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So, I’m noticing a trend in the Google searches that bring people to this blog: the Dashboard. Now, I am obsessed with checking my Dashboard. It’s a sickness really.
So, I’ve decided to conduct a comprehensive tour of the Dashboard — everything I know about it. No personal information–and it is accessible to anyone who has applied for a Disney internship or job.
The Disney Dashboard is really impressive and wonderful — I’ve applied to a lot of jobs, and the worst thing about that is — you never know where you stand. Many times, instead of sending you a “Thank you but we have decided to proceed with another candidate” e-mail, they will send nothing. I understand, who has time for that? In a world where hundreds of people apply for every job (in any industry it seems), companies don’t have time to respond to every applicant. Though, it is the polite thing to do.
Well, Disney has dealt with this issue and set up automated e-mails (saying that your information has been received or that you have been invited to schedule an interview) and the Dashboard, telling you of your status along the entire journey. Which.. is wonderful.
So, without further ado, I’d like to introduce you to what I know about the Dashboard. Please note that there are a lot of blanks in what I actually know about it, and there is a lot of speculation going on here.
One of the elements on the Dashboard is the interviews and events section. If you are invited to schedule an interview, it will be displayed here. From there, you click on it and you are redirected to another page where you can choose the date and time for your interview.
Once you do that, your status on the second element will change to reflect your upcoming scheduled events and interviews. You can click on this at any time preceding the interview to move it if something comes up, or just to view it again if you have forgotten.
This is your status bar ^^ The date listed reflects the date that your application was submitted, and the status is listed next to it. Here, I am in “submission” stage for one of my internships. There are still three or four that I applied to that have never moved out of this stage.
Another important element that you have access to is your Job Cart. This is really useful if you like a lot of positions but don’t have time to apply for them at that exact moment. You click “Save Application” on the site, and it gets logged here in a big group. Once you submit your application it moves out of this box and into a drop down menu. Click on the position in the menu and it will tell you details about the position.
When you select a position in the drop down menu, it shows the application history. For each of these things you receive an e-mail also. Here, it shows my application submission (1/24) and my screening interview confirmation date.
Unfortunately you “can’t win ’em all.” This is what you will see when that happens. No need to fret though–there are plenty of internships in the sea!
So, that is your brief little tour. But, I want to take it a step further and really speculate.
This is what we know about the status bar:
1. Submission. This means that your application has been received. All applications that are sent in start out in this stage.
2. In progress. This bar means that someone in that department has looked at your file and is interested in you. This is a very good thing. From what I have experienced, any internship that made it to “In Progress” made it to “Interview Stage.”
3. I’ve never seen what this status bar is. I would imagine that it is something like “Applicant Review” stage or something. (**UPDATE: March 5: “Preliminary Interview Scheduled”**)
4. Interview Stage. Here is where your application will stay until you get a call or an invite to schedule an interview. From there you will either move forward or are “no longer in consideration.”
5. Since I have no experience with the following stages, these are purely speculated based on what I think they could possibly be. I would guess that 5 could be a “second interview” stage, or advanced candidate stage.. some kind of “Applicant Review” type of deal. (**UPDATE March 7: Stage 5 is “Post-Interview Stage”**)
6. I think 6 could be the happy stage where you are “Accepted!”
7. I believe that this one could be something like “housing stage” or something similar regarding Orlandonian arrangements (or wherever your internship is located).
8. I would think that 8 is something like “Paperwork” stage where they make things official and plans are made for you to start when, where and how.
So.. there it is! My Dashboard tour. Are there any questions?
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Love this post and your blog! I had questions about the in progress stage, so this helped me a lot 🙂
Yay! Christina, thanks for the comment! I’m so glad you liked it–I’m going through the same process as you are though–so I can’t say that it’s totally accurate. But I sure hope it is! GOOD LUCK! And come back soon — I want to hear how things work out with you–sending good vibes your way!
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The third stage is Preliminary Interview Scheduled 🙂
Thanks for the help Katie! I just hope we can all see what’s on the other side of the rainbow if you know what I mean!! (Past stage 4!) Good luck!
I am currently in stage 2 at in progress. I have applied for Disney in the past and this is the first time it has gone past the first. Is this a good thing and how long does it usually take to get to the interviewing stage?
