The face to face interview
It feels surreal how fast the stage of the f2f interviews was over. I remember how far away they seemed at the very beginning.
My friend Hanna (@hannagoesthedistance) and I arrived in Frankfurt one day before the actual interview. We got up very early the next day and after meeting with two lovely girls at the main station in Frankfurt and getting ourselves breakfast, we made our way towards the hotel where the interviews took place.
We met Javier, Nick and Joy - the Disney recruiters. Joy checked us in in the morning. She was very very nice while welcoming us and asked every single person how they are while checking in. At the same time she tried to calm our nerves a little. After our check in Javier did the presentation while Nick and Joy commented once in a while. There was information on for example the roles available for the Germany pavilion, the housing and the visa we’ll need if accepted. Some people were surprised about the alcohol rules and didn’t hide their dislike (what appeared quite strange to me to be honest…I mean the legal drinking age of 21 is something most people know of?).
The presentation lasted about an hour and we were told to come back at least 15 minutes before our assigned interview time window. But otherwise Javier said it would be best to take a walk or get lunch to make sure we wouldn’t go crazy while waiting. Together with a few lovely girls and the boyfriend of one of the girls who came with her as support, we went to a small and very cute cafe. We stayed there for several hours. From there every one of us went back to the hotel for their own interview.
And concerning the interview itself…I was VERY nervous although many people told me there is absolutely no reason to panic. And guess what? It’s true! My interviewer was Nick and he really was incredibly awesome and nice. He asked why I wanted to do the program, if I have ever lived on my own and if I would be willing to work outside. He went through my Disney role checklist and asked again for my preferences and why I prefered food and beverage. Then we started to talk about German food…especially potato salad.
My best friend also had Nick as her interviewer. And I was so lucky to have her with me in Frankfurt! I can’t imagine how much more I would have been freaking out without her. A lot I guess.
And now we have to wait…We were told that we should have our results before the end of november at the latest. We’ll see…I’m so exited!