Congrats! That is wonderful.

Posted By: June on 2008-03-04
In Reply to: Hope for Newbies - Newbie L

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Hope for Newbies - Newbie L
- HOORAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - agj
- Fellow Newbie - Donna
  - My Resume - Newbie L
    - Congratulations! - ck
      - Thanks - Newbie L
        Company - newbielw
        Sorry - Newbie L
        That's okay. - newbielw
- Congrats! That is wonderful. - June

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You all are so wonderful... *sm*
Thank you for all the encouragement. I think I've cried it all out for tonight. I will take your advice and get a good night's sleep.

Thank you for sharing your stories. I don't feel so alone now.

That's wonderful
Care to share the name of the company that is willing to give new grads a fair try?

TIA!!!

SO MANY WONDERFUL REPLIES
I have had many wonderful responses and replies to my post above and, as I can only take one at a time, I have made that decision at this time. I want to thank all of you, especially the very kind words below from one wonderful person who has allowed me to take her under my wing. I wish I could take all of you and place you in the world where you want to be, but I can only take one at a time to make the experience worthwhile. I will be keeping all of your wonderful replies and resumes, and should it work out down the road soon, I will look over them again. I wish all who work hard to excel in whatever they set their minds to do all the very best.

I second that! Wonderful idea!
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What is this wonderful company
So what is the name of this company you started working at home from in 2 days after grad? What's their website. Help out the people looking please

This is wonderful news...
Landing a job, and hubby is doing great! Good 4 U! Have a good one!

No money, wonderful place
I don't believe you have to register to use word help. Response time depends on the question. Some of us can figure out what you mean in minutes and some of us take a while and/or may never come up with anything. It's a great place, though (thanks MTStars!!!). Highly recommend you bookmark it. Even if you feel it might be a silly question, just ask! I was blessed to work in-house my first two years, and I was constantly asking for help! Good luck!

This site is a wonderful tool for anyone...not to mention newbies

Speaking for myself....it's always nice to have another MT to bounce things off of when I'm stuck on something. I can't say enough positive things about this site. It's amazing at all the helpful people on here willing to help someone else.

Can any of you that have been at this for a long period of time answer me this question? When you first started out...did you feel overwhelmed? How long does it take a person to really see if this is something they'll be good at? I find myself getting headaches really easy and only after a few hours of typing. I feel fatigued. Is it normal to feel this way in the beginning and what suggestions do you have to help? When do you feel that things are finally settling down and you start to move along at a normal pace? I'll give it a few months I guess...I'd think at that point I would have a pretty good idea if this is something I'm going to be productive at or not.

Sorry for all the questions.....I guess I am feeling uneasy and was hoping for some reassurance or words of wisdom from none other than another MT.

For phrases, not just words, the Medical Phrase Index is wonderful for newbies. Get it used! nm
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congrats!!!
I am very happy for you. I have been playing email tag with Sten-Tel since September. No word on any new openings yet, but congratulations!

Congrats!
Sounds wonderful for you!

Congrats!!!

Congrats!
I started out of school doing PT/OT, and it was absolutely wonderful. It's not as limited as you would think since, depending on why the patient is receiving PT/OT, you are exposed to many different medical conditions/procedures (especially ortho). After doing PT/OT for a while, you will definitely be familiar enough to go out and do ortho with no problem - besides the fact that you will have the advantage of knowing the PT/OT aspect of orthopedics, which is recommended for a large majority of ortho patients.

Straight from my PT/OT gig (right out of school) I was offered, by word of mouth, jobs in ortho, physiatry (not psych - not a typ-o), chiropractic, etc. Also, in my experience, I have not encountered any ESL therapists out there - if ESL is not your thing.

If you take the PT/OT job, can you fall back on the neuro clinic since it would be working for a friend? If so, I would definitely go for the higher pay w/the PT. I'm sure you'll enjoy the work. Plus, if you are going to be in-office, many times the PT clinic will let you use the exercise equipment free of cost - usually with athletic trainers standing by to lend a hand too (if they're nice enough)!

Best of luck to you. Enjoy your new career!

Congrats!
Congrats on finding a job! May I ask what company you got hired with?

Congrats!!

Congrats!
No advice, but congrats on the new job!

Congrats!!!!!!

Way to go I knew you would do it. Hey I am in the same boat rocking with you on those line counts. I have been working for about 5 days and only been able to produce about 6 reports. I know that's not alot but everyday I get higher and higher. Further more, I have to try to make it to 1000 lines. I was like wow.

The other thing is that I have nothing but ESL dictators so that's why im starting off slow. People complain about the ESL dictators but I think that it's just a challenge and I love the challenge or else it would be boring

. Anyway congratulations and I wish you the best.

congrats to you and your hubby...sm
Congratulations to you!! You are an online success story but it's nice to see that you, too, recognize that hooking up online can be disastrous!! *S* Best of luck!!!

Congrats...I am happy for you

So, tell me more. I guess I am excited for you because I remember those days...but not quite the same senario. I was considering voluteering when I landed my first job. I did not care...volunteering would bring about experience so I was willing but instead landed a job. The day that I was to start part-time, a full time position came up in medical records (my supervisor was willing to let me transcribe when I was caught up on my work). She was the greatest. She taught me quite a few things. She initially started me out on an ESL doctor and told me that if I could do him then I could do anyone else in the hospital. I really benefitted from that. I can go on and on...

But you tell me about your excitement.

Congrats Ed!! I'm starting the CS
course at the end of March. I'm taking it through Everett Community College, so I'll have additional help from instructors! Maybe we can help eachother out! You'll be about a month ahead of me, but Everett says their timeline to complete the course requires about 40 hrs. a week. Maybe I'll catch up with you quickly if your not studying full-time.
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Good for you!!! Congrats...
It's basically reciting your resume in most cases. They want to get a feel for you as a person and how you communicate. Then, it becomes online most of the time! Congrats on completing your course!

Congrats and good luck to you!
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Congrats on completing your program.--sm
You also might want to check with your school and see if they can provide you with a list of companies that will waive the experience requirement for their graduates and let you test.

Woohoo! Congrats! I'm an EvCC grad...

I really enjoyed EvCC. They expand on Career Step's program SO much and are really helpful. I still talk to a lot of my classmates via a Yahoo! Group and consider them friends. We always welcome new EvCC students if you're interested .

Whee! Have you started testing yet? Congrats! nm
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