It would behoove you to search the archives on this subject
Posted By: been around the block on 2006-08-18
In Reply to: Cheapie Correspondence Courses - Christina
I think you would find that it is VERY difficult to break into this field and MT jobs are declining. Unless you have someone guaranteeing you can learn on the job with them, with only some medical terminology and transcription training, I certainly wouldn't count on it. People say lots of things. Especially when there is no way to confirm the accuracy of their statements.
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You will also find that many of their students DID pass employment tests and DID find employment. It is all up to the individual. I have said this before, and I will say it again... There are many MTs who never even went through MT school. After you find your first job (I suggest searching for an in-house, local position first), stick with it for 2 years if you can. At that point, employers more than likely will not even ask what school you attended. They will see that you have on-the-job experience. Again, it is up to YOU to decide whether your career in MT will be successful or not. 
You can search the archives for info
The one I found said it was a reputable company. You can Google, too.
Found this on archives search with
Accuscribe
Accustat Carolinas
Advanced Transcription, Inc.
Advanced Transcription Network
All Type Inc. A Stat Transcriptions
Cambridge Transcriptions
Cbay Systems
C & M Transcription
CMT Corporation
CNC Transcription
Cobb Medical Transcription, Inc.
C&C Transcription
DataKey MT
ETrans Plus
Focus Infomatics
Freedom Type
Huntington Group Services
Kathy Yip & Associates
LTS
Lake Valley Transcription
MAG Mutual Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Medical Linguistics
Medical Transcription Corporation
Medical Transcription Professionals
Medifax, Inc
MediScribe
Med-Tech Resource MedQuist
Medscribe Inc.
Med-Ware
MedWrite
Midelfort Clinic
NEO Transcription
New England Medical Transcription
Northeast Transcription Incorporated
Outsourcing Solutions Inc.
P.J. Transcription
Peacehealth Clinic
Range Medical Transcription
Rapid Transcript Incorporated
RI Unlimited Transcription Solutions
RX Text
Scribes Canada Inc.
Scribes Voice and Data Services
Scribes Online
Scriptech
Silent Type, Inc
SoftScript
SpectraMedi
TransHealth
Transolutions Inc.
USA Medical Transcription Inc.
Zyomed
Search the company board and the archives for info. nm
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totally off the subject
Hello, Does anyone have or have heard of men going online to chat with women from those dating websites? if so what's your take on it. do you think they are really trying to hook up or just playing. I was told it was a MAN thing and everyone does it (i guess all men) I was told that the reason for doing it is to see how far they can get, to see what these women would fall for. I don't buy it. but I am just curious how many people out there are doing this
Last post on this subject!
I think! :) I apologize to those of you I offended. That was not my intent. I was looking for advice and support. Straight forward and honest, I can take...being rude or spiteful I can not. I will continue searching for the "golden ticket" I am looking for and if I never find it, fine. But, maybe I will, and when I do I'll be able to tell a "newbie", "Hey! Don't stop trying! It can be done." If that sounds like a "teenager arguing with mommy and daddy" well, fine. So be it. I'm still not going to stop looking. Good luck to those of you in the same boat, and to those of you in the "bigger boat" ahead of us. :) Thanks for the real advice. I am a little less jaded about the whole thing. LISA
My humble thoughts on this subject
It is very difficult being a newbie to the industry and working your first job remotely. I am still considered a newbie having been in the field less then a year. I originally began working for a national, but found that to be stressful. Not only was the pay low, but you never found out about your errors until days later (by then I had repeated the same mistakes several times over). However, my biggest obstacle was the difficult dictators and the lack of availability for someone to immediately “lend an ear”. I now work as an IC but still find that I am faced with the same challenges, the only advantage is that I have a better TAT to enable me to research and produce better reports. Pay is still low, the work still frustrating, the learning curve exasperating, and my nails are almost nonexistent. If I had the opportunity to work in an office environment with experienced MTs around me I would (those jobs are hard to come by in my area).
Why do I continue this line of work? I enjoy it. I love to learn. I love the medical terminology. I enjoy, to some degree, working from home. Would I have chosen this field knowing what I know now? Probably not, I think I would have used the thousands of dollars spent toward a nursing degree and be assured of job security.
