread. Hmm... let's think of ways to let your friend down gently... ;D Ona x
Hey Hannah, If I were you I'd sit your friend down and say that this is something that you have to do on your own. She should understand if she realises how important this is for you. If not say thats she's welcome to travel with you, but that once you get there you go on your separate ways...comprimise I guess. Not long now hunni!! xKx
At my interviews Eric had mentioned that if there were any guests there just to watch the presentation and no having an interview, they just had to leave as soon as the one-on-ones started. I had my best friend there beside me, but that's only because she had an interview that day too!
