I'm not wondering at all why you can't pass the test! Sheesh...nm
Posted By: Got education? on 2006-06-06
In Reply to: Mttest.com - emtee
s
Complete Discussion Below:  marks the location of current message within thread
- Mttest.com - emtee
- I'm not wondering at all why you can't pass the test! Sheesh...nm - Got education?
The messages you are viewing
are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select
the boards given in left menu
Other related messages found in our database
You have to pass the employer's test.
No services hire solely on the basis of what school the MT graduated from.
Most of them do require an applicant to score at least 98% on their employment test. If you can't do that, how will you be able to meet their accuracy requirement when working? Their clients expect about 98% accuracy, so they have to deliver. There is no room for MTs who can't do the work.
This is why big companies require so much experience. It goes hand in hand with accuracy. The more experience you have doing acute care, i.e., hospital, dictation, the more you know and the better you'll do. If you don't have the experience, the companies know you'll flounder. They don't have time to hand-hold you or provide remedial training.
The reason some schools' graduates are granted a waiver for experience is that their training has prepared them well enough to do acceptable work even without the experience. They are trained so thoroughly that they are able to pass the employment tests with 98% accuracy and they understand the employer's expectations regarding accuracy and professionalism.
The most successful schools teach students in an atmosphere that mimics an MT work environment, with the same expectations that employers have, so the students have a firm grasp on the requirements by the time they graduate. They behave much like experienced MTs, perform much like experienced MTs, and go about getting up to speed just as an experienced MT would. That's why it's important to choose a school that tests constantly and provides competent, personalized CMT instruction, not just an answer key and a computer grader.
Just wondering, since you lied on resume, did you also cheat on test? nm
x
sheesh
/
Relax miss/mr know it all..sheesh
/
Sheesh! Let's Turn This Around, Folks! SM
I've been an MT for 16 years... Can I apply at my local hospital to be a nurse in the emergency room? No, changed my mind. I don't want to work in the ER -- too much yucky stuff like GSWs and MIs and SABs! I want to be a nurse in the peds ICU... I just LOVE babies and I can spell the names of baby formulas and I know what the abbreviations on the ventilator settings stand for and I type really fast, so my skills will carry over, right?
Now why am I attacked because your posts are confusing? Sheesh. Watch out everybody.
there's a snake loose on the boards.
Did you pass?
Just wondering if you have been able to pass a test yet?
Even if you could take it, you probably couldn't pass it.
Anymore than I as an MT could take a nursing exam and pass it. MT is a lot more than just medical terminology, and nurses are not qualified to work as MTs -- just ask anyone who hires MTs.
If you can't pass the tests. . .
If you can't pass the tests, that is an indication that your knowledge and/or ability isn't what it needs to be to do the job.
If you're getting a chance to test, they ARE giving you a chance. THE TEST is the chance.
You can improve your chances by learning more. Get some materials that Allied didn't use and study with them. Get the BOS and learn it by heart and be able to apply it. Get some HPI training materials and transcribe them. Then try testing again.
The one thing that won't help is begging for "a chance." Employers can't afford to spend money on that chance--they have a job that needs doing at 98% accuracy. If you can't show them you can do that, they're not going to give you a job.
Thanks! will definitely pass these ideas along to my friend -- nm.
nm
Without good grammar you would not even pass - sm
the test(s) you take in order to get a job. They ask a zillion grammar questions, which word to use (affect/effect; their/there; advise/advice), spelling, etc. Also all MTs, no matter how many years experience, be it 1 month or 15 years, must be able to take criticism (and learn from it). That is the first lesson you must learn. No matter how good a MT course is reputed to be, you will still have plenty to learn at the end of it. Many have the attitude that they all the all-knowing diva of MT and everyone else is full of it. So the OP needs to get rid of the chip on their shoulder, I know people here can be quite harsh and some of those here could be a bit more tactful, but bottom line is that they are right. 
If you pass "if"??? And just where do you teach.
x
LOL, Thanks! ..... when I'm ready to be hired, wouldja pass the word around?? LOL ... nm
zz
I think people with their eyes wide open are just trying to pass the news along...sm
to some unsuspected starry-eyed matchbook cover readers. A lot of MT's ARE going back to school and the ones that aren't are posting desparate posts saying "what else can I do?" I believe in being prepared...how are you going to go back to school if you don't have a job (or aren't saving some money now?) Believe me, I've been home with my kids too, and make a pretty penny doing this job. But I feel bad for all those people who A) sink thousands of dollars into getting their MT "certificate" from the schools, then B) come and post on this board with everybody else saying "how can we get experienc if no one will hire us, and C) knowing the MT rates are falling, not rising. Just want to give them a heads up on what the rest of us are seeing. Sure, there's a few folks that are still making good money BUT I've been in this field for 25 years now and there's a definite trend afoot here...
