If you have made it through the application review round you will receive the following email within about 3 to 4 hours of the Thank You for Applying email.
This part of getting into a DCP is the most nerve racking and hardest parts to me. The WBI is very simple. What you do is answer questions about what you would do in certain situations and what you like/dislike. Sounds simple enough, you don't talk to anyone and it looks like a basic survey, but what makes it the worst part is the fact that is computer graded. So a computer is deciding if you selected answers that meet what Disney is looking for. This is also why you get the results immediately after you finish the WBI.
The WBI is three parts. All three contain the same types of questions. There are some that you have to choose strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, and strongly agree. Here they ask thing like "I like to work outside" "I am always on time" "I like working with others". There are other variations in this format as well. One is something along the lines of not looking forward to at all, not looking forward to it, a neutral option, looking forward to, and most looking forward to. With that they ask things like "working for Disney" "living on your own" " being away from your family and friends". They also ask situational multiple choice questions. One that I can remember was "a child is working at a craft station with a hammer and he hurts his thumb. How would you respond?" Then it had A, B, C, D with different ways you could help like "cheer the kid up by making him laugh" "comfort him and make him feel better" "find his parents" "get him a band aid or first aid". As you can see for the most part these are all correct answers, as are most of the choices for these types of questions on the WBI. You just have to go with your gut choice. Now, for each section of the interview there is a time limit per question. The first section is untimed, the second you get about 30-45 seconds per question to answer, and the third you get about 20-30 seconds per question to answer. This is to help make sure you are answering the questions truthfully and not how you think you they might want you to. All of the questions that you answer in each part are the same just worded or arranged differently so that you don't even notice it is the same question, unless you pay attention.
So here are my personal tips for the WBI:
•As long as you are answering based on what you think you won't have any problems
-you won't trip up by answering the differently worded questions three different ways
•do the WBI in a quiet place
-you will have more concentration and no distractions
•if possible do the interview on a hard wired desktop computer or plug an internet cable into your laptop
-wifi is more likely loose connection to the internet and you want as little risk losing internet access during your WBI as possible
•don't be afraid to put a few neutrals
-it would be weirder if you didn't have any neutrals than if you had a few, I put about one or two on mine and did just fine, but that being said
•don't put too many neutrals
-I would only put about 1-3 of them otherwise you might seem indecisive if you have a lot of neutrals
•don't stress too much about it being timed
-it might not seem like a ton of time to answer a question, but it's plenty, I never ran out of time on a question
•take a moment between each section to refocus
-this will help you re-gather all of your thoughts, and make the each section a bit easier because you didn't rush through the WBI
Remember these are just my opinions based on my experience with the WBI. I suggest that you look at tips from other blogs and vlogs to come up with an approach to the WBI that is right for you.
One vlogger I found really helpful on the WBI was Hannah Blatt. Below is the link to her video on the WBI.
If you have any questions about this just comment below and I will answer them best I can!
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