The Walt Disney Company IT Internship

1. The Walt Disney Company IT Internship

2. The Walt Disney Company IT Internship Kristina Karadzhova – IT Intern LOCATION: Hammersmith DEPARTMENT: Disney Consumer Products CONTRACT : 12 Months Paid Placement

3. Why is a Placement Important? • Boost your employability • Placement students often receive a job offer after graduation • Find out what you want to do when you graduate • Improve your final degree classification • Earn money

4. My Placement Role JOB DESCRIPTION: • Providing support with SAP (invoices, purchase orders etc.) • Dealing with vendors queries • Managing the inventory to ensure visibility at all times • Troubleshooting incidents and escalating them to Support Analysts when necessary • Adhering to and writing new processes • Liaising with other Disney support teams - logging requests and forwarding information • Assisting with application testing

5. What Skills Disney is Looking for in a Placement Student Disney Core Competencies: • Thinks Strategically • Builds Relationships • Communicates Effectively • Driven Results • Inspires Creativity and Innovation • Exhibits Professional Excellence

6. What Kind of Skills have I Developed? • Confidence • Problem solving • Time management • Working under pressure • Ability to interact and work with colleagues and customers worldwide • Ability to work using my own initiative • Knowledge about Disney

7. Why did I Choose a Placement at Disney? • Add one of the biggest brands to my CV • The opportunity to work with different departments • Disney Store Discount • Networking opportunities • Being a member of professional IT team

8. Project Plan your Applications • Break down the process • Start early in your second year • Set specific and achievable actions, for example, visit Placement/Careers office, and identify employers and roles that interest you, employer research • Record key info and dates like: application deadlines • Meet recruiters on campus • Plan & prepare applications (make a note of the date you send out applications and to whom!)

9. Application Process

10. Employability Skills • Communication- orally, in writing or via electronic means and in a manner appropriate to the audience • Teamwork- being a constructive team member, contributing practically to the success of the team • Leadership & Drive- being able to motivate and encourage others, whilst taking the lead • Initiative - ability to see opportunities and to set and achieve goals • Problem solving / Analytical- thinking things through in a logical way in order to determine key issues, often also including creative thinking • Flexibility/adaptability- ability to handle change and adapt to new situations • Commitment/motivation- having the energy and enthusiasm to pursue and complete projects

11. Interview Tips • Make a good first impression – be polite and courteous, look the interviewer in the eye and listen to what they are saying • Prepare for the questions that are likely to be asked byrunning through the job description and person specification and practise giving evidence of your abilities • For competency-based interviews- prepare a range of examples, covering everything from your academic achievements and hobbies to any work or voluntary experience you have • Ask the interviewer a few questions – this will show you are interested in the company • Practice- by Attending mock interviews organised by your careers service or by employers on campus