Good luck to you.
Check the archives
I recommend you go to the MQ board - they have their own, you know - and read the archives. You have to punch an "e time clock" and work exactly your schedule. Seems they frequently run out of work, and have to make up that time from their personal time. However, they may be more likely to hire a newbie than another national. Happy reading!
There is some info in the archives.
Nevermind, I found it in the archives. nm
Chekc the archives on the company board. Not
much posted about them recently, but not much good posted about them. I certainly wouldn't recommend them.
You can do a search on...
the Better Business Bureau or Google them. That's what I have done in the past.
Good luck with your job search!!!
What do I search for?
I've searched for people looking for independent contractors, but they are generally companies. I'm wondering if there are searches that others have done for a doctor looking for an independent contractor and not just companies and I'm wondering if anyone else has had success in doing so, anywhere on the internet and not just here?
Do a Search!
This subject is broached EVERY DAY (along with "I can't find a job....help!"). Do a search, you'll find plenty of information. Research is one of the top things MTs have to excel in to be any good.
Search
If you type the company name into the Google search box on the main page and click the Search MtStars, you will get a bunch of posts that have the name of that company in them. You can also search the company boards.
search
There is search box right above all the posts. If you type in your school name, it should archive all the posts about that school. :)
How goes the search?
It's tough, but you'll find something. I got a spot with Medquist a year ago. I also worked for Sten-Tel for a while as an IC. Not too bad, mostly VR there, and they treated me well, but I didn't want to be an IC. Needed insurance.
Maybe we can help with the search
I have looked at many MT forums on the web and have seen the same things over and over about the frustrations of the job search for New Graduates. In response to these messages and posts, I have put together a comprehensive Essential Tips Guidebook which features useful information to assist with the job search. At Focus Infomatics we are starting to hand these guidebooks out to anyone struggling to find a position that applies to one of our jobs. This guidebook contains helpful topics such as: a background of what to expect in the search, lists of companies and websites to find jobs, MT forums and groups to network, putting together a resume, interview techniques, earning and wage estimates and much much more. I am confident this guidebook will help and anyone who would like a copy, can email or call me and we will email it right out. There is no costs or obligations of any kind for this guidebook, only to let us know if it did in fact help you.
We hope this will assist anyone searching for a new position!
thanks
Matt
781-565-4648
matthew.liptak@nuance.com
Help with your job search
I have looked at many MT forums on the web and have seen the same things over and over about the frustrations of the job search for New Graduates. In response to these messages and posts, I have put together a comprehensive Essential Tips Guidebook which features useful information to assist with the job search. At Focus Infomatics we are starting to hand these guidebooks out to anyone struggling to find a position that applies to one of our jobs. This guidebook contains helpful topics such as: a background of what to expect in the search, lists of companies and websites to find jobs, MT forums and groups to network, putting together a resume, interview techniques, earning and wage estimates and much much more. I am confident this guidebook will help and anyone who would like a copy, can email or call me and we will email it right out. There is no costs or obligations of any kind for this guidebook, only to let us know if it did in fact help you.
We hope this will assist anyone searching for a new position!
thanks
Matt
781-565-4648
matthew.liptak@nuance.com
Job Search
Thank you Judy. I go to mtjobs everyday, but I have never been to the other one you're suggesting. I'll try it out.
I did a search on Google for
entertainment transcription and several companies came up. Most of them are based in California and require that you live withing 30 minutes driving distance from the location of the transcription company. See www.transcripts.net, also see www.indeed.com, there are similar jobs posted on this site.
Do a THOROUGH search on this site.....
Especially in March, May, and July of this year.
Please search the New MT board. There
:)
Do a search on Focus...sm
You will be interviewed by US employees, tested by US employees, and be working with off-shore employees with heavy accents both spoken and written. I wouldn't work for them. You make your own choice after searching the archives.
M-Tec grad. Do they actually help you with the job search?
Anyone who graduated from M-Tec--
Do they actually help with the job search or just provide the list of partners they work with on the website? When I first graduated from M-Tec., I went through the list of partners, applied to several, and had been called back and offered jobs at all. I stupidly took a job with a company that I can honestly say I hate so far (and have only worked for 2 weeks there) and can't see it getting much better in the near future.
