Despite being at the bottom of the world, Otago students are attracting attention from the wonderful world of Disney.
Last Monday Disney World recruiters visited Burns (the Arts building) to promote their range of Florida-based work programmes. Disney recruiters visited the University for the first time last year and lured a few students into their work placement schemes.
Earlier this week, a University of Otago career graduate adviser told the Otago Daily Times that "the world of Disney has a lot of pulling power." The Disney International Programmes website describes participants as being able to “experience the magic of Disney”, “gain real world experience” and “learn important business philosophies” while working in roles such as “operations, merchandise, quick service food and beverage and lifeguards”.
That sounds an awful lot like the types of skills you can learn in most minimum wage jobs in New Zealand. Whoop.
Kidnapped by Mickey
