Production Intern Review

I loved it and would definitely recommend to others.

I felt really valued and made some great friendships along the way. No matter what sort of things you enjoy you're guaranteed to find someone else who is interested. Don't be afraid to be yourself and talk to people you wouldn't normally think to as you'll be surprised at the friendships you can make at disney.

My team was really supportive and I was provided with a fantastic mentor.

I was relatively busy but the workload was on and off so some days would be hectic whilst others would be really quiet.

For an intern, I was given a great deal more responsibility than expected which was nice.

The soft skills I developed were really good and the technical skills such as CMS and project management will really help me in the future.

I really loved the atmosphere in the office, it was hard working but a lot of fun with lots of social activities and chatting about work and non-work related things. I always felt welcome and happy speaking to most people in the office about anything that was on my mind.

The application and interview process was pretty fast and we were always told how long the next step would take and it would never go over. Feedback was good and I had regular catch ups with my mentor to go over anything I was struggling with and to review my progress in the internship.

There were lots of training sessions, from work specific skills such as CMS and email etiquette, to guest speakers coming in for workshops in confidence building, healthy living, mental wellbeing and so on. I found all of these sessions really helpful and they aren't something that is usually offered in most workplaces.

I would definitely recommend working with Disney again. The only reason why I may not apply in future is because of the location (London) where I don't want to live and be so far away from family and my partner. Otherwise I would really enjoy continuing to work with Disney.

I was really lucky because most of the other placement students in my department were similar and enjoyed the same social scenes as I did. I think that whatever you enjoy, you'll find someone else who you can enjoy it with whether its clubbing or going to the cinema or theatre.

As expected from London, the costs of living and socialising (and everything) were shockingly high and you will be required to live with housemates unless you're made of money. However the company set up a group for new interns before we started to find others to live with which made the process easier.

I'm not a big clubber so couldn't answer this entirely correctly, but you're right near a lot of bars and restaurants, and living in London you've got easy access to lots of different things depending on what you're into. We went to the theatre more than once and there are loads of drinks going on throughout the year in nearby bars.

Disney have a VoluntEARS scheme where you can get involved in volunteering opportunities both within and outside the company which is great for networking, doing good for others and putting on your CV! My department also had a social committee where regular events were put on such as film screenings.