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Hey! Your blog is all kinds of awesome and helpful. I was wondering… So I applied for the Summer 2012 student internship program, and it says on my profile that I applied. But I don’t seem to even have a dashboard like the one you just took the screenshots of, let alone a status bar! I didn’t even receive an email from them letting me know that they received my application. Do you know if we are we supposed to? Where is the status bar, and do you think it’s different for PI’s and Summer interns? I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a dashboard until I searched for clues. Sorry for all the questions, I’m just super excited that I applied! Thanks!
I’m really not sure, I had no idea that summer interns would be a different process. I’ll see what I can find out and get back to you. Hopefully sometime this week!
Oh–and GOOD LUCK!!!! 🙂 You’ve got this 🙂
Hey thank you so much! I look forward to hearing from you. I am almost happy to have just applied haha!
Let me know how it goes–this is shaping up to be a busier week than I thought. I’ll try to figure things out for you soon though!
What is the longest people usually wait in ‘interview stage’ before being contacted? I’ve had a job listed as interview stage for several weeks now but have no pending invitations to schedule an interview and have received no phone calls….
Megan, it really depends on the position. If this is for a full time position with the company and you haven’t been contacted by the department, I would suggest just giving them a quick call. “Hi, I’m just following up on my application. I can see that I’m in interview stage but I haven’t been contacted in weeks.” Or something like that. Of course, I think that would depend on when the position closes too.
I was in “interview stage” for my internship for months. Just over three I believe. But I was contacted several times during those months.
My best advice for you is to give the department a call and find out what the deal is. Good luck!
Hi!
This is so helpful and wonderful! I do have a question for ya! I applied to a part-time job at WDW Saturday. My status bar is listed in the “Interview Stage” but I haven’t been invited to set up an interview time yet. Should this happen soon or am I not in consideration anymore
thanks!
Emily,
Sounds to me like you should be receiving a call to schedule an interview any day now–this is the next step! I’m not sure if current Cast Members receive screening interviews (in case you are one) or not, but you’re definitely into the interview stage if you’ve skipped over step 3 on the Dashboard.
Good luck and let us know how things turn out!!!!
Congrats!
The article that I was searching for, PERFECT !!!!
How frequently do they update the dashboard? Right now my application (internship) status says “Interview Stage” as of October 11th 2012. How long should I wait now?
Thanks in adavnce.
Updates to the Dashboard are difficult to predict. My thoughts on this are that you can expect your progress to go from Submission to In Progress until the positions close.
Then, if you haven’t already, you’d get a screening phone interview from Casting pretty close to the position close date, when you would generally move into Interview Stage.
So once you enter Interview Stage, this will vary a lot–it 100 percent depends on the department–and there are a ton of possibilities.
1. They are looking for someone totally new and fresh, and might take weeks interviewing if they have time (Managers at Disney are typically pretty busy, so fitting in a slew of interviews will really slow down regular productivity for them).
2. They had an intern that is extending–but the position is posted anyway, perhaps because they didn’t know if they were going to extend or not–who knows! But if this is the case, you may see a position go immediately (or very slowly) to NLIC without reason. There isn’t much anyone can do about this–it’s just unfortunate for the applicants who are hoping for a shot at the position, which is already filled. Does that make sense?
I know I’ve done a lot of beating around the bush, but there really is no “right” answer for this one. If you have received a second interview (one specific to the position you applied for with the people you would be working with) already, you should find out next steps within a few weeks of that second interview. If you haven’t recieved a call for a second interview yet, you should stand by becasue I would expect that the majority of departments are calling out right now.
It really varies per department. I found out for mine weeks before a lot of other people found out about theirs.
My perception is that Casting has SO many applicants to dig through that they try to do them in waves (sift through applications and send resumes to their respective managers for review/interviews) so they will methodically start with applications for Management Internship positions, then move on to the PIs and finally onto Alumni positions.
Once the resumes are in the hands of the department/position managers though, it’s really a toss up as to how soon you will get contacted becasue it will depend entirely on their schedules of when they can make it happen.
Thanks a ton.
So I am waiting to hear back for Alumni Only Internships. I know they have already called some people about it, but I a getting very scared because I applied last semester and they didnt put me in NLIC at all and i checked the very last day and they were all in NLIC. I just dont like the False hope when they say no News is Good news. But this semester I am actually a lot further then the previous semester but it is getting to that time where the deadlines are coming up. I applied for the Guest Correspondence Internship and I am still in the Interview Stage, but they asked me to complete DWSS application. I still have hope but I am nervous.
