CP&LERR Fan Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I've been curious lately on how to apply for a job there at Kings Island and Cedar Point, although I live to far from Kings Island I live closer to Cedar Point. I'm to young right now to work there but how do you apply for a job at both amuesment parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 You might want to explore this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 KI's application page: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/jobs CP's application page: https://www.cedarpoint.com/jobs I hope this helps! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Correct if I'm wrong, and I'm sure somebody will, but I thought Cedar Pointe had lodging available for workers that were from outside the area. I don't believe King's Island has lodging available, which means you'd be on your own to find a place to live or somebody to crash with for the summer. Otherwise, I believe KI has a hiring fair sometime during the offseason. Best route for either place is to try and get some face/face time with somebody inside PR so that you're not just another application, but somebody they have a history with. As with any job, its often who you know, not always what you know, and since you're young, you probably don't have a ton of work experience to draw from that will scream "hire me" so its you verse a bunch of other young potential employees without a ton of work experience trying to get the same job. There are many people on this site who either work at the park or have worked at the park in the past; they may be able to help you get in touch with the right people. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 You are correct meford about housing for workers at Cedar Point. Kings Island does not offer housing for the employees. In all honesty, I don't believe that the best way to get a job at the park is to get as much face to face time with someone inside Public Relations as they do not hire for anyone other than their department. Trying to get face to face time before the park really starts hiring can be detrimental to the process as each department has a lot on their plates before the hiring season begins. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I'd be interested in attempting to get a job there when I'm in high school, but I'd be more interested in doing rides. My father, being a former employee of Kings Island, has informed me that It isn't likely that I'll get one of those jobs. What would be a more likely area of employment for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 It is all dependent on what you apply for.You have I think 3 options of areas you'd like to work. If you put rides as number 1, if all checks out on your application (age being a major point) and you interview well you have a good chance on getting a job in rides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 What would you say, in order to get that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 What would you say, in order to get that? I don't quite understand your question. Feel free to PM me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP&LERR Fan Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 Ya , I'm to young to work there I checked the site must be 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Just remember applications for employment are conducted online at the park's web site. You do have three choices as to your top three job preferences. If you want to get a chance on being hired, don't limit your choices. Always use any position as your third choice. Just don't limit yourself to three jobs only and only those three jobs. Unlike getting hired in the outside, where training and experience are the major factors in getting hired, the park is after people willing to show up for work on time ready for work each day. They will train you and you will advance from there to other jobs in your job area. Once you are hired, if you do well during the year, the odds are you will be rehired the next year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 CP you have to be 18, no exceptions unless you're local and will work in foods/merch/games, rides is 18+ only (as it should be IMO) KI is free reign for minors and majors...So yellow tag it up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP&LERR Fan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 CP you have to be 18, no exceptions unless you're local and will work in foods/merch/games, rides is 18+ only (as it should be IMO) KI is free reign for minors and majors...So yellow tag it up Minors at KI, what job is that and age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 CP you have to be 18, no exceptions unless you're local and will work in foods/merch/games, rides is 18+ only (as it should be IMO) KI is free reign for minors and majors...So yellow tag it up Minors at KI, what job is that and age? You can be 15 and have the Admissions Associate, Games Associate, and Character jobs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I will refer you to this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP&LERR Fan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Ah I see some I'm interested in either a ride operator or engineer on the KI&MVRR but I'm to young. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Yeah sadly you can't... A fan running for the door trying to beat someone to the offices. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonbackandbeastlover Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 For working at Kings Island do they employ any winter jobs because I wanna work there but it can't be seasonal I need a part time job once I turn 16(2014 November) but I would love to work at Kings Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Yes the have full time employees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 But very few. The jobs are highly competitive, and not easy to get. