Walt Disney World

Hi, in this week's blog our class was asked to find up to four resources that have openings in any particular career that excites, and that could for see a potential temporary or permanent job for us. In my early blogs self interest page, many people know that in the next couple years my dream employment would be with Walt Disney World. I truly believe that being accepted in any internship/job would be helpful and really nice to be able to place on a job resume. That is why I thought this blog would be somewhat interesting for me to write, because it allows me to elaborate more on the great opportunities that Walt Disney World has to offer.

I understand that we are suppose to choose from various resources that could offer us some type of employment. Within Walt Disney World, there are various different types of employment, from the college internships to corporate headquarters in Orlando, Florida to Walt Disney World, Paris France. I hope that you as a reader, will get an understanding of what Disney expects from its employers, and the opportunities to build a career/legacy within Walt Disney World.

My nearest goal that I want to accomplish that is considered as future employment would be the Walt Disney World Imagineer program that I will be interviewing this upcoming February. The requirements for this is as follows: Students must be currently enrolled and taking classes in an accredited college or university in the United States and have completed at least one semester.Students who have not yet graduated from high school but have dual enrollment with a college are not eligible to apply.Those who have taken college courses, but are currently taking "time off" from school are not eligible to apply.College Freshmen may apply during their first semester of school to participate during their second semester. The Disney College Program can not serve as your first semester of school.College Seniors may apply for the program and participate immediately after graduation, but must be enrolled in school at the time of their interview. Seniors graduating in April are eligible to apply for either the Fall Advantage or Fall programs. Graduate students may apply, however it is important to note that this program, and its educational components, are designed for undergraduates. Students also must meet any additional criteria their school requires for participation in our program. This may include G.P.A., grade level, and number of credit hours earned. Schools will be contacted to verify eligibility.

The Walt Disney Company has come a long way from the days of Steamboat Willie in 1928. But it is still true to its core mission of providing quality entertainment for people around the world. This is what they do, and they continue to do it better than anyone else does. So what does it mean to be part of the Disney team? Innovation! They follow a strong tradition of innovation. Quality! They strive to follow a high standard of excellence. They maintain high-quality standards across all product categories. Community! Walt Disney World create positive and inclusive ideas about families.They provide entertainment experiences for all generations to share.Storytelling! Every product tells a story. Timeless and engaging stories delight and inspire the careers of Walt Disney. Optimism! At The Walt Disney Company, entertainment is about hope, aspiration and positive resolutions. Decency! We honor and respect the trust people place in us. Walt Disney World's fun is about laughing at our experiences and ourselves.

As you can tell, Walt Disney World takes a lot of factors into their employees before they hire them. Disney world has an extremely productive motto and that is the most important person is the next person. I truly believe that I have what it takes to become a Disney Imagineer and even in a few years to be working on the corporate side of Disney. I do believe have the Innovation, Inspiration, Quality, Community, and Endurance to make Walt Disney World a better place than when I hope to arrive there. I am currently a Senior Tourism Management major, with plenty of classes to back up my knowledge of the Hospitality career, and to able to understand and correct any circumstances that arrive. I currently work at a couple hospitality establishments now that will be of great reference for when I establish an interviews. One thing that Disney is strong about is community. I have a lot of experience in developing community. In my sophomore year of college, I raise over 5,000 dollars for Push America, to be involved in The Journey of Hope. The Journey of Hope is a cross-country cycling event from San Francisco, California to Washington D.C. This was apart of Pi Kappa Phi's national philanthropy. I believe this establishes my endurances to makes something better out of myself, and the community around me. Also, I am an extremely hard worker, with the love of being around people and establishing relationships and connections with people, and that is what is needed in the world of Disney. Hopefully in the next year, I can gain even more qualities that Walt Disney World expects and needs from me as their future employee.

My sister-in-law is the general manager of a hotel in Key West, Florida and she gave me a book named "Be our Guest" by Walt Disney World's career institute. I got a lot of my information out of this book, but the following links below are links to many Disney jobs.

Student Internship: https://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com/sap/its/mimes/zh_wdwcp/students/students.html

Theme Parks: http://www.orlandojobs.com/e_profilesdetail.asp?em_id=1064

Corporate: https://disney.recruitmax.com/main/careerportal/Job_Profile.cfm?szOrderID=298144&szReturnToSearch=1&szWordsToHighlight=

ESPN: http://espncareers.com/campus/default.aspx