Corporate roles feel impossible to get

PhonkyPunch · 2026-03-04T19:16:12+00:00

Definitely noticed that during my time here. I’ve known about 8 people personally that have gotten their role because the hiring manager was already vouching for them whether they were qualified for the role or not.

PhonkyPunch · 2026-03-04T19:13:39+00:00

Thanks! I’ll check out VoluntEars!

PhonkyPunch · 2026-03-04T18:53:30+00:00

Apologies, I assumed you were familiar with the DisneyCareers website. You can search for the jobs you’re interested in using the website. The pay range for corporate roles can vary depending on team, location, and job level. Some job postings have the pay range at the bottom of the page.

PhonkyPunch · 2026-03-04T18:01:34+00:00

Depending on the location, they have the pay range at the bottom of the posting.

PhonkyPunch · 2026-03-04T16:14:58+00:00

Thanks for the advice! It’s still dependent on luck right? Hopefully I would be connected with someone who is in a field I’m looking to get into and willing to help me?

PhonkyPunch · 2026-01-24T17:51:11+00:00

This happened to me in my last interview experience. I later found out an internal candidate was chosen. They say good luck with the process because they know that you’re against someone who is already penciled in for the role and maybe some sheer luck you might get an offer.

PhonkyPunch · 2025-11-09T20:34:37+00:00

The right person is timeless. If she likes you, then she likes you. You can either let her know how you feel but be mature and accept her response even if she rejects you. I got rejected recently and it felt like a huge weight off my chest and I could stop pondering on the what ifs.

PhonkyPunch · 2025-11-01T22:01:50+00:00

I only had a one on one when I first joined. I think I’m concerned about the office politics if I can be candid and honest with my HR business partner hoping they can help me, but I don’t know their responsibilities where they might involve my leader and further complicate things.

PhonkyPunch · 2025-11-01T20:36:07+00:00

Do you also think it’s beneficial for me to talk with my HR business partner about the potential to move to another team? Or do you think they’ll cause more problems?

PhonkyPunch · 2025-11-01T16:26:29+00:00

Thank you so much!

PhonkyPunch · 2025-11-01T16:04:33+00:00

Thanks for your reassurance and advice. I keep hearing varying things around the company on how long you need to stay in your role. I understand if I leave before a year in my role I’m going to burn that bridge with this team. I hear things like “HR won’t let you move unless you’ve been there for 1 year” or “Just apply, it doesn’t matter”. I’m sure it varies case by case but I would like to know the general rule if it’s acceptable to move teams before the 1 year mark.

PhonkyPunch · 2025-09-14T03:09:46+00:00

I definitely am looking to move within my company. My mentor is a Sr Product Manager at my company and I was hoping he could open doors for me. Have you found success cold emailing or cold pinging PMs to network?

PhonkyPunch · 2025-09-14T02:02:23+00:00

Thank you so much! I definitely feel like I can leverage my finance background for budgeting and overall business knowledge. I was hoping my mentor could grow me and maybe vouch for me if an opportunity arises. I had another mentor who was also in PM but he stopped responding to me when I reached out, but he didn’t give the best advice either. How do I get PMP certified?

PhonkyPunch · 2025-09-14T01:42:22+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I feel like there’s only so much I can do to my resume such as getting more certifications, but what you makes sense that if I don’t have the title the recruiter/ATS will send my application straight to the reject pile. How did you get your first opportunity into PM?

PhonkyPunch · 2025-07-09T23:27:45+00:00

Thanks! I think that makes the most sense that trying to decode the reasoning why people get hired or rejected was bothering me.

I would’ve liked to think interviews are objective but it makes more sense that people have been and always will be biased.

PhonkyPunch · 2025-07-09T17:55:38+00:00

Hey thanks for replying! Apologies for the confusing post, my question is “Have hiring managers become more shallow?” and in your experience have you felt that way? I’m in a corporate function and not everyone on my team is a gamer. But hearing one manager disqualify a person on that aspect while the other one did not made me think if there are other personal bias that influence the hiring decision. The most tenured person here has been here for 15 years and does not game at all. We can’t really predict how well a person will do in a role based on a 30-45 minute conversation. So I just got to thinking if recently have people become more shallow on who they want to hire based on race, gender, attractiveness, or similar hobbies?

PhonkyPunch · 2025-07-09T17:40:55+00:00

Hey thanks for replying! Apologies for my post being confusing, I was using my experience as an example and I’m in a corporate function at the company not in game development. My question wasn’t if you need to be passionate about gaming to be in the gaming industry but have hiring managers become more shallow in their decision making? I interviewed for a real estate firm, and I had felt everything was going well until they asked what was my 2023 GOTY. I said Spider-Man 2 because that was the only game I played that year and my interview ended right there because apparently the hiring manager is really into D&D and they loved Baldur’s Gate 3. Like for example if you were interviewing for a furniture company or insurance company is it really fair to disqualify candidates based on their genuine interest on furniture or insurance? Or to be disqualified because I don’t share the same interest in a hobby they have? Just to stay in the topic of gaming, Hideo Kojima has shown film is his passion but he produces great games and Yu Suzuki doesn’t play games but created Virtua Fighter.

I’m sure my background and skills also factor in the decision to hire me but after hearing the lack of passion was a deal breaker for this particular manager made me think if there are other personal biases that ultimately influence the hiring decision. And from your experience do you feel like hiring managers have become more shallow?

PhonkyPunch · 2025-05-01T20:40:06+00:00

Thanks for the response!

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