If you notice a pain in your hand or thumb
Posted By: Misha on 2007-08-09
In Reply to: Any trade needs the proper tools and MT - me
or neck or shoulders or foot, the time to try a position change is immediately. That has worked for me.
Remember to get your exercise. That will protect your body more than anything else. Walking and Pilates or yoga, light weights with proper form are all good choices.
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Pain in the....
shoulders! I have been getting this pain my shoulders after I was diagnoses with arthritis. The pain is under my clavicles. I was just wondering if anyone knows why this is happening? I have never had this before!
On the other hand ...
Graduates of the top schools generally have no difficulty at all in becoming employed immediately after graduation. I recovered the cost of my Andrews training with my first paycheck. A long period of unemployment will likely cost considerably more than it would have cost to get proper training from a school that employers know turns out job-ready MTs. Employers generally are not willing to hire graduates from some schools for good reason--they have had bad experiences in the past and it is just not worth it to take a chance. The old adages have survived because they are true: Penny wise and pound foolish. You get what you pay for. This is not to say that you will not eventually find employment. It is very likely that you will; it is just going to take longer. I wish you good fortune in your search in in your career.
This is not first-hand information about M-Tec, but
I cannot recall ever seeing anything negative about any aspect of M-Tec on any MT board. I also do not recall ever hearing of any successful M-Tec graduate who was not able to find employment. The key to the success of schools like Andrews and M-Tec is that they prepare their students very thoroughly, and employers are well aware of the quality of their courses and are therfore eager to hire them. If I had it to do all over again, knowing what I know now, I would absolutely have no qualms about signing up with either Andrews or M-Tec. Hopefully, an M-Tec graduate will be able to give you a definitive answer about placement. M-Tec personnel have a reputation for integrity. I have never seen any negative comments about any of them on any MT board. It would seem quite safe to rely on any claims they make about their placement success.
*raises hand*
I took the Career Step course. I didn't go full blast into it, but I still finished it in about 8 months if I recall.
A week after graduating I had 2 job offers. I ended up choosing the national company. I was on full QA at first, as is the norm for a new MT, and the person checking my reports was amazed that I had no prior medical experience and had never worked as an MT. I'm not a rocket scientist, trust me.  I do feel that Career Step gives you great knowledge and prepares you for being an MT.
That was 4-1/2 years ago, but a friend of mine went through the program just last year and had little trouble getting a job. I highly recommend CS, it's much cheaper and faster than other MT programs, all done from home, and IMO the training is top notch.
There are more, but I'm busy. You'll notice
they refused to resolve it until after the BBB contacted them.
Regarding schools - did you ever notice that (see message)
people who chose AHP, Penn Foster, etc. who managed to find a job afterwards, even in their own words state they were "lucky enough" or "blessed enough" to get on with a company, usually small and/or local. For every 2 or 3 of those posts, what about the literally hundreds of posts around the internet from grads of those same schools who have been unable to find a job, because "everyone wants experience." They say will only hire with experience because you have told them you went to an inferior school, got a poor education, and probably can't pass their employment test, so they don't want to waste their time on you.
So you can listen to the rare, occasional person who was "lucky enough" or "blessed enough" to get a job after taking a less expensive, inferior course, or you can listen to the people all over the internet who wish they had chosen Andrews or M-Tec (or even CS). No skin off my teeth.
Notice that nobody promoted any "Big 2" or "Big 3" schools in that message
In fact, I don't see that much promotion on the boards of any specific school. I just see people fighting an invisible war against those awful "Big 3" schools. Count the messages.
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