I know it’s been a few months, and for that I apologise. I hope things worked out for you!
Good luck 🙂
Hello! I’m currently at the Interview Stage of a Disney Internship, Specifically for a corporate job. I’m currently at the Interview Stage, I already did one interview at the Corporate HQ and they told me I was the last of the 4 candidates they interviewed. I got my phone interview Feb 6th and did my interview Feb 13th. Its to replace an intern from last summer that is promoted. I”ve been anxious but wondered when a call usually happens as in times of day? I’ve checked Dashboard, I applied Jan 23 so the intervals have been short in between milestones but I wonder if those short intervals are indicative of a need to fill that position quickly?
And your blog has been an inspiration. It has actually helped me realize that I do have what it takes. 🙂
Jonathan,
Congratulations on these achievements! Sounds like you are on the road to success–my fingers are definitely crossed for you!
As far as when the call will come, I can’t say. Here is what I know:
Casting will call with an official offer, so if the interview process is over, that is likely the last time you will speak with the leaders of that position directly until later. Right now, they are deliberating and choosing someone who best fits the job.
Now, when Casting calls people for interviews, I believe that happens at all hours of the day–until as late as 7 or 8 p.m. I think I have heard. That was not my experience, but there it is.
When I got my calls, they were all mid-morning or early afternoon. If I can remember correctly we might have to select what time is “best suited to be contacted by telephone,” so that might dictate when people get their call.
As far as your experience goes–I say just hang in there–intervals certainly have been short if they have already given you the official department interview, and if they didn’t say there would be a second round of interviews you are just sitting tight I believe.
For the position I’m currently in, we haven’t even started looking at resumes to fill it yet, and for these internships its a very hard set of deadlines–so even if the department needs to fill the position because they need the help, the start date for it won’t be until June still–everyone onboards at the same time, if that makes sense. I try to emphasize that every department (and thus, every position) is different, so it’s likely that they just have the extra bandwidth to fit interviews in right now (or want to hook an intern before all the good ones are taken!!). There is no way to know for sure. But it sounds to me like they are moving quickly so you may hear pretty quickly.
On that same note though, I don’t want you to get discouraged if you don’t hear within a week or so–keep in mind that there could be internal deadlines that we don’t know about, so perhaps Casting is holding onto selects until a certain internally-set date.
(Sorry I’m so long winded right now!)
Thanks so much for reading–you most certainly DO have what it takes!
Thanks! Something weird just appeared on my dashboard. It thanked me for applying but when I click the link it shows subject, address, etc but no message, blank with one comma at the time. o.O It still says I’m in Interview stage. And the message was dated 1/15.2013 when I applied.
Hi EJ! I’ve been stuck at “in progress” for the longest time now. I applied on Feb 8, and had my phone interview on Feb 19, which i thought went pretty well, and a few days after received an email saying stuff and I would be contacted with an update on the status of my application by April 19, and that if i wasn’t to contact them. Should I feel done for? Facing the most difficult part of this.
Definitely don’t feel done for! Departments are just now asking current interns whether or not they want to extend, and from there, it will be weeks still until they start interviewing and making calls. Honestly, don’t fret yet. They haven’t even started thinking about my replacement intern yet–so on the Disney side, nothing is happening yet. Just relax, focus on school work and life, and stay positive.
My best guess is that the “most proactive” of leaders (very few!) will start looking to interview in the next two weeks. The majority of leaders will probably wait until March 20 to even get started. Good luck, and have faith!!
Please and Thank you!
EJ, have you ever had it where you were stuck on “Submission” for three or more weeks? I realize it’s better than NLIC, but didn’t know if applications just stayed there. Just a small concern on my part. Thanks.
Yes, I have. In fact, I’ve made it all the way through a recruiting cycle without ever moving out of Submission stage.
Sometimes “Submission” and NLIC are one and the same, but unfortunately there is no way to know.
Hey! I have been stuck on “Submission” for over 2 months now…it’s for a student summer internship. I am not so hopeful anymore…is there any hope do you think? No “in progress” at all, but no “No longer in consideration” either…
I heard that calls for interviews are going to start going out next week.
In the instance of my department, they did not do screening interviews for candidates (new system in place that our managers weren’t totally ready for I guess), so the only interviews we will do with candidates for my position and two others are going to be “the” interview.
