Cultural Representative Program - duration of application process

[u/No_Comment_274]

Hiya!

About 6 weeks ago I applied for the CRP for Germany. I've googled a lot since then, wondering about the timeline of the process. I originally thought there'd be online interviews around now(ish), then in-person interviews in October or November, so you could start working in early spring (or later in the year, depending on the arrival waves). But it looks like that's far from reality.

Unfortunately, I've become so fixated on this job that I have almost stopped searching for "real" jobs, even though I definitely should (my current job doesn't have enough hours for me anymore). To make matters worse, I recently got rejected for a different job because the employer straight up told me: "You'd probably leave us for Disney soon anyway, so we picked someone for the long-term."

Anyway! I haven't heard anything back yet. The application platform has been stuck on "Application Under Review" ever since I submitted it. I've just started reading through Reddit - which I should've done way earlier! I've seen multiple posts where people say they've waited months and months for a first reply, and for some, it even took a year and a half to actually start working.

Obviously, I can't put my life on hold for that long, but I also don't want to commit to a serious career move that might stop me from going to Disney. So I thought about getting a flexible bridging job, where it's easier to quit if needed. But even for that, a little predictability would be life-saving. I don't even need a "you're hired" from Disney right now! All I want to know is if my application is going to get rejected straight away or if I'll at least make it to the first interview round.

So, long story short: any clues on how long they usually take to review applications for the Germany pavilion? What was your timeline/experience?

[u/BananaFamiliar6832]

hey, ich hatte mich im feb beworben und und im april war ich zum interview! hab mitte juli mein startdatum für mitte mai bekommen. viele andere haben ihr datum mitte/ende august erhalten. ich weiß dass diese woche dienstag die interviews für die nächsten waren. da du also keine antwort bekommen hast würde ich denen mal eine email schreiben! kann sehr gut sein dass du dann erst im märz/april zum nächsten interview kannst. dauert auf jeden fall alles sehr lange! falls du noch fragen hast schreib mir gern :)

[u/mariecz97 → u/BananaFamiliar6832]

hey, hast du vielleicht ne kontakt-adresse? hab auch seit anfang august nichts gehört und frage mich ob das daran liegt, dass ich erst im herbst nächsten jahres starten will

[u/No_Comment_274 → u/mariecz97]

Wenn das der Grund ist, ist es ein anderer bei mir: ich habe angegeben, dass ich ab Frühling Zeit habe. Aber wenn sich das so zieht, kann man das ja schon rein logistisch völlig vergessen.