Be very VERY wary...

Posted By: See Msg on 2005-09-29
In Reply to: More Info - Wendy

of where you spend your money on schooling. Many community colleges have people teaching transcription who have never transcribed a word in their lives, they're usually computer teachers. You cannot even begin to learn this job, starting from scratch with no terminology knowledge in 5 months. I was a nurse and had taken medical terminology and with my mother (who is an MT) answering my phone calls to listen to a word 800 times a day, it took me TWO YEARS to be any kind of proficient at this job.

Not to discourage, but to inform, it not only take vast knowledge of all the body systems and the Latin based terminology that goes with it, you have to develop the coordination to push on a foot pedal and listen to something that you are typing at the same time you are taking in and retaining the words that you are GOING to type after you finish typing what you started typing. Sounds confusing, but it's a rhythm and a coordination that you have to develop. And last but not least, depending on where you live, you've got a huge percentage of doctors who are foreigners with heavy accents. Add to the foreigners, the speed demon Americans, and the mush mouths and gum chewers and all the rest in between, and you'll know what I mean by developing an ear too. It's not impossible, but is certainly not the add water and mix instant stay-at-home with your kids career. Oh yea, that's the other thing.. Working at home with kids is another whole story.

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How hard is it to get a job? - Wendy
- as a former MTSO owner - Snow Bunny
  - Once bitten, twice shy. Twice burned, thrice learned. :) nm - SmartAlec
  - That would be all fine and dandy... - SM
    - Average line rate including spaces these days for experienced MTs is - about 8 cpl. nm
      - That is still too low, especially for IC, it's - Peanuts (nm)
      - Not necessarily - I make 12 cpl for a company. nm - Exp MT
- Dear Wendy - oldster KNOWS!
- do not take this the wrong way, but yes, it is hard to get a job, HOWEVER, - sm - zia

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