My answer? Don’t give up hope yet. Maybe my department isn’t the only one that is not transitioning smoothly to the new system.
It ain’t over til it’s over sister! Good luck 🙂
Hi EJ,
I was referred here by Paul from the internship group facebook page. I just wanted to say I really enjoy reading your blog. Paul told me that you received an internship with the Disney Institute last session. I have an interview with the Disney Institute on Tuesday for the custom content development position. I was wondering if you might have any advice for my upcoming interview or if you could tell me what types of questions they ask in the interview.
Thank you for your help and inspirational blog posts 🙂
(if this posts more than once I apologize I am having internet issues )
I’ve been offered a job with Disney and the 6th bar states “Offer Stage”
Hi EJ,
I was just wondering if you know what the preliminary interview stage consists of? I spoke with a representative on the phone last week. It was somewhat like a short phone call, asking me about career goals, my availability for the summer, my preference for cable vs. network television, simple questions like that.
I’m not sure if this is the preliminary interview stage? My dashboard still says “In Progress” so I’m wondering what the phone call was or if my dashboard should really be moved up a bit to preliminary..She said that it would take up to two weeks to hear if I got the “real” phone interview.
What are you thoughts on this?
Thank you!
JL
The screening interview, in my experience, will depend on the type of role you are applying for–generally though they are very open and easy–they are getting an idea of your personality and whether or not you make a good cultural fit for the company. They may also ask if you have reliable transportation, etc.
so this isnt the preliminary interview and my status is correctly in “in progress” ?
Sounds like what you had initially was the screening interview, yes.
Thank You for writing this blog. It is really helpful in answering my concern. I just had an in person interview for one of the job that I applied but on the dashboard it stills showing as ” in progress”. The dashboard shown that its last update was March 29 and now is May 19. I am really anxious to know what my status really is. Does this situation happen often where the dashboard would not update for the candidate?
I really can’t answer that–I can say that during my time applying, I applied, interviewed and accepted an offer–and it took four weeks for everyone else who had applied to receive notification that they were no longer in the running for my position. Hope this helps!
So, my question is what does “Post Interview stage mean” I’ve ent through a phone interview for the Management Internship for culinary and they’ve emailed me the information to do a backgroung check now my dashboard says that I’m in the Post interview stage”. Does this mean that I’m going to be hired if everything checks out in my background or what?
Can’t be sure actually. I wouldn’t assume anything–if I’ve learned one thing during an application process, it’s that nothing is for sure until you accept the official offer.
There are a lot of people who his happens to, however, and I want to think that it means an offer isn’t far behind, but none of the folks that this has happened to ever confirms that they got the job.
Let me know what happens so that I can make an update!
6 is Offer Stage – after you have been given an offer but before you accept it. So #6 was actually the happy stage.
However, the phone call to offer the internship ends up as a separate pulldown called “Callbacks”. That one is in Interview Stage even though it’s been months since I was called and accepted.
7 is Post-Offer Stage – nothing to actively do, but acknowledging that you have accepted the offer.
No idea what #8 is, haven’t hit that yet. But I start in Orlando next Wednesday, so maybe it’ll go up!
Can you answer a question that hasn’t been asked and answered a billion times? (Seriously people take the time to read previous comments before you ask a question.) My question is if it’s O.K. to delete a Resume and Cover Letter from your “Resume/CV Manager” if you have already made it to the “In Progress” stage. Does it store the resume and attachments in an internal system or do you have to keep it up until you’ve made it to a certain status.
Reason I ask is because I’ve applied to multiple positions (With multiple customized Resumes) and I want to upload a PowerPoint which is 4.95 MB of 5MB they allow you to work with. So I need to delete a few documents to fit my PPT. Will it interfere with the process if I delete anything or am I solid? My guess would be it goes into a storage but you can never be too safe – especially for an opportunity you genuinely care for.
Thanks for reading!
Unfortunately I can’t answer that question with any confidence–I haven’t ever see “the other side” of the system, from the Casting perspective. What we see on the “hiring manager” side is an adaptation of the dashboard (very rough, though perhaps still in development as it is a new system) and when we get applicants who have passed the screening, we can download their materials, screening notes, etc.
If I were you, I would just re-upload your resume with a link to the file, website hosting it or a note saying that it is available upon request. I wouldn’t risk messing up your resume to attach it. If it IS critical to your application, you should try to compress it as much as possible. If that doesn’t work still, you might want to give Casting a call just to be on the safe side.
