I wouldn't recommend going FT with MT currently.
Posted By: me on 2007-11-10
In Reply to: Need Advice - Lori
If you can do both for a while do that and then it will give you a chance to see if you like MT without having to give up the other job. You can get an idea of what your income would be as an MT and see if you could leave on that income alone. By working the 2 jobs you could also save some money or pay off bills so that if you did go MT full-time you would be in better shape when the lean times came around.
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I wouldn't recommend MT for you based on your
situation, but if you have no previous MT experience/training you would need to take a course, either by correspondance or at a local community college. Training can take 9 to 18 months, or less depending on how much time you have to put into it, but if you are working FT you're probably looking at a year. Then you need to either get hired by a company that will hire newbies and pay them next to nothing, or do an internship, which you may or may not get paid for and may have to pay to do.
I recommend you (sm)
start with a secure FTP server for uploading and downloading your work. Shop around for the best deal and pay attention to how charges are calculated for the server space. With that in place, it won't matter where you live as your clients can upload to the server over the internet and you can download from wherever you're living!
What course do you recommend? sm
I have a friend wanting to take an MT course. She has looked at Andrews, but cannot afford that. Is there another course that is more reasonable in cost, but still a good reputable "school"? Thanks.
Have it but don't recommend it
The purpose of this book is if you can only make out one word of a phrase, you can look that word up in this book and it will have a list of phrases containing that word. It definitely does not take the place of all the separate Stedman's specialty books.
The terms & phrases book has helped me out a few times, but all in all I do not recommend it unless you can get it for super cheap (like $10) somewhere. I would continue to collect the individual specialty books.
Usually here we recommend (sm)
Andrews or M-Tec. I don't know anything about Meditec, but grads of the first two I mentioned get jobs when they get out.
I've taken on an AHP newbie before, and she wasn't even ready for radiology without lots of help. It didn't teach her 1/5 of what I expected her to know.
Why wouldn't one
do anything they could to get the upper hand??? Everyone is complaining about finding jobs.
In this economy, with all the competition, it is necessary to set yourself apart from the others.
Nobody is saying that you need to take a test to prove anything to yourself.
"Most don't care as long as you do the job and do it well"....how will they know if they haven't hired you yet?
My point is that if you don't have a job at the moment, and you obtain the CMT, it may set you apart and get YOU the job before someone else.
I'm not saying that getting a CMT is necessary. Only that it can only be more beneficial, especially in this job market if you are looking for a job.
What training would you all recommend
Hi,
I am looking into schooling. I thought I had decided on Career steps, but after reading the board, Andrews and m-tech seem better. Is career steps a bad decision and does anyone know if it is easy to get a job after you graduate. I am looking to work from home only. I have an associates of applies science degree and passed my CNA course (certified nurses assistant). I planned on being a RN but got pregnant and am not willing to ever take him to daycare. I need to work from home and have been looking into medical transcription for almost a year now....... Just wondering what course will get me a job the easiest and if Career Steps is a good idea?
THANKS!
charie
I don't think it is. I would not recommend this business
to anyone. With all the work going offshore or going to VR and the line rates dropping, or not increasing with inflation, plus all the horrible platforms, etc. it just isn't the business I woulud want to retrain for.
you wouldn't consider it an insult if...sm
you saw the number of resumes I get when I post a job. You are missing the point. If you are looking for work for 6 months and no job, then better some lines at 3 cents than no lines at 6 cents. You can be insulted if you like but you still have bills to pay.
I wouldn't panic (sm)
Especially since it's only been a few days. I was hired by a company as an IC, signed the contract, and didn't hear anything about work for 2 weeks, maybe more. This was a few years ago. Finally, I did hear back and I'm still with this company today. I know you're anxious to get started, and probably worried about whether they changed their mind or something, but I think it's pretty common for these delays in getting started. Don't let it discourage you. If it drags on for quite a few more days, you might try to find how to contact them by telephone, but at this point, I really wouldn't worry too much.
