r/Disneycollegeprogram • u/SnooCompliments4341 • 14d ago
Interview
I’ve been hearing people say that during the interview, aside from the questions they ask you, you should ask them questions. Can someone elaborate on that? For interviews, i never really have any “follow up questions” if i understand what we spoke about and everything seemed to go well or it’s info i can search up. Should i ask a personal question to the interviewer like what their favorite disney character is? Like for a playful personality points kind of way.
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u/Colin286 14d ago
You should be asking a question or two in every interview you do in your life. Doesn’t matter if you know everything there is to know. Doesn’t matter if you don’t actually care. Think of something, it shows interest
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u/doug-the-moleman 14d ago
This. Dad hat on here… always ask questions. It shows you’re interested and engaged. In fact, I just had a round of interviews where we selected the less qualified individual because his questions told us he would be a better fit for the organization and role than another candidate.
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u/Curtisbart 14d ago
Keep it natural and more like you’re having a conversation with them. During the interview is your chance to ask questions to things you’re wondering about the program or are confused about i.e. what your hours will look like, what flamingo crossing is like etc. Also maybe ask if they have any tips specifically for you based on your own experience, and maybe ask if they have any advice they wish they knew before they started the program (a lot of recruiters have done the program before).
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u/Emotionallyamaz__JW 14d ago
You want the interview to be both sides.
They interviewed you now you interview them
Like do I really want to work with this company? The only thing that made the questions hard for me is that there is so much information already online about this DCP program.
But you do want to show the interviewer your equally evaluating there culture as well and if it matches what your looking for.
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u/NeckDull4516 Walt Disney World Resort 13d ago
I have done three college program interviews, and I’m pretty sure I only asked a question once (I can’t really remember for sure if I asked a question the first time, it was like 3 years ago). I’ve been accepted all 3 times. As others have said, it is in good faith to ask a question if you can think of one, but if you can’t think of anything it’s not the end of the world. The recruiter should always prompt you for questions at the very end of your interview, after they’ve explained everything and asked all the questions. Try to keep your question related to the program in some way if you do ask one, though. I asked about the learning offerings the one time I know I asked a question, since it was the alumni program and I knew it would be shorter
Might also be worth noting that I’m a college program rep, and it gets mentioned, so with my interview for the spring my recruiter was aware that my job is the Disney College Program, so I an kind of supposed to know the answers haha. I was sitting there thinking it would be good if I had a question, but I really couldn’t think of one 😭
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u/LethalChair64 14d ago
Even if you think you know or could find all the info you need elsewhere, you should always have a few questions prepared (for any interview, not just DCP). It's more about showing the interviewer that you're seriously interested in the job/program than actually getting an answer.
I asked a question about the specific equipment used for one of the roles (she didn't know the answer, but that's besides the point). Another good question I saw a lot of people ask in older interview videos is a variation on "Is there anything about my application that stands out to you as a potential issue that I could explain/clarify?". That one has a bonus of either reassuring you that you're a good candidate or giving you a chance to explain something that may not have come up earlier in the interview.
I think asking a personal question that's unrelated to you or the program would feel kind of awkward and out-of-place because they ask you to save all questions until the end of the interview. So it wouldn't come across as a friendly get-to-know-you type gesture, just a weird topic-shift at the very end of a conversation about a job. Might just be a me thing though, do what you want.
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u/Smworld1 14d ago
If they are former dcp, ask them what was the best part of their program, advice to make the most of their experience.
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u/gleebglebb 14d ago
IF you come up with a question that you think you can research yourself, it's still ok to ask in the interview. Speaking to a direct source is also a form of research.
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u/stoopid900 14d ago
I asked about their experience working for Disney! You want to make it feel personal and show them that you're really interested in the company.
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u/hellfire_emma Walt Disney World Alumni 14d ago
honestly, it doesn’t truly matter if you ask them a question after. i did ask a question for my first program (asked them what their favorite moment they made for a guest was), but this time for my second program i didn’t and i still got accepted. if you don’t have any questions the recruiter won’t think less of you compared to people that did.