Good luck!
Thanks for the lightening quick reply!
It’s not critical I just went the extra mile to create a PPT to add an extra impact to my Resume and Cover Letter. Would you view that as showboating from the HR side of things? I think I’ll most likely take your suggestion and note that it’s available upon request.
One more thing how much of an importance did the team in your department put on Cover Letters? I’m curious because I’ve crafted a well-written Cover Letter and wondering if it would actually be read or if it’s just something thrown to the side to get to the Meat and Potatoes. I know every department is different but I just want something to give me an idea as to where the company stands on Cover Letters.
Sorry for the delay in response for this one–I’ll be honest on the cover letters–with this new system, I couldn’t actually find any cover letters assuming our candidates submitted them.
Had they sent them in, and had I been able to find it, I would have most definitely read them and considered them very carefully. Writing is really important in my field, so it would be a really critical thing for one of our candidates.
With that being said, I can tell you that when I initially skimmed the resumes for my replacement, it took about 10 seconds to find the best few, and even then, I remember looking at one in particular and knowing that she was the one for this job.
My advice is that a great cover letter can set you apart in a big way from other candidates who don’t have the writing skills, or were just plain lazy.
Good luck!
Great Blog!!! I actually have “Wait List” on my status bar. Has anyone had any experience with that one?
I think that there are variations in the system that I’ve not seen due to difference in roles. For example, I know that some PIs are for Alumni-Only and use a “drop down” feature–It is part of the new system, and so I didn’t see it.
Has anyone had any experiences with being wait-listed? I was just wondering if there was any hope of getting a job anytime soon.?
Is this for a CP or a PI?
My status bar has completely disappeared & my interview was just this morning. I kept checking it constantly from right after the interview to now. It was In Progress, to Wait List, and now it’s completely gone. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?! ):
Sounds like a glitch to me. Relax, try again tomorrow, and don’t obsess!
Good luck 🙂
Yeah it’s a technical issue same just happened to me about a hour or two ago when I was checking my dashboard. It should be back momentarily. So I wouldn’t sweat it … For now.
Thanks EJ it’s no biggie, I just wish they would hurry up with this extremely long process I got a few of my applications still “In Progress”. I would prefer they rejected me quickly than drag you along with no definite answer. So you know if they’re going a different direction or not, Jeez.
E-mailed some of the HR Managers and Recruiters on Wednesday or Thursday with my PowerPoint attached, to hopefully speed up the process. Haven’t got a reply from one out of about fifteen. I’m not sure if anyone checks e-mail anymore. But hopefully I get an answer soon. (Preferably an Interview) This “In Progress” waiting is something else. My Qualifications fit to the T with every position I’ve applied for, what’s the deal? I’m going crazy here, I can’t seem to stay away from the Dashboard! I’ll give a little more time before I start phoning them. Maybe I should take a vacation then they’ll call. LOL
*Correction I only e-mailed 7 from Disney ABC I included the HR from Disney Interactive.
I just checked my Dashboard today (3 weeks and 1 day til my PI starts) and it was in stage 7 (aka “Post-Offer Stage)
Has anyone had any experiences with being wait-listed? I was just wondering if there was any hope of getting a job anytime soon.
Hey EJ – any experience or advice for non intern positions? I applied in late July for a full time position and just today it went to In Progress.
If I get to that point after a lengthy “submission” status – are the chances I get an interview pretty good??
I’m dying over here. Thanks for making this page!
I honestly do not know from personal experience. I have applied to tons of “real” positions for Disney and haven’t yet received a call for any of them. Seeing the hiring process from this side though, I do know that it can take a long time–months!
I just had my phone interview for a PI and it was on Phone Interview on my dashboard and now it just went back to In Progress.. can someone help me out because i’m freaking out.
thank you !
Same thing just happened to me!
Don’t worry about it going from Interview Stage back to In Progress. Typically in the past we have figured that is a friendly glitch in the Dashboard that indicates that Casting has finally started looking into that position. It doesn’t mean anything good or bad either way.
I just realized I never put my resume in when I submitted my application back in June. I only just put it in, but I had already received the “We welcome your interest and will keep your information for 12 months” email. Does that mean they won’t have my resume on file? Was that email actually a really nice rejection email?
