V/Line Conductors

vlinerocks · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:23 pm

G'day all,

have recently seen on the V/Line website conductor positions vacant and was wondering if anyone knows what life is like as a V/Line connie, and what (if any) qualifications you need before applying.

Cheers, Harrison

dalts 1985 · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:01 am

brianynoonan · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:19 am

not necessarily essential to be older than 21, i scored a conny job at the tender age of 19... customer service experience is ESSENTIAL, gotta be sure to sell yourself as mature, and responsible as your caring for a train load of passengers. if your considering applying, pm me and i can give you some tips

I'm interested in upgrading my twenty eight point eight kilobaud internet connection to a one point five megabit fibre-optic T-1 line. Will you be able to provide an IP router that's compatable with my token ring ethernet LAN configuration?

translation: dial up internet is the Devil

grunter · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:00 am

l was rejected as a V/Line conny about 3.5 years ago, thank god, l'm a train driver now! Razz

brianynoonan · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:10 am

it seems you pretty much need a degree to become a conny these days, seems totally overboard to have pshyc tests and the like.

the offer of a position should be based on you as a person and your customer service skills, not wether your fantastic at maths or mechanical reasoning....

I'm interested in upgrading my twenty eight point eight kilobaud internet connection to a one point five megabit fibre-optic T-1 line. Will you be able to provide an IP router that's compatable with my token ring ethernet LAN configuration?

translation: dial up internet is the Devil

rumbleman · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:16 am

You have to remember the rail industry is seen as a very desirable industry by a lot of people, not just those in the gunzel/buff community.

I've found with jobs that I applied for before landing a job with the mob I am a slave to now, there was in excess of 500 applicants (as a minimum) for each job. Sometimes close to 1000 applicants and more. The selection process as you could imagine is very competitive as you have a lot of skilled people applying for only a few positions.

Keep trying, apply for everything you can. And if you so desire, it pays to apply for jobs outside of the area you live in if you're prepared to make the move.