Applying for the Disney Cultural Exchange Program through Yummy Jobs
**The following information is for UK applicants only. So this may vary depending on what country you’re applying from. I don't really know the recruitment process for any other countries, all I do know is that Yummy Jobs only recruits from UK and Ireland. Applicants from other countries should apply via the Disney International Programs Website.**
The applications in 2016 opened the 24th July and will close 23rd September.
To apply in the UK applicants can apply through Yummy Jobs
http://www.yummyjobs.com/work/disneyculturalexchangeprogram
or, directly through Disney Careers http://ip.disneycareers.com
**The Yummy jobs website will also give you other useful information about the application, roles, housing, etc.
The applications in 2016 opened the 24th July and will close 23rd September, this is not the same every year but they do usually open in the summer time, between June/July and usually close towards the end of September.
There are two stages of the interview process; one with Yummy Jobs and another with a Disney International Recruitment Specialist.
If you are successful you will receive an email from Yummy Jobs congratulating you that you will be through to the first stage of the interview process.
This is an example of mine from this year! :D
So first of all to apply you have to have a profile on the Yummy Jobs website, to do this you need to have an email address, the site will then ask you to choose a username for accessing the site, this will be your username for while ever you are on the website so ensure you choose something suitable!
Once you have a profile on the website, you can now start filling in your application, and are another step further to working in Disney!
I’d recommend starting off by firstly setting a profile picture of yourself; Yummy Jobs state it should be a true representation of yourself now and should be lighted well on a plain background. I’d recommend using the smiliest picture you have of yourself! Because, it is Disney!
This is my picture on my profile...
So once all this is done there are a few sections to fill in.
Your full name, date of birth, country of residence.
Your contact information and emergency contact information
Your email address, telephone numbers, home address. Then emergency contact information of your parent/guardian.
Your place of education, the dates of study to and from, and the qualification you will receive.
You can add up to 5 previous employments, you're required to fill in where you worked, the department you worked in, the dates you worked at this employment or whether it is a present employment, and your main responsibilities. Don’t worry if you haven't got any work experience, they understand you are studying and may not have the time to have worked. It is always good to have volunteering experience as this shows you are committed.
This is the date you are available to start the program. I recommend you don’t just put before to boost your chances as you may actually have to go this day.
They have changed this slightly so you do not have to upload a copy of your passport at this stage or your previous visa, you do however have to provide this at the pre screen interview if you get through to this stage. You are however required at this stage to upload your CV and Covering Letter.
This section of the application varies year to year, luckily when I applied in 2016 I was only asked one question however I have read blogs before that have had two or three in the past. My question was “What is your motivation for the program?” I’d suggest thinking long and hard about your answer, I wanted to send my application off more or less as soon as they were open, however I decided to take the time to put effort and thought into my answer.
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