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Back in the summer of 1973, I saw Charlie Dinn walking in the park and I ask him if I could come work for him in maintenance and he said, yes. Come over to my office after Labor Day and you can start. I was hired as a full time maintenance helper and worked with the carpenters constructing the Lion Country Safari mono-rail. But after it was all completed, there were lay offs and Iw was one of workers let go. It is very hard to get hired full time and it is very competitive. Especially in the high skilled areas of in the maintenance department (HVAC, trades, mechanics, landscaping). The number of full time is not that many and they do have seasonal workers during the operating season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP&LERR Fan Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) Never mind Edited November 5, 2013 by CP&LERR Fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I'm bringing this topic back, as I'm sixteen in a month and want to apply for a job next summer. I'll be living five minutes away by that time so I just have to get a job at Kings Island! Can you experienced KI workers give me some ideas of what I'm doing? How the interview is, how it'll be starting my very first job at Kings Island (if I get it), if it's as fun as I think it is (to be honest, I wouldn't even care about getting a job as a sweeper..!)...or should I just get a job at Kroger? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisMan Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Unlike getting hired in the outside, where training and experience are the major factors in getting hired, the park is after people willing to show up for work on time ready for work each day. That same rule applies to the "outside". I've fired people for not meeting that requirement. It is very hard to get hired full time and it is very competitive. Especially in the high skilled areas of in the maintenance department (HVAC, trades, mechanics, landscaping). Again.....this same rule applies to the "outside". Pro Tip - Require skilled trade training prior to entering the workforce. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 ^^Interviews are pretty straight forward. Make sure to send a handwritten thank you note to the interviewer. Don't knock the sweepers, I think that job is one of the best lower level jobs in the parks! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Sweeps might be considered as one of best "lower level" jobs in the park, but it is also one of the higher paying , seasonal jobs in the park, outside of full time positions. My very first positions at the park in 72 was as a sweep and I was a sweep again when I came back in the 90's and again in 2005. We took great pride in what we did and considered it as one of the best jobs at the park. As in any interview you have for any job, be it at Kings Island or other companies, always send a thank you note to the interviewer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoraX Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 As in any interview you have for any job, be it at Kings Island or other companies, always send a thank you note to the interviewer. In my last job, I interviewed over 10,000 people (I was a staffing recruiter/senior manager) and have only received 4 hand written thank you notes. I have received 7 thank you emails. That thank you note really goes a long way in my opinion. It makes you stand out a little more than others. In fact, there was a young man (maybe 22) that really had minimal skills and I placed him in a position because he wrote a thank you note to me. He has been with that company now 7-8 years and is now making good money. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I once interviewed with Great American Insurance during my senior year at The Mount and I sent him a thank you note after the interview. During a job fair at the convention center, I met the same interviewer at the Great American booth and he remembered me and we had a very good chat. It was because of my of this professionalism that he recommended me for another position with the IT department at Great American that I did not even apply for. I had a great interview and was called back as one of the top two people in line for the job. The interviewer was very impressed with me because of this and my credentials that I received from The Mount (College of Mount St. Joseph). Note: Soon, The College of Mount St. Joseph will be known as Mount St. Joseph University due to the number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs that they are offering. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Biggest thing for interviews. Sell yourself, give the company a reason why YOU should work there over other people. As for sweeps, at your age, I'd say go for that. I'm not big on minors in ride operations, but still. Now I will say something I hope supervision is really finally pushing farther than in the past. It was something I promoted once I got put in charge at my attractions. Your job there aside from daily functions all stem down to one thing only. You're there to help guests have that best day of the summer feeling. Always go to lengths to make sure guests are happy, enjoying their day, and not having any problems that you can't help correct. You keep that mentality everyday at work and it will take you far with Cedar Fair, and will help in future jobs/careers as well. Also keep to the core values...err Cornerstones..I still remember them...or both.. Slowly realizing Cedar Fair was/is somewhat military like with it's corporateness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I realized that a looong time ago. Mr. Kinzel unabashedly copied much of the military way. And he most definitely saw himself as the Commander In Chief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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