I remember getting an e-mail from someone--Kathy, Susan, Karen...can't remember who it was now because my entire e-mail account was wiped out and I lost that e-mail--but whoever it was told me that if I was having trouble finding a job to let them know and they would help out. I went through the list again, reapplied to many of the companies, applied to several that I had not seen before, and have not heard from any of them now!
I don't know if a lot of companies are just not hiring right now or what is going on. Nothing has changed about me and before I was getting calls and e-mail daily offering me positions. Should have taken one of those instead of holding out for this crappy one. Oh, and I think the issue is also that I only want to work about 15-20 hours a week and a lot of companies are FT only.
If they help other than providing a list, could someone tell me who I need to contact since I can't find the information anymore? Thanks!
New Grad Job Search
Ive been reading this forum for days and everyday I get more and more discouraged. Today I found a post about PCDI, which is the school I attend. I feel confident in the education I am receiving. They send me emails outlining any mistakes I may have made, and I truly am learning from my mistakes with their help. I've begun the job hunt and am not having much luck. Everytime I come across another company, I check them here and almost all of them seem to be 'bad compaies'. Are there ANY good companies to work for? I've read the archives and have seen all the bad things about all the companies. But being a newbie and in need of experience, would be such a terrible thing to gain that experience from a "bad" company? I don't want to set myself up for failure, but I deperately need some experience. I have noticed Trans am hires newbies. I have read all the negative comments about them. But being in need of experience, isnt experience from a not-so-good company be better than no experience? Help please!!!
any resources for job search
Hello! I'm a new grad and have been on the job hunt for nearly a month. Are there any resource that I could purchase to help find a place willing to hire a new grad?
Thanks
Do an extensive search on the internet... (sm)
and also locally, and test with everyone that allows you to. A lot of companies say they will not hire newbies but some are willing to waive the experience requirement if you test well. Good luck to you!
Scroll down and search this web site - sm
The best schools I know of are M-Tec and Andrews. You get what you pay for. Their grads never have problems finding employment after graduation. Best of luck. 
Why don't you search out something local on-site
Most companies will not let you use your "school" time as experience.
I am no expert on the hiring processes, but new MTs need more attention which costs the company more money to pay QA. It is sad, but all new MTs get lumped together it seems.
What suggestions does the school have for you at ths point? Unfortunately, if you did not attend Career Step, M-Tec, or Andrews, you may have to work harder to find that first break in this field.
MT is not what it used to be. You'd have been better off to become a biller/coder and find a job at home.
Don't do it! Do a search on the New MT board for recommended programs. nm
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Search this board for 'schools' and a few will be mentioned. nm
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I would search several companies that have online testing
There are plenty of them. You do not have to have years of experience transcribing, but will have an opportunity to show them what you are capable of.
Bad school. If you do a search using abbreviation you'll
get more info. I'm not sure what other abbreviations you are talking about, if company abbreviations or the usual internet appreviations like DH for dear husband. You can look on the classified board here for a foot pedal, you need USB-1. You can also look on E-bay, or do a Google search for companies that sell new. A new one would cost anywhere between $65 and $80. If you go to the ExpressScribe website I think they sell them now.
Search for comments, but I don't think they'll hire newbies. nm
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tons of info on company board. do search.
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I was a teacher for five years before going to MT. You will find that is a big bonus in your search
I had quite a bit of interested callers who were pleased to see degrees in education and teaching experience in my resume. In fact, my MTSO calls me to ask me to proof her brochures and such!
Search thru the posts here. Depending on the branch, their newbie pay is only 3-4 cpl. nm
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Read Company board and do a search. Many posts about them. nm
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Company board search will give you this info. :) nm
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http://www.gahooyoogle.com/search.php?st=Web&q=EditScript%2BShorthand
Sorry about that.
Search the net by city and state. Many jobs/services out there that you'll never see here or on
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Still lots of in-house jobs on the big job search sites. The at-home US MT is going the way
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Search the boards and send out resumes, and review your grammar and punctuation
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Average start pay anywhere is in the 7-8 cpl range. Do a search of the Company board, make contact
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