Wondering
I would be glad to talk with you. You may e-mail me at mtizfun@yahoo.com.
Just wondering...
...what exactly is going on with all this bickering here -- yours and few others comments are totally out of this "polite" world (so I thought). You are all stuck on yourselves and totally without any care about hurting other people's feeling!! Did you all hear about being nice to other people? Would you mind checking and double checking the purpose of this board?
I saw that, but I'm wondering if she SM
was saying it is 2 hours of dictation (120 minutes a day). That's a lot for a newbie (even for this "oldbie" at times). It does sound interesting, though.
JM
Wondering about ELL TX, Inc.
Has anyone worked for or heard of ELL TX, Inc.?
Just Wondering --
What about old MT's who have not worked in years, but still have a good basic knowledge of the MT field? Do we count as newbies?
Even though we have tried to stay abreast of the terminology and have done some transcription (approx. 9-1/2 years doing general, legal and some medical), do we need to take a full-fledge course such as Career Step, Andrews or M-Tec?
Is there a MTSO out there that would be interested in mentoring someone in this situation if after completion of the mentorship would be interested in signing a contract to work for a stated period of time for that MTSO?
Thanks for any response.
Wondering
Thanks for your response. I will check M-Tec. I just do not feel that I need a full program considering I have done this type work before.
Wondering
Thanks for your response. I will e-mail you this evening.
Wondering
Hello,
Have anyone heard of Proficient Transcription? There is a $99.00 fee. The fee is because of shared programs.
Wondering..
I had a discharge summary that I did yesterday and had to send it to QA because I had several blanks. I checked my feedback and saw that none of the blanks were filled on my end, so I pulled the report up and saw what corrections were made. There were still a few blanks and it looked like QA didn't go through it that well because there were things that were repeated where I had left blanks..like they filled the blank and had the same thing type right beside one another. My question is, since this was a report that I did that I had to let QA go over, should I say something about the report not being done correctly by QA or let it be?
Just wondering...
I just started working from home about a month ago. I am just wondering how you MTs that work at home usually go about your day? I have been getting up about 9 am (the account I am on is one hour behind me) and we have to request our reports (maybe that is how everyone does it?) Usually I get somewhere from 10-15 reports in the morning. They are all office notes, usually not lasting over 5 minutes in length. I try to sit and do them all and then maybe get up and have some breakfast, take about a 10 minutes break, and come back and request more. It usually takes me about two hours, sometimes longer, to do 15 reports, depending on the docs. The problem is, by 3pm, I feel like my brain is fried, and the worst part is I am maybe at 600 lines. Is this normal just starting off? It is midnight and I have been working since 9 am. Granted I stopped for about three hours this evening, but this is the first day I have made 900 lines. My boss keeps telling me to worry about quality and quantity will come, but I know that full time MTs are required to do a minimum of 1200 lines per day at our company, and I want to pull my own weight.
I am using a text expander, and I add to it daily. Am I not taking enough breaks, or am I taking to many? I thought I was doing real good coming out of school typing 90 wpm, but now I feel like I am very, very slow! javascript:editor_insertHTML('text',' ');
javascript:editor_insertHTML('text','');
Anyways, any info or tricks of the trade that you know would be greatly appreciated!
I'm wondering too
I am interested in seeing responses to this question as well. I graduated in April and still haven't found a job yet. Still searching...
I am wondering the same thing! nm
wondering transcriptionist sm
I would suggest that you steer yourself more towards the companies that accept "newbies" or transcriptionists who have less than 3 years experience. You must start somewhere to gain some experience and learn to decipher the doctors.. Not all docs are awful, usually just a handful. The more you do the work, and the more terminology you become familiar with, the easier it will be for your mind and ears to HEAR everything the doctors dictate. To begin with you may make less than what you're expecting, but the experience will be priceless in the end.
Just wondering why you are bothering with AAMT
They have no power to force a school to change its policies. They're just there to soak hardworking American MTs for huge membership fees so they can turn around and spend that money to support sending all our jobs to India and the Philippines.
In any event, M-Tec does have a tiered program for people with medical background. You might have better luck contacting the schools directly.
an MT should know the differnece between wandering and wondering...
:)
Wondering if anyone has any good references for
as you go along and create your own since you will know what they are. I didn't know if there was a 'general' list that was out there in the web world. LOL.
Thanks for your help.
Just test, test, test anywhere you can...
Trust me, I know it's discouraging. Don't give up though. I am still going to school but I got lucky enough to find some MTSOs to do overflow work for. Granted I am lucky if I get to work three days a week but it is giving me a little experience and keeping my skills fresh. I am now working for a national that ran an ad wanting 3 yrs experience. I took a chance and now I am working with only a couple of months under my belt.
Good luck.
Test everywhere!
