interviews sm
Posted By: anon on 2007-12-27
In Reply to: What diff. do ? make? Answers will be based - on your experience and knowledge regardless.
One never knows what to expect, it may be wonderful and may be a dud. I was given one of those online typing tests which are very inaccurate, showd at 55 vs. my usual 100 wpm, did this at home and this was a very inept site and way of testing. I was also to sit at a lousy chair from the dark ages at a tiny little space, very OSHA inappropriate. They were obviously jealous of my experience and afraid of their job in the dept. From the way I was treated, I refused the job before I even knew if I got it. Don't want to seem negative, but look at the whole situation, ask about your setup, etc. Another job said I would receive a week of orientation in which the supervisor was so intimidated that she showed me absolutely nothing! I quit. They're out there and they hate us as we are fast, knowledgeable and a threat to them. Hope you have a more positive experience than I, it's a cruel world out there. Oh yes, Human Resources asked me what my ideal job would be if I had one. Ridiculous? Yes. But some are good, so be selective.
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I'm so disgusted and discouraged. I've had three interviews in the last week, about three more in the last month, and ALL of the recruiters I spoke with had absolutely NO clue. After listening to their canned speech about their company, they invite my questions. My main concerns are the platform, how a line is defined (with or without spaces), headers and footers included, progam compatible with Expander that I have (IT or Shorthand), do they take out MY state taxes, (some don't), how is PTO paid, and a few more, but for each interview, but the time I got to this point in my list of questions, I'm totally disgusted because the recruiters cannot or won't answer my questions.(They are good about skirting the major points of things). They have to contact someone else, who is not available at this time, etc...and will get back to me - yea, right. WHAT is wrong with these people? Can't they answer simple questions? I don't feel that my list of questions is that outrageous, do you? Am I out of line for even asking these things? I've been burned too many times to agree to a job without asking these, and quite a few more questions, but can't get past first base with these recruiters. Are they so far removed from the actual transcription aspect of their companies that they can't find these things out beforehand and be ready for an appplicant's basic questions? The recruiter makes the first impression for a company, and if they are so far out in left field, what is the rest of the company like? ANYONE else have this experience?
I saw a couple interviews
but Barbara and the producers told Star to make her exit "her way" and when she did, they screamed foul. The producers LIED to Star, that they knew nothing about the 'rumors' (which they established) etc etc. I used to respect Barbara Walters, but Star outclasses her by far.
I've been on a number of job interviews in the last 10-15 years
I have to admit that not everyone I've interviewed with knows what "CMT" stands for, but when I've explained it (the continuing education part is the point I stress), it is usually received well by the interviewer. Employers want to know that you care enough to make sure you stay educated enough in your field.
I'm not knocking anyone who chooses NOT to become certified, and I've certainly seen my share of people who are certified who are crappy MTs. But, I've seen a lot of crappy doctors, too, and they still have their certification in their area of specialty.
To me, a CMT just means that you care enough to want to align yourself with a professional organization, stay updated in the field by continuing education, etc. Does it guarantee someone that you are an awesome MT or employee? Certainly not, and there are plenty of non-CMT MTs who keep themselves educated and up to date in the field, but they can't prove it. When you are a CMT, you have to get the continuing education credits in order to keep your CMT, and you have proof to a prospective employer that you've done that education. That's why it is important to me.
No, that wasn't the case. I watched the interviews on the news.
The very next day after Wilma, there were people standing in line complaining about no help and what were they going to do. One healthy, 20ish woman in particular had her kids with her standing in line. She was upset because she didn't even have water for formula. Now, I do not have a problem helping children out. I would give kids everything I had, but the mother should have had enough brains to fill water jugs and take care of her kids. Those kids are depending on her to do the right thing, and she didn't do it. Her manicure with fake nails certainly was nice, though. Talk about messed up priorities. There were healthy men there complaining about having no water or food for themselves, too.
Gossip. Saw both interviews. Grossly misdone by the media to imply US hatred. Johnny Depp lives has
dual citizenship in France and US as his wife is French. He does NOT hate USA. He vehemently denied this. He did "own" that he said the USA sometimes seemed like an aggressive puppy, jumping on other countries to make them do something the USA wanted. Had to do with the whole French thing during the war. That's ALL he said, and he later said he is not politically savvy and should have kept his mouth shut. He was sad for all the American soldiers being killed.
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