Also, it says in their FAQ to apply for as many as possible, but in another area that you can only apply once per six months. So you can save a bunch of job openings to job cart, but once you apply to one, you can’t try for any of the others until they’re probably already filled?
I say try applying to as many as you like. You have nothing to lose by trying, and everything to gain.
Something interesting. I know a few people who applied and got next-day correspondence to where they had an interview the following week. I’ve been waiting a week and my status hasn’t left the submission stage. I know they have a resume scanner, but jeeze…c’mon. Why is it that we’re waiting months and they get emails the next day?
If you’re getting stuck in the submission stage it’s highly likely that something is wrong with your Resume (Formatting, pictures, not customized for the role, etc.) or you do not adequately qualify for the position. Because for me I’ve applied to many positions all of the ones I match to the Tee, go directly to “In Progress” within a few hours –even minutes– While the ones that are less challenging but I don’t quite have the ‘hands-on’ experience for… stay in submission land forever.
I’ve learned to waste less time on those and focus on the ones that are going to have SOME progress. It may also depend on if you’re looking for Salary or Hourly positions as well as the company. For me all my Disney ABC and Walt Disney Studio applications go directly to “In Progress” but others like Disney Interactive and Disney Consumer Products stay dead on Submission Stage some are still there since June. No “No Longer in Consideration” letters or anything they just… stay there.
Also a lack of a cover letter may be another reason, I’m purely spit balling to hopefully help you out. I read some where that a HR department would write off a candidate for not including a CL even though they didn’t read them. Just for the simple fact they didn’t bother to put in the effort to write one. Kind of mess up but makes sense at the same time.
I have my phone interview tomorrow and went directly into the “Interview Stage” on my dashboard for my Alumni Only applications. Your blog was EXTREMELY informative and you are probably the most helpful person on the entire internet universe.
Hahaha–best comment ever! On behalf of the Internet universe, I thank you!
Hope your interview went well today!
hey ej i love your blog and its giving me hope on my application, i am still on the in progress stage, i already had the interview on oct 2, so i dont know if i made it to the interview stage or no. i am still waiting and i really hope i get the job from disney
Thanks! Good luck 🙂
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I need some advice. I think I might be going crazy over not knowing this process. lol. I received a background check request over a week ago and have never had anything but a phone screening. My dashboard has never left IP (8 weeks now) and I am wondering what is going on! If they request a background check and it comes back clean, does that mean you are getting an offer?
It is unlikely that you will receive an offer if you have not had an interview with the leader for the positions you applied for.
Good luck, and don’t freak out!
Hi EJ
Is it OK to apply for 2 other professional internships after you have interviewed for a specific PI both in person and on the phone? Or would that look bad?
I ask because there is a second PI that I am qualified for but I don’t want Disney to think that I don’t want the original one.
Thanks!
Apply for all that you are qualified for! The only ones who will see that are the Casting teams, and they don’t pass judgement on how many internships you apply for. You won’t get a second screening interview, because that IS done by Casting, while the second interviews are conducted by the leaders of those specific positions–and they don’t know how many or which internships you have also applied to anyway. Most of them expect that you are applying for additional positions anyway.
Good luck!
Thank you for this blog and especially this post. I am maniacally checking the Dashboard and Facebook page. I had my screen call on Wednesday, sent a thank you email right after (as to test the temperature of my recruiter to see how I did as well). Day after I uploaded a portfolio, and work references to my dashboard (don’t know if those updates are seen on the other end) I am currently applying for a Graphic Design internship with WDW, and I can honestly say it’s been a LONG time since I’ve wanted something so bad. I am currently in progress and judging by your speculation, that is a good thing. My recruiter told me I could be hearing something by the second week of December but man, while I know that is close, it actually feels like a long time. I can imagine she said it as (the maximum you should wait) but I really hope I don’t get NLIC.
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Hello,
I applied for a position at Disney Jan 03. My bar says I am in the submission stage. Do you know possibly how long it could take them to tell me if I have applied for the job or not?
Months, unfortunately. Sorry for the delay in this response–I missed this comment.
You should find out AFTER the deadline to apply… probably interview in March and acceptances in April.
My dashboard stage is post interview stage from last week! what does this mean? and how long will it be?
My dashboard stage is post interview stage from last week! what does this mean? and how long will it be?
what would be the nextt stage?
