Not Jill, but can probably help
Posted By: to believe or not believe on 2008-08-03
In Reply to: Platforms - Need to know
By platforms, they mean systems like Scribes, Emdat INscribe, and other programs that some companies use. Some companies just have you type directly into Word or WP which is what some people prefer while others prefer the platforms. It's all a matter of personal choice. I've worked in some platforms that were just as user friendly as working directdly in WP and others where there was a lag issue with finding demographics, etc.
Again, there is no perfect fit for everyone, just as in any job.
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Me too, Jill!
Add to all you mentioned that the testing is sometimes ridiculous, testing the wrong thing for 'transcription' work.
The best type of test are voice files - which allow the service to see if you can transcribe, and allows 'you' to sample the job. This of course, assumes the voice files pertain to the actual job... and not just sample files. Still voice files are way better than written tests.
Frankly, (MTSOs are you listening?) a good old fashioned person- to-person interview is the best indicator to me whether the potential opportunity is a good one. If the service can't take a few minutes to 'speak' to you, it's a fair indicator of how responsive they will be to you once hired.
I also refrain from taking any test that will take more than 30 minutes total.
Exactly, Jill. You got it. Glad to see that there are...
still some MTs with good reading comprehension skills. 
Jill's advice
You have given very good advice. I've worked about as much as an employee as I have an IC. I've made no more as an IC than I make as an employee. I will not recommend a company nor will I recommend an MT to a company; I've been burned on both accounts. A company that might make me happy might make your life miserable. People change, companies change and not always for the better either. This can happen very quickly.
I agree, I would read everything I could find on a company. While there are always disgruntled employees, where there is smoke there is also usually fire. That does not necessarily mean that a given MT might not be happy with that company. The only way to know for sure is to try it for yourself. Don't waste time. I could tell within an hour whether it was a mistake and if it was, I moved on and didn't look back. All I can say, is don't expect others to do your homework for you. It can't be done. Best of luck to all who are unhappy in their work.
Jill from the Hill
I make far more than 200 lph at MDI using Bayscribe. Have you tried MDI?
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Amen, Sista Jill!
Couldn't of said it better my own little self.
Jill put nail on head
She did not necessarily hone in on the education and having an ear...I TOTALLY agree with being able to FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS, no online surfing, emails, phone calls, laundry, chit-chatting, etc. That's the hardest part for me. I've been an MT for 36 years and I now work from home on production, doing QA for almost 10 years. I'm having a dickens of a time getting a good line count because of inability to discipline myself. Everyday I tell myself I'm going to go better and then bam! I'm back goofing off.
DISCIPLINE and FOCUS is the key.
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