I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Walt Disney Company in Mar 2021
Interview
I was not looking for a move but I was reached out to on linked in and sent a link to schedule time. I figured it was Disney and they value customer and candidate experience so I should take the call as my current company and I value the same. I was impressed with the chat bot and scheduling system - this made me excited to move on. I spoke to the recruiter she was friendly and made me feel great. She shared I was meant to work at Disney and she was excited for me to talk to her team. She promised to reach out in a week. After two weeks I sent a message checking in - I waited because I know our industry is busy and I thought “this Is DISNEY surely there is a reason” . Finally she reached out and told me they were not filling that role anymore however they had it posted for several weeks.
I expected more transparency from Disney- but I’m glad I learned they are not transparent and I’m glad I also learned about their lack of focus on candidate experience before joining. I’m not excited about going back although I have been passionate about the brand for years this left a really bad taste in my mouth- really it is the lack of transparency- that is a reflection of the culture on their HR/Recruitment team because it is ok with them and therefore it is not the company for me. If you are ok with that approach you might find a match with Disney!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the hardest role you have had to fill?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Walt Disney Company (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2022
Interview
challenging, but enjoyable. Connected with great people who made the process smooth. Met with 4 people across the talent team. Process took 4 weeks and communication was great. I am pleasantly surprised at how smooth the process was.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Walt Disney Company (Remote) in Apr 2022
Interview
Long drawn out process (5 interviews) where I got all the way to the end and was offered a low salary, when salary had been discussed on the first call with the recruiter.
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Talk about a time you had to convince a hiring manager of something.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Walt Disney Company in Jan 2022
Interview
I was contacted by a Recruiter after applying directly. and I was requested to give available times to set up a phone call which I provided. We completed our phone discussion about a week later. At the end of the call I was informed I would be contacted for next steps. I followed up with a "thank you" email, no response. I then followed up again about a week later with a check in on next steps, no response.
Not a good look for a Recruiter trying to recruit Recruiters. Disney is all about Guest Experience but I think they need to work on Candidate Experience while trying to attract talent.
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Question 1
Why Disney?
Talk about what your day looks like at a Sr. TA Manager.
Senior Recruiter applicants have rated the interview process at Walt Disney Company with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Recruiter roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Walt Disney Company overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Walt Disney Company as a Senior Recruiter according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
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