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Disney Interview Questions & Reviews in Burbank, CA
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Director, Project Controls at Disney
No Offer – Interviewed in Burbank, CA Oct 2010 – Reviewed Mar 10, 2011
Interview Details – Applied online through Disney website; received email within a week. I had a first round phone interview lasting about 30 minutes. Disney HR for Parks & Resorts is in Florida, even though job was in Burbank/Glendale. Interviewer was very friendly, opened with the typical, "Tell me about yourself?" and "why do you want to work for Disney?" She explained the nature of the position, but would not discuss specifics or salary.
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- Tell me about yourself? Answer Question
- Why do you want to work for Disney? Answer Question
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Finane Manager at Disney
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Burbank, CA Jul 2009 – Reviewed Feb 20, 2011
Interview Details – Hiring process is a bit tedious and long. There background checks and credit checks to do, which take a lot of time. Also, there are reference checks to do. Before they hire you with a letter, they also need to ensure that the salary range is okay, e.g, it fits within the salary bands of the rest of the company.
Interview Question – Where do you live in relation to the company (e.g, afraid of having a long commute.) View Answer
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Associate at Disney
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Burbank, CA Dec 2009 – Reviewed Sep 8, 2010
Interview Details – Pretty standard process. One interview at school followed by a "Super Saturday" type day at their offices. 4 people interviewed, I am the only one who received an offer to my knowledge. Some technical questions about portfolio theory etc. but nothing too complicated. Met with about 8 people including the Pension Fund Head and the Head of Corporate Treasury.
Interview Question – Describe the Capital Asset Pricing Model View Answer
Reason for Declining – Didn't want the job
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Director at Disney
No Offer – Interviewed in Burbank, CA Jul 2010 – Reviewed Aug 18, 2010
Interview Details – phone, followed by all-day rotational interview. Great folks and office
Interview Question – tell me about your background Answer Question
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Intern at Disney
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Burbank, CA Dec 2009 – Reviewed Jun 28, 2010
Interview Details – The initial phone interview was with HR, a standard first contact type interview, basic questions about my background and the position I was applying for. The second interview was with my hiring manager and the team I would be working with, they were much more in depth and asked more questions about my scholarly and work experiences.
Interview Question – If you were having problems forecasting marketing expenses because the team often tries to pad their budget how would you deal with this? Answer Question
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Finance Director at Disney
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Burbank, CA Jan 2009 – Reviewed Jun 7, 2010
Interview Details – A Disney recruiter called me as they had my resume on file and informed me of the opportunity and inquired to see if I had interest in applying for the position. My interviews entailed 2 half day sessions and met with a total of 8 people including an EVP. Everyone was very cordial, polite and professional.
Interview Question – Questions pertaining to my management philosophy for both managing direct reports and senior management. View Answer
Negotiation Details – Surprisingly, they were not flexible with the base salary whatsoever; instead I was able to negotiate an improved signing bonus.
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Production Artist at Disney
No Offer – Interviewed in Burbank, CA Feb 2010 – Reviewed Feb 5, 2010
Interview Details –
Went through a standard interview with the manager who would be my immediate boss. The following week, they brought me in for a second interview with the VP of Marketing. Both interviews were fairly typical "tell me about yourself!" interviews. They did talk a bit about the Disney employee culture... how their clean-cut, family-friendly image suits some people and not others.
I didn't have to perform any skills tests. The only thing out of the ordinary is that I had to bring a LOT of paperwork with me to the first interview. Employment history, residential history, etc. Basically, I had to sign over permission for them to run very thorough background checks on me.
I haven't heard a final answer yet. The 2nd interview was only yesterday morning...
Interview Question – Why would you want to get back into the corporate world after freelancing for so long? View Answer
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Director at Disney
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Burbank, CA Mar 2008 – Reviewed Mar 18, 2009
Interview Details – Detailed and extensive. Serial interviews with both peers and supervisors. The corporate culture is consensus based--the ability to network across, between, and internal to business lines is critical. The company likes a diversity of experience. Integrity and personal standards are also paramount. The process is extremely competitive --the company can basically hire who they want. Be prepared to find ways in which your experience goes above and beyond what they are looking for.
Interview Question – The standard --what is your greatest weakness. View Answer
Negotiation Details – I did not negotiate. I would negotiate harder if I had it to do over again.
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