Disney Marketing You

The Disney College Program Marketing You Course is a comprehensive program designed to address the professional and career development needs for a successful transition to the competitive job market. This course is designed to maximize the Disney College & International Program Internship experience using Walt Disney Parks & Resorts as a working laboratory, as well as all prior/subsequent work experience, utilizing the transferable skills noted in the Secretary of Labor’s SCANS (Secretary’s Commission of Achieving Necessary Skills 1991) report. Using researched career development assessment tools and personal experiences the student will clarity personal skills, interests, behaviors, talents and values needed in the job market.  The student will learn how to develop a business perspective for their personal and career interest by conducting labor market research and participating in field experiences to identify industry trends and employer’s needs. Key elements of the course include the development and implementation of a career development strategic plan.
 
What students will learn in this course:     
  • Create career focus for students who have not determined their career path
  • Define professional career goals
  • Understand the concept of professionalism as it relates to Appearance, Character and Effectiveness (A.C.E.)
  • Increase self awareness in the workplace
  • Explore personal and career attributes that can either enhance or impede the career journey
  • Utilize the Disney College Program work experience to identify transferable skills
  • Develop a personal brand to advance future career marketability
  • Learn, practice, and perfect career skills related to a job search
  
                 
 What students say about this course:            
“Marketing You is a very useful course.  All information was important towards personal and future career opportunities.  Very satisfied.”
 
“This class was amazing & I learned so much about the career fields & myself.”
 
“This morning I was e-mailing advisors and professors from school and I realized just how much my professionalism has progressed.  I really enjoyed this course and have taken a lot from it.”
 
“This was a great course; I would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting a fun filled educational experience.  I had no idea that you could simultaneously have fun & learn.”