I had an interview where they wouldn't
tell me what they would pay me until they offered me the job. They did at least know the hours...........
I wouldn't say Spheris is better.
I would recommend Stedman's Orthopedic
Word Book. It sounds like it isn't the exam that is the problem, but the tests/procedures, which is where a good reference source would help.
I recommend Career Step
I am a CS graduate and found it to be reasonably priced and very in depth! It prepared me well!!!
Go to www.MTinTexas.com for more info or feel free to email me at lyndi@MTinTexas.com. :)
HTH
I would not recommend it. Being a speed typist
isn't as important as being accurate, but if you have been typing "for years" and only type 55 wpm an MT course is not going to improve that. MT work can be very stressful. It is difficult for a newbie to get a position and the pay isn't very good even for experienced MTs who can work full-time. My MIL had MS and stress would make her muscles become rigid to the point she had to take some much Valium she was a zombie.
Hi So, what school would you recommend? Thanks in advance.:-)
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Call their office to see which one they would recommend for you :) nm
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I would not recommend buying the CD versions used
because you are only allowed 2 downloads and then they don't work.
They should supply something so specific to the VR job. I wouldn't buy it. 6 cpl is about the ex
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I'm thinking if I was selling something I wouldn't
point out the bad things about it.
I wouldn't let it rest til I got my money!
That is what the scammers want you to do, so they can get away with it and keep cheating other people. She is asking an honest question that pertains to her problem, while at the same time keeping it in people's minds to look out for people like this.
Everyone has their preference. I wouldn't spend
much for your first pair. USB earphones are better than the others usually.
I would not recommend Penn Foster. In order
to take any of their courses you have to have completed 8th grade, and that is about where the courses are geared to. My teen son is taking an automotive course through them and he knows more than is in the books and he has found many errors in the books. They emphasize that the testing is open book and if you do poorly they allow you to test again. I don't feel like you learn much this way. While the school itself is an accredited school in most states, I feel like it would be a waste of time and money for MT.
I started MTing in 1979 and right not would not recommend it to anyone.
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I would not recommend applying to Focus. That is a bad company and
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No, dear. I wouldn't dream of commenting
on your "typo". It's more fun just to let it sit there and speak for itself.
Besides, you're just not worth the effort.
You should use them. You'd be using them in your work day, wouldn't ya? Good luck. nm
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I wouldn't buy a laptop for ergonomic reasons...sm
the keyboard is very small and it's almost impossible to get it set up at the correct height. Note their keyboards seem to be set forward into the laptop also and there's no wrist rest. If you are going to be putting in 6 hours a day, you better make darn sure you have all the ergonomics in place, including a really good chair. Otherwise, your body will pay. Also don't forget, you will have to either a C-phone hooked up where-ever you are working or more likely you will be using a .wav player. So are you planning to have the footpedal and headset plugged into your laptop too along with every thing else? That ought to drain your battery in no time. If you have the picture of typing poolside on a sunny day, forget it.
Never heard of them, probably wouldn't hire a student from them.
Best advice I can give: Invest in an education that gives a recruiter warm fuzzies, and be on top/near the top of that class.
Would you want your surgeon to graduate from a cheap university on a remote island?
I personally would not recommend them mainly because of the poor way they treat their staff.
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I make good money at it, wouldn't quit for anything.
This particular board has a lot of "the sky is falling" mentality but in reality, there are many, many MT jobs.
I make about $30.00 per hour, well worth my time.
Paying money to take the test wouldn't be bettering myself.
I am an excellent MT and everyone I've ever worked for knows that. I don't need to line someone else's pockets and take their test to prove I know my stuff, I prove it every day. It all depends on where you work, some places want a CMT, but most don't care as long as you do the job and do it well.
I wouldn't work for a company that outsourcing offshore and then lies about it.
absolute definitive proof of this. Be wary.
I absolutely agree. I have 4 years' experience, but wouldn't try to enter the field now. nm
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