It means keep waiting. Check out this “Tour of the Dashboard” post for more information and good luck!
It means that you are Post Interview. The length of that depends on a lot of factors, so just be patient. You can take a look at my Timeline post for the length of time it took for me to find out. Check my Tour of the Dashboard post for an idea of what the next stage is–and good luck!
Sorry, this is kind of a dumb question, but when you were filling out the education history part of the application, did you put down your college along with your high school? Because when I tried to put down my university information, it asked me for degrees completed, which I can’t answer because I’m still a student and haven’t completed any degrees yet.
I honestly can’t remember. If you haven’t completed a college degree, you can just indicate that–a LOT of PIs are still in school or will be graduating during the program. Don’t worry about it and just choose what is truthful and makes the most sense!
Hi I see you wrote this a long time ago but are still answering questions? Good for you! I am freaking out a bit. Had a “Phone screening” for a PI and before the phone screening I was at level 4 on the dashboard. After the phone call I checked again and I am now at level 2. And thoughts? Thanks!
I get email notifications, so I answer when I get time–lucky for you, I’m home tonight! 🙂
First thing’s first: Stop freaking out. There is no reason for it–things are out of your hands at this point, so just sit back and keep on waitin’. I know it’s hard–I actually do know. But it will be better if you just relax about it.
Secondly, after you are contacted by Casting, it’s normal for some shifting around in the order of your Dashboard stages. I don’t know if it’s a glitch or what. Don’t fret about it. For me–after the phone screening, I waited for weeks with no word, and then had a real interview. After that, my status changed back to In Progress. And then it started moving forward again.
Just be patient–it will settle out!
Good luck 🙂
I applied Feb 7th for CP and CP Alumni Only PI’s I then had screening interviews on the 13th for PI and 18th for CP. It says in progress for both and I just got an email on the 25th asking me to answer background check questions and that was it. I’m wondering what this means because I thought they’d already asked backgroun questions in my regular interview. Thanks for any help you can give.
Different departments, different questionnaires. You’ve probably already found out, but I’d bet that they were the same and nothing to worry about.
Also it doesn’t show each position I applied for it just says CP and PI status overall
Sorry, found your blog via Google. I noticed you said you’ve applied to tons of positions, I was just curious to know if you Job Cart ever gave you the notification that it was ‘maxed out’? I managed to apply to five jobs before getting a notification that I applied to maximum amount allowed. (At one point I got to the interview stage of a job but wasn’t able to schedule an interview via the Dash, within the week span it gave me, so I think I may have “broken” my account because my Dash still says I need to schedule an interview but it’s now a broken link) Any ideas?
When I applied it was several cycles ago and it may have changed, but I applied for many more than five.
With the broken link issue, I would suggest you call someone at casting to get the issue looked into or reset.
Thanks, and good luck!
Hey EJ I’m glad to see you are still updating this page!! I have applied for a couple PIs for this summer and they are all still stuck in the submission stage. I know from previous answers that you have given that you don’t really have an exact answer for why this might be, but I applied mid-February and all the PIs I applied to closed for submissions at the end of February. I still haven’t heard a thing and my Dashboard has not changed. Is there any way of contacting someone to make sure something is still happening with my application and that I’m not NLIC?? Waiting is awful, especially since I’m kinda putting all my eggs in one basket over here.
This is beyond helpful. I didnt expect to find this but yay! I found your blog. Thank you!!!
Its Interview State, Post-Interview Stage, Offer Stage, then Post Offer Stage, then Hired (I have screen shots of my post and offer stage if you want to include them). Thank you for this post though. Through the process I was on my dashboard everyday and this totally put me at ease haha.
This was extremely useful. Thank you so much for creating this blog page.
I don’t know if anyone has any insight into this but I applied for a full-time position at the Disney corporate office and, a day after I applied, my status ticked to ‘Interview Stage.’ Although, it’s been about six days now and haven’t gotten a call yet.
However, I’ve just checked my status now and it’s dropped back to ‘In Progress’ stage. Do you or anyone else have any experience with this? Could it be a system error or did I really just get knocked back a few stages?
Thanks in advance.
EJ- I applied for a leadership position over a week ago. I reached out to several recruiters and even located the hiring manager on linked in. No one ever responded, and after doing some reading online, I think that might be a Disney CM secret rule?
