Centrelink Call Centre (1 Viewer)

[Danoz The Great]

Applied for a job here at the Centrelink in town.
Anybody work here? What's the conditions like (apart from lots of abuse)?

 

[paper cup]

Applied for a job here at the Centrelink in town.
Anybody work here? What's the conditions like (apart from lots of abuse)?

whoa you can axctually apply for those places without any sort of prior training?
or are you talking full time job?

 

[sikeveo]

well obviously there will be on the job training or a training period of 1-2 weeks.

Btw, that desparate housewives episode was so funny with the 'domination' thing

 

[paper cup]

well obviously there will be on the job training or a training period of 1-2 weeks.

Btw, that desparate housewives episode was so funny with the 'domination' thing

yeah it was on last night repeats. Bree is the coolest of the lot except now she's dating george, what a bloody wanker

 

[sikeveo]

Yeh, especially when Bree's son pays him out over dinner.

 

[Danoz The Great]

Anyway, back to the point...

whoa you can axctually apply for those places without any sort of prior training?
or are you talking full time job?

Prior experience wasn't necessary, but it helped.
Job description is here: http://jobs.ipa.com.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=76317&from=direct

 

[seremify007]

Applied for a job here at the Centrelink in town.
Anybody work here? What's the conditions like (apart from lots of abuse)?

Haha I know nothing about Centrelink call centres (or most call centres actually)- but I'd imagine you guys would rank right up there with the people from ATO in popularity at parties... of course it depends what kind of party^^

 

[sikeveo]

whats the pay like?

 

[Danoz The Great]

whats the pay like?

Really good, it went from 39-49K

Haha I know nothing about Centrelink call centres (or most call centres actually)- but I'd imagine you guys would rank right up there with the people from ATO in popularity at parties... of course it depends what kind of party^^

I'm only going to be there for a year, therefore I don't really care about the "parties"

 

[sikeveo]

Hmm, not really worth it then. Most call centre pay about that. Are you deferring uni?

 

[Danoz The Great]

Yes .

 

[paper cup]

Yes .

oh, it does sound good. The rate i;m going, deferring uni is a glaring option.
So you can rock up there with no experience?

 

[sikeveo]

cb you should have applied for coke/neverfail, they pay similar and pay 80% of ur uni degree if you are a perm

 

[paper cup]

cb you should have applied for coke/neverfail, they pay similar and pay 80% of ur uni degree if you are a perm

what what can you still apply how what? that sounds positively wonderful :/ it's too late now isn't it?

 

[Not-That-Bright]

Be prepared for alot of abuse.

 

[Danoz The Great]

Be prepared for alot of abuse.

Yes, I've been told...
I've rung up Centrelink a couple of times in the past too. Not to abuse though

 

[Danoz The Great]

So you can rock up there with no experience?

It seems like that - training is given, but I don't really know what that involves..

 

[paper cup]

It seems like that - training is given, but I don't really know what that involves..

you realise, though that you have to write a couple of 6000 word essays?!

 

[Danoz The Great]

No!
That isn't cool...

 

[monzi]

Lala

Go to www.vogue.com.au, and go down to the career forum, there are countless people who have actually worked in Centrelink's call centres and have copped abuse well from what I read anyway. Didn't look pretty.