If you look at company requirements

• Transcription Software - traesea
  • I have several good friends who are RNs..SM - mj
  • If you look at company requirements - see inside
  • I'm an LPN/MT and KNOW you need MT training. - Marie
  • Also was a nurse, still am. You NEED an MT program to learn about this job, not - a software program. nm
    • I agree. You need to take the MT - raindrop

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For the mentoring program you will need to have a USB foot pedal and the ability to play wave files.  You should have highspeed internet as well for you will need to pull down wavefiles to transcribe which will be very lengthy utilizing a dial-up.  Also need Microsoft Word.  For those responding, let me know the hours/days you would be available to work. 

You said Jumpstart was part of your MT training program?You needed to complete Jumpstart in order to complete your training?  May I ask what were the requirements to complete Jumpstart and go on to mt status?  Did you need to type a certain number of lines and hours in order to complete your internship?

I am in an internship program that stated 120 clock hours was required to complete the internship.  I recently learned  clock hours was determined by dividing lines typed by 200 lines per hour--which is what an mt "should"  do.  I was thinking I was nearing the end of my clock hours only to learn I have only a third of the  hours in. 

I should have asked how determination of clock hours is made, right at the beginning but I was dumb.  Once I started asking I couldn;t get an answer for over three weeks and then I had to call the person in charge to get an answer. 

Would like to hear the experiences of others involved in internship as a feature and requirement  of their schooling. The internship program is terrific.  When you get your diploma or certificate you already have experience which is invaluable.  I just wish I had been smart enough before starting internship to ask how the hours were determined.  Actually it should probably have been part of the information the transcription company put out prior to having interns begin.

I am wondering if any employers offer transcription opportunities where there are no minimum line requirements expected of the transcriptionist.  I know if you are employee status then you probably have the 10-12,000 line requirement for a pay period, but what about IC status?  Or part time?  Can someone please let me know if any MT employers offer "situations" where a transcriptionst has no minimum line requirement?

Thank you.

For those of you that do VR, I was wondering what your hourly  or daily line requirments are, if you work part-time or full-time, and how many hours you work per day.  Newbie in the field and I was just wondering what the "norm" out there was. 

has a screw loose. 

A friend of mine who was recently looking for a job had been talking to a lady from New England Transcription (not sure if this is the same company??) and had been given the total run around from them. 

First the lady said that they paid 9 cents a line to start, then when my friend got the contract (which she had to call the lady for 5 or 6 times), it said 5 cents a line.  Then she never heard from the lady who hired her until the day before she was supposed to begin the job.  Then, the day she was supposed to start, she was told there was no work, and she should call back in a few weeks. 

Needless to say, she didn't take this job, but it wasted about 3 weeks (from the time she accepted the position until they told her it was no longer available due to lack of work). 

If this is the same company, maybe ask for the contract up front and review it carefully.  Ask what the work load is like and all that good stuff.  Hopefully it's not the same place.

Just wanted to know if anybody has ever worked for Breitner Transcription and what they are like?

Thanks!

I think some companies but a time frame on when  you can test again if you do not do well the first time.  Good luck

The company I'm an IC with is located in CA but I live in TN. Since I've had a problem with my sleep for *years,* it was an ideal situation in terms of what accounts to put me on. I'm in charge of H&Ps on three specific accounts. They need the reports by 6 a.m. their time, which is 8 a.m. my time. No problem. It's rare for me to sleep until 4:45 a.m. Usually, I'll get up around 2:30 to 3 p.m. I just go back to sleep for a few hours when the morning rush is done. My work day ends by 4 p.m. my time, which is 2 p.m. their time.

I have just started with a large MT company and I barely hear from my supervisor.  I am very self-reliant, but had some basic questions for him.  He was offline the first day (he had never contacted me at that point) and when I finally caught him on the phone he said he would send me an e-mail with answers.  That was two days ago.

I was just curious if this was typical for the industry?

Ms. Newbie

Hello,

I was wondering if any of you have heard of the transcription company called, Advanced Language International Systems. (alsi-llc)?  Thank you.

newbiemommt!  I'll definitely check out that company. I also came across another Philippine company close to where we will be living. The hesitancy I have is that unless an expat (I'm not really expatting...I'm coming back to the U.S. in 2-3 years) is married to a Philippine citizen ( I won't be married to my filipina love until we can wade through the bureaucratic government redtape there) it can be very difficult for a foreigner to get hired by a Philippine company. As far as I am aware , Philippine-based companies pay at local wage rates...which is peanuts. For instance a entry-level filipino worker may bring home 12,000 pesos / month , which sounds like alot , but that equates to about $300 / month. If I were to be hired by a U.S. company and make just $1,000 / month I would be bringing home approx. 40,000 pesos /month and we could live very well on that.

I would expect that I could make substantially more than $1,000/month working as an MT being paid at U.S. wage rates , which is attractive to me for three reasons. The first is that my love and our children will be able to live very well while living there. The second reason is that by being paid the going Ameican wage I am not taking part in depressing the wages American , U.S. based MT workers are making. The third is avoiding the hassles of just getting a Philippine company to even hire me and also avoiding the difficulties associated with getting a Philippine work permit work visa. Afterall , we are not going to stay in the Philippines for any longer than necessary and when coming back to the U.S. It would be great to already be working for a U.S. company all that time , with nothing more needed than just a change of address.

I really , really do appreciate your suggestions. Thanks much.

Ed

Hi!  I was wondering if anyone has any information on Transcription Relief Services out of Greensboro, NC.   Not sure about them.

Any information would be appreciated. Thanks!!

I am a new MT and very proud of my achievemnt. I have just been approved to enter an apprenticeship program with Focus Infomatics. Is there anyone here that has had some experience (good or bad) with this company?

Thanks for any input!