Well I did get a call today from a Florida number, that doesn’t allow call backs. I missed it! 407-000-0001 – I am sure that is a redirected number…
So two questions:
1. If it was casting, will they call again?
2. Is it possible the people I have written dislike me, or that they are not allowed to respond?
Thank you for your help!
i had my phone interview two weeks ago and i still says in progress should i be concerned ? please help im stressed out
Hi! Two things:
1: Stop stressing (it won’t change anything)
2: Be patient (there is no way to rush the process)
Good luck!
Do you know where I could find my offer letter for my role on my dashboard?
Hello: What a great blog, I applied for several Disney PI’s , I am an CP alumni, and current seasonal employee, but applied for those and several others, intially my graduation date was August this was the information I input into the system, I moved into the interview process and had my interview where I was informed most jobs start in June. So I went to advising and worked it out and now I graduate in April. I still show in progress for 8 out of 10 that I applied for (the 2 were NLIC almost immediately after applying) I sent an email to casting to alert them of my new graduation date, and they replied and said my information was updated in the system. But I see on the facebook page that many other alumni hopefulls are getting drop downs for positions, I have yet to get any dropdowns. What does this mean? What are the drop downs ? Is it a bad thing I have not had any dropdowns and also once a department looks at my application and saw the first graduation date, do they ever look again to see the updated information or are they alerted since I am in progress of the change to my information? Trying to stay calm…… Thanks and sorry so long winded
Howdy! I just applied for a job with Disney’s cruise line devision and was wondering if the process was basically the same or if there is any differences to the process?
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Hi, I don’t know if you’re still replying to comments because most are quite old but here goes! I’m applying for an international alumni program – on Dashboard the role was posted in May 2014 and there was no end date on the job, so I applied the end of April this year. While my application was ‘in progess’ the job was removed from Dashboard and a few days later they reposted the same role (again with no end date, it seems like it goes up annually and I caught it right before it came down??). So my application jumped to ‘NLIC’ at the beginning of May after the new job posting went up, but the status bar dated my NLIC as my application date – so it seemed like a technical glitch. So I applied again for the same role that was posted and now I’m back in ‘in progess’ again.
So basically if all that makes sense – I know it’s confusing – do you think this new job has a shot at being accepted/moving out of the ‘in progess’ stage? Or if I’m technically breaking the rule that says you can’t apply again within 6 months? Because I think it may be a technical issue, espeically since the second application has made it to ‘in progess’ – wouldn’t the system pick up if you had applied within the last six months and reject it straight away? If you can shed some light on this I’d really appriciate it!
Hi there! I don’t think that will be an issue since it does sound kind of glitchy. And really–what do you have to lose by trying again anyway?
Good luck!
Yes that’s what I thought, the worst that can happen is it kicks it out again so fingers crossed! Thanks for the super speedy reply!
So do we know what the final stage after “Post-Offer Stage” is? I am getting only slightly stressed that my final bar isn’t filled in and I start in August.
I can’t remember now–someone may have pegged it in the comments to this post by now so you could check there. At this point, if you’ve been accepted and are receiving “what next” emails, you can stop stressing and start planning.
This question may have been asked already and I apologize for re asking, I applied for a job with Disney cruise line and my status says in progress, however the job doesn’t show up on the list of available jobs. How do I take this? Still in running? Glitch?
Thanks!
So, I know you’ve answered this question a few times, but it’s been a few years since the original post and things might’ve changed. I applied on the 13th of this month for a Marvel branch internship and I’m still in “submission.” It’s for a September-December internship and it required a personalized cover letter so I wondered if maybe it’s just gonna take longer or they’re waiting until the end of the month to start processing. I’ve applied to a few others and got rejections within 3 days so I’m just a little cautious with this one.
Hey EJ,
I am a current intern and I could possibly help those who’s statuses have been stuck on “submission” for what seems like forever.
1- Go to your dashboard and click “edit”, this brings you to the resume/cover letter manager
2- click continue, this should open up a disney job search.
3- click candidate zone at the top of the page
4- click on job submission status – this brings you to a list of jobs you have applied to and their status. This is how I found out that one of the jobs that I applied to that was on Submission for a while was actually “cancelled”. The submission bar just stays if that is the case.
I am not sure if this only works for current cast members but I hope this helps, I know how nerve wrecking it is to wait for a response. 🙂
Thanks! This did indeed work for me and I’m pleased with what I saw. Thank you for posting! 🙂