Application Process

I remember receiving the email that said I had been accepted on to the programme, that has to be one of the happiest moments of my life so far. I remember running and jumping around the lounge screaming with excitement whilst calling my mum and the girls to tell them the news. They must have been so relieved to hear i got through as i put them through hell during this process...
Phone interview;
My phone interview was to take place when I was at home in Jersey, a couple of days before my birthday. I'm glad I was home for it as I didn't want to be in the house and have the chance of an of the girls hearing as if I was to not be accepted I would feel embarrassed that I hadn't got in. The morning of my interview, everyone was either at college or work so I set up in the lounge with all my notes. I had watched videos and read blogs that told me what to expect for my interview, which I found helped me to relax and I felt as prepared as i could be. The morning seemed to drag, I watched more videos ( it felt like a last minute revision session) and when I couldn't take any more the Disneyland Paris album started to play. 'Dancin' a catchy rhythm' was on repeat and i danced around the room crazily until it get far too close to my interview for my liking and I also had to catch my breath back so I sat and waited. And waited, and waited, by this point I thought my phone may have broken as they were late calling. But at long last my phone rang. I spoke to Becky who was so lovely and calmed my nerves, all the preparation I had done seemed to go out the window as I wasn't asked any of the questions, but then I am glad that I had them just incase. Nearing the end of the phone call I was feeling confident but after the call and seeing that my interview had only lasted 6 minutes, my mood started to deflate. I was worried I had said the wrong things and that Becky couldn't wait to get me off the phone. I remember my mum and gran both saying that she has probably heard what she wanted ,to hear and didn't need to ask any of the other questions, but I seriously doubted this. I tried to put the interview to the back of my mind...
Face to face interview;
Another long wait later, I received an email saying I had got through to the next stage and would have to go to Chester for my face to face interviews, pretty sure I let out a little yelp in the library. I organised my train and hotel for the night and was off to Chester. I arrived with plenty of time to Chester uni and I felt so sick and nervous, we had a little presentation and question time where i won a little prize for answering what the four parks were called then we all were told what time our interviews were at. Luckily I didn't have to wait too long for mine but whilst I waited I sat and talked to one of the other girls. When my interview arrived I went in with another girl and was interviewed by a man that works in Downtown Disney. I wasn't too keen on the interview, I felt like it was a battle between me and the girl, even though we had been told that they can take on how many people they want. I left the interview feeling like I hadn't answered the questions very well, and kicked myself every time I thought of it or something popped into my head that I should have said. I decided to get the train back to Leeds earlier, instead of hanging around as I felt so bad about how it had gone. I spent the next couple of weeks going over and over the interview wishing it had been different. I was definitely being a silly moo, when on 29th November my Congratulations email came through. Yes!!! I'd done it. Worrying and stressing over...nope! Disney had asked for us to reply with if we were going to accept the position, I rushed my reply saying of course I would take it, thinking to myself why would anyone turn an opportunity like this down. But then my thoughts started to kick in, do I really want to work in Disney and spoil the magic that I have grown up with for the past 21 years. Mum kicked my mind back in to place and not me not to be so stupid, this is something I had wanted to do for so many years so I picked myself up and got on with planning my Summer. Right now I am so glad that I had the support of my friends and family that have helped me along this process. I was an emotional wreck, always doubting myself and constantly thinking i hadn't done well enough, but it goes to show how wrong I was. To a Summer of a lifetime xxx