Not anymore. Only Career Step grads without experience

• MT schools questions. (m) - MT
  • CS graduate - MTinTexas
  • Most companies want to know where you rec'd your - education if you have no experience.
    • Wow, I didn't know that. Both local docs/facilities and (m) - MT
      • Well, that's what MQ does. If are not an experienced MT, - you must have grad'd from CS.
        • Not buying it...sm - PAMT~MDM
        • Pure, unadulterated BOLOGNE!!!...or... - UTMT
          • The ad on the job board DOES say... - UTMT
            • Looks Like UTMT has an ax to grind... Bias! - MC
              • Re your comment on CS's site/links - JR
                • Interesting... - MC

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I am considering going to Career Step.  I have been working as an MT for a few months now, but I do not feel that the course I took prepared me for the "real" world of transcription.  My only question is that I also noticed the price diff in these online courses.  That is primarily the reason why I am choosing to go with Career Step.  MTec seems like a good school, but they are 3x as much.  Will I get just as good an education?

I am attending Career Step.  I have also been hired as a MT while still attending.  I think the course is good.  Good luck!!

Have you been to Career Step's website.  It is a very friendly community there and you would get lots of support on their forums.  www.careerstep.com. 

Hello,

I just began the Career Step Online Training Course a couple of weeks ago. You answered a question to a concern that I had from the very start. I wondered if they really help the student transition into an at-home MT position upon completion of the course. You stated that "from experience" you can say that they get you to work right after graduation.

If you don't mind me asking, can you give me some feedback on your experience with Career Step, please? How long did it take you to complete the course? How long after completion did you obtain employment at home? Is it fairly easy to understand what the physician is saying as you transcribe? How do they prefer to pay their at home employees? Those are examples of questions I have.

Looking forward to hearing from you!  :)

Dianne

I have over five years experience in psychiatric transcription.  I started at a counseling facility with no experience or training -- just a good command of the English language and a good typist. 

Anyway, I went about five years doing no transcription.  I recently got a home position doing psych trans. again.  I would like to continue working for this company, but broaden my skills in acute/medical.  Of course, there is some medical in psych transcription, but limited. 

My question is:  Has anyone here been through Career Step and is it worth the money?  Also, do you think it would benefit, or should I just try to gain experience as I go?

Thanks!!

you will be a graduate of THE TOP SCHOOL.  You will have many job offers and will be able to chose the one that fits you best.  You can't go wrong with M-Tec. 

Andrews is also very good.  Career Step, while not in the scam-school category, is just a distant, very distant, third place in the MT school race.

Have you seen the new issue of Women For Hire and the article about MT, how you can be making up to $32/hour and "you control how much you make."  They also suggest you go to AHDI website for more info.

Just finished my certificate at a local college.  I probably spent $1000 or more and can't get hired. Just wondering if Career Step would be a waste of $$$ and time?

Can anyone tell me what type of foot pedal Career Step uses.  I have a friend who is accepting an at-home transcription position and she needs to purchase a foot pedal.  She saw one on E-bay and it states that it is a Career Step foot pedal, however, that is all it says.  She is needing to purchase an IN-USB-1 foot pedal.  TIA

Mostly because we are not being rewarded.  I make half of what I made 5 years ago, not to mention no benefits - no health insurance, no paid time off, which lowers it another 30 percent, so basically making 20% of what I used to.  Doctors see us as robots.  Ads in India claim this job requires little English skills.  Those outside the profession now think computers can do it.  I still like the job - like dealing with words and think of every patient's record as a story that I still find interesting, and feel proud of the work I do, but do not feel proud of the way we are being treated.  I would not recommend this job to anyone anymore. 

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Hi Rae,

The company I work for hired 20 graduates all at one time from Med Workshops and they did well.  This was about 1-1/2 yrs ago.

We contracted with Med Workshops to provide the graduates based on parameters we were looking for.  Because our Company spelled out the training, it was hard to go wrong.  Students got a break on the normal tuition costs.

I understand they are a medical transcription staffing school; the only one I know of.

and I don't want anyone misled either.

Clearly, grads pay $50 for the classes and another $49.95 for the review guide.  This is still a great price, but IT IS NOT FREE FOR GRADS OR ANYONE ELSE.  Perhaps you signed up for the classes before the fees was implemented

I do not care to violate copyright laws by posting the content of posts by Susan the grad forums.

However, for anyone without access to the M-Tec grad forum, there is indeed a fee for the RMT or CMT classes.