Hi all!
So I've already blabbed on and on about my DOC experience here and here if you want the long version. If you've come here for me making a long story short then you have come to the right place. Read on for all the information you need to know about DOC.
Disney Onboarding Central is a secure site for the uploading of sensitive information Disney needs for your application. At some point after applying International Recruiting will send you an email titled 'Disney International Programs: Documents Required'
The email will direct you to Disney Onboarding Central (Henceforth referred to as DOC) where you will need to sign up for an account. The hardest part about this, as with the application, is coming up with a password that fits the requirements. I recommend using the same password you used for the Disney careers site and writing it down once it has been accepted.
Once you have registered you will be taken to a page that has five links to five separate submission pages. The information you have to submit is your Proof of Student Status Form (PSSF), Passport, emergency contact information, address information and visa appointment location. We'll cover each one individually.
Proof of Student Status Form (PSSF):
Other than picking an appropriate password, the PSSF is the hardest part of the DOC process. The form itself is quite straight forward but finding someone to fill out the school representative part of the form can prove to be quite difficult. My only advice would be to ask people for the 'school's official seal'. As a general rule the person with the stamp will also have access to all the information you need.
The form also asks for the end date of your course. If you don't know it, don't worry. The school rep should be able to find out for you. Also, if the date he/she gives you is different to the one you gave on your application, don't worry. Disney won't mind if you're wrong by a little bit.
Passport:
The passport section is quite easy if you already have a passport. The first section asks you to fill in the details of your passport like the number, issue date, etc. The second section is just uploading a scan of the information page. All pretty simple stuff if you have a passport and a scanner. If you don't have a scanner just pop over to your local library or to your school. They should let you do it for free.
If you don't have a passport you have two options.
Option one: Go get one! Most places that issue passports will allow you to pay a fee to have the process hurried along. This should put you squarely within the time limit with a shiny new passport.
Option Two: Contact International Recruiting. Disney will let you upload your passport later on if you need to. Keep in mind though that they have to see your passport before the interview so you will have to upload it at some point. Cheaper and easier than option one but remember to get the process started in time for your interview.
Emergency Contact Information:
This section is so easy it makes the passport section look like climbing Mt Everest. I honestly don't remember anything at all about this section except putting down my mum's name. It was so stress free that my brain couldn't be bothered committing it to memory. All you have to do is put down an emergency contact and their details including phone number, address, etc. Takes me back to those school camp forms. If you're like me and you live with your emergency contact most of their deets will be the same as your deets so you won't even have to go to that much effort for this one. Easy as pie. Mmmm pie.
Address Information:
Honest to God I thought address information was on the application so either I'm wrong and it wasn't or Disney really likes asking for addresses. Oh, well. This one is pretty self explanatory. Just tell them where you want you welcome pack sent and you should be a-okay.
Visa Appointment Location:
This one stumped me a bit because I thought it was actually talking about an appointment we should have booked. All is well. They just want to know what city you will be applying for your visa in. Note that this may not be the city you live in. Make absolutely sure where your nearest/most convenient consulate is before you fill this in. They also want to know what country you will be applying for your visa. Again, this is the country where your consulate is, not necessarily the country you live in.
Once you're done you will only receive an email from Disney if you've missed a step at the end of the seven days. So really no news is good news.
Before we go I will say that not everyone gets invited to DOC at the same time. We suspect that they invite people in random batches so as not to overload the system and crash the servers. Don't worry if you don't get an invite at the same time as everyone else. It's coming. I promise.
Also, while it is encouraged that you take your time and answer everything slowly if you make a mistake International Recruiting will be able to fix it for you. Just shoot them an email and when their office is open they will sort it all out.
- Lily
That's all for now. My next post will probably be about interview invites and role checklists when I finally receive them. I'll definitely keep you posted.
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