If you look at the posts here, everyone says to test everywhere, and it's true! Anyplace that will let you test, test! Some are harder than others, but don't give up. I graduated from my school last November and didn't find a job until March of this year, and I actually found it through a friend of a friend and I consider myself lucky. The important thing is to NOT GIVE UP. I know you studied hard so now work at your job search just as diligently. It is frustrating, but it can be done. Do a search on the internet for medical transcription agencies and test with each one that lets you. Try Spheris, Medivoxx, and Cobb Medical Transcription for starters. Good luck!
Sure you can test 100's.
you set up a worklist off of email responses, send out the grammar screening, when it comes back, run it through a macro to cross check and give scores, then you have an objective measurement of who has potential. Found it weeds out much more successfully than "I completed a medical transcription course and scored a 94%" drivel.
Test everywhere....
By testing with different companies you will soon learn where your strength and weakness are. Regardless if they require experience, if allowed, take the test. It will not hurt and it will help to build your confidence. Most of all, keep trying. Good luck!
Test, Test, Test
Test with absolutely every company you can. I tested with at least 50 companies before I found a good company. Did you get feedback regarding why you failed from these mentoring companies?
Something will happen, you can't give up. I wanted to give up several times, and I am so glad I didn't! Just keep trying - test with every company that allows you. You'll gain that experience while you're trying to find someone who will give you a shot. Good luck to you.
Test
Can anyone tell me how many test they took to get a job because i have taken like 5 so far and be very confident researched everything and they still turn me down. I am getting very depressed because in school I did excellent on all of my reports and they graded hard. I am starting to think that I will never get a job. What is it? Please can any one explain and help me. I am very sad
test
I took a test for MQ last week. When do you think they will get back to me?
98 on Test
Hi,
Is that true you have to make 98 on test to get a job?
Thanks for your imput.
test
test
written test help
I am testing for a new job. Anyone have any info on where to find practice quizes or something. Any help would be great!
They test them and if they do well, they get hired like anyone else.
nm
It's likely that most companies won't test you without
I'm a small MTSO and won't even consider testing someone if they haven't been trained, preferably at one of the better schools (M-TEC, Andrews, etc.)
Help with taking test
Hi there....I'm hoping somebody can help me. I have to take a test using Windows Media Player (no foot pedal yet), and I can't figure out how to type in Word and still be able to use the keyboard keys. Any tips would be much appreciated.
Some companies won't even let you test unless
.
You'd have to test for companies. How would you do?
What would happen when the truth came out? There is no faking it when it comes to doing hospital work. Did you see the ads for general/religious transcription? If your English skills are top-notch, jump on those. One of the companies says they also have or will be getting some MT work, I believe.
Good luck.
so are you saying your test scores are too low?
you may want to consider buying a book and brushing up on grammar, etc. With all due respect, I noticed you misspelled "receive" in your post (it's I before E except after C or when sounded as A as in Neighbor and Weigh). Now that may just be a typo posting, which is fine, but if you actually don't know grammar and phonics rules, it's the kiss of death in this field.
Test scores
No I am not saying my test scores are too low. I usually denied because of lack of experience. As for misspelling receive that was a typo in my post. I asked for suggestions on how for find a job. I thank you for the tip about the grammar brush up but that isn't the problem. I have never worked for a hospital and I think that the school I went to is holding me back. Unfortunately I had no idea that At-home professions or Us career institute as they call themselves now was considered such a bad school. Again thanks for the tip but I believe that my problem is more a lack of experience problem than a grammar problem. When I did this about 10 years ago the field was so much easier to get into. Any other tips would be appreciated.
Test everywhere you can, you learn a lot that way - sm
also make cold calls. This is how I landed my first job. I had tested with a company and passed and was hired, but was waiting to actually start (took 2 months for that to actually happen). In the meantime I started calling local companies, I got hired over the phone by one willing to take a chance on me. I was on probation for 3 months, doing about $200 a month (she only had little bit of extra work), after I a month or so I knew I was "hired" for good and eventually got a little more work as the MTSO wanted to do less herself. I applied at another place (while working the 2 jobs) and picked up a 3rd. All were PT but different types of work, etc. so I packed in a lot of experience that way. Just keep plugging away, took me 2 months to land the 1st then 2 weeks later got #2, and 3 months later got #3. Just takes a little time, patience, and lots of persistence.
I took their online test on 8/21 and just
heard back from them yesterday. The lady I talked to there told me that she is really behind on contacting people. When did you apply with them?
typing test?
I am testing for jobs, and they want a typing test sent to them. My comment... why? I type what I hear not what I read. The brain is trained in a different way. I can only type 60 wpm without my shortcuts and stedmans smart type. They want 80 wpm. I dont know if I should test or not?
No companies have let me test yet
I haven't received any replies yet from companies to let me test. Is there any way to test other than sending out resumes?
|
