Friend interested in MT
Posted By: OHMT on 2007-03-21
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I have a friend interested in getting into MT. Does anyone have any info on a good school, good advice, etc. She is in the Ohio area. I have been with MQ for 10 years, so I'm not up to date on the training aspect. Any info would be helpful. Thanks!
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I'm interested
How do I work with you?
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yes I was wondering what their website site is. Do they offer you a job after graduation or the internship. Still checking out schools there are so many I its hard to decide.
Anyone seeking a mentor? I'd like to help. Please email if interested.
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Found a great deal on ebay for those interested
Stethoscope style headphones with pc style plug in for $8.99 shipped.
Item number: 320296944311
I'll be purchasing myself a few as well. 50 available.
Or if you're interested in investing 2 years to break into a field that won't be around...
but if you are wanting to get into a field where you can invest some time and money and actually have a job, you better look elsewhere. Seriously. I don't like it either but that's the way it is.
friend
I would post the company's name here. Alot of us MT have been around and can let you know about the company. There is no need to give her name or yours for that matter just say "hey anyone know anything about this company."
Mentor/MT friend
Hi, that is a good idea about a Mentor. I have been transcribing for about a year and have been where you are. I can help, I think. No, I am not a 20-year-vet, but I work very hard on the quality of my work. I would love to talk to you. You can e-mail me privately if you want. I am at home all the time, because I stay at home with my babies and only work in the evening and weekends. I have a wonderful mentor and feel everyone deserves someone to help them out a little bit. Good luck and hope to hear from you. 
Mentor/MT friend
I wanted to add something, Sometimes it helps to have someone to call if you just cannot figure something out. I have someone and you should too. I feel very strongly about having someone to talk to about this job. It can be very isolating, working at home and I was getting upset that I had no one to call or bounce stuff off of. Since I had a mentor/friend, my production has gone from 50 lines an hour to consistently 150-200 lines an hour. She tought me how to use my ShortHand efficiently and helped me with my resume and how to use my books and online tools quickly and efficiently. I was not the best student, but went to a very good school. Later.
Helping a friend
Hello,
I'm trying to help a friend who started a P/T medical transcribing job from home. She's been getting rather frustrated of late because she can't seem to get her quality scored up. She has been isolated from anyone within her company with the exception of her QA people that she turns the reports into. She says she spends a massive amount of time proofreading her reports and correcting any mistakes she makes. The issue is that the QA people always seem to find new mistakes to ding her for.
Does anyone have any useful advice they could give her? Is this sort of growing pains period standard for the industry? Part of the problem is they only gave her a limited reference guide to use for proofreading. Is there any way to get more comprehensive guides? Lastly, what is the best way to find out a company's reputation? I would prefer to find out that sort of information without potentially getting her in trouble.
Thank you for any assistance. It is greatly appreciated.
Thanks! will definitely pass these ideas along to my friend -- nm.
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Well, it's the only software my friend was asked to buy!
Do you have an answer for that?
I have a friend who did Career Step (sm)
She is a very motivated, studious person - even teaching herself to speak fluent Spanish. Even so, Career Step was a challenge because there isn't a lot of feedback.
I have met MTs who took MTEC and Andrews and had a lot of interaction with the course instructors and support. They also have come out of the courses with a pretty good understanding of the MT working world which is always going to have surprises compared to schooling.
Perhaps this helps in deciding which school might be best for you.
PS. I learned through training on site at a clinic. I am a big fan of getting lots of support from skilled MTs. I'm not sure I would have stuck it out with a course like Career Step.
Have a friend who is a recent graduate for MT, does anyone know of a company who hires with less
than one year's experience or has a mentoring program? TIA!
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