Disney corporate strategy/development for (summer) analyst position
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on 2/5/12 at 11:18pm
Have seen past posts on this topic, but wanted to get a current view on the strength of this group. Seems like a good combo of corporate finance/transactions with strategy. A LinkedIn scanning suggests that their analysts place into pretty unique opportunities. I'm curious about doing an internship or full-time position with this group coming from a target undergrad.
Would you take an entry-level role at DIS over M/B/B or BB/elite boutique IBD? What's your take on relative prestige? Long-term benefits/consequences?





I've read about it quite a
I've read about it quite a bit and I'd strongly consider it if you're really interested in the media space, which I am. Seems near impossible to get a spot there out of undergrad if you're not from a target unfortunately.
They have 1 spot open every
They have 1 spot open every year, I believe, and I think the person who gets it usually turns into some Hollywood bigwig or something. It's magic, what'd you expect from Disney?
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Solid pay, great benefits and
Solid pay, great benefits and you could wind up in their VC arm (Steamboat Ventures). They have quite a few VC investments in Shanghai and Beijing. Very talented persons.
I'm sure I have said this
I'm sure I have said this before but I would take a spot on Disney's team over almost anything I can think of
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From what I've heard from
From what I've heard from talking to people with first-hand experience, I can confirm the above opinions are all correct. The strategy/corp dev team is filled primarily with ex-bankers and mgmt. consultants, and I think getting a spot out of undergrad would be ridiculously hard. The one con I have heard is the hours are pretty bad, which is weird for a corp dev position. But given the place hires a ton of ex-bankers, that's not very surprising.
The M&A corporate strategy
The M&A corporate strategy group typically only hires from Harvard. The corporate strategy/finance rotation program has three target schools: Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford. It may be possible to get a full-time job there without being from one of these target schools if you have connections, but these are the only undergrad universities that Disney currently does on-campus recruiting for.