MTSO - Are you going to answer quick on this

• Proficient Transcription - MTSO
  • Let me just go ahead and ask you straight out then... - sm
    • MTSO - Are you going to answer quick on this - one or what? nm
      • THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT! - nm
        • MTSO - What are you afraid of? - Answer the quesiton.
          • Wow! This is a sign to beware of her start up costs. - We just want to know what they are and
  • You still haven't addressed the issues brought up below . (sm) - anon
  • You have not been transcribing 10 years. Your resume reflects about 4 years tops. I am going to put - it out there, too. You are an MT with (sm)
    • Where will we be able to see the - resume? (nm)
      • You cant put someone's personal information out there like that. nm - Wrong
    • I think you have the wrong person or someone else's resume. I have been working for 10 years. I - MTSO
      • So, MTSO, are you going to address the issues - or not????
      • I have the right person and you are too quick to reply to posts. A professional - MTSO would just ignore. (sm)
        • Professional MT's would be too busy working to - MTSO
          • You still skirted the issue. Please answer the questions so you may have more newbies. Otherwise, - nm
            • I was not the one who wrote that above post signed by MTSO. I said what I had to say. sm - MTSO for Proficient
              • I think what the MTSO has and hasn't said speaks volumes - sm - anon
              • To any newbie considering Profiicient Transcription... sm - Honest Opinion
                • This all sounds nice, but newbies have to choose MTSOs wisely and this one is not a wise choice. - I speak from experience. If anyone wants to email
            • Otherwise you may have a decline in new hires. - sorry. nm
          • Gee, I was under the impression that this board WAS for professional MTs! - Way to put everyone down
            • AND for professional MTSO's! But post above states otherwise. nm - MTSO
            • What would give you that impression? - Certainly not this thread. lol

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Check on Google.Com they have many links to the company you are looking for.

Why don't you call Linda and discuss your concerns with her?  I'm sure she can put them into perspective better than I can, but I'll share that you won't need to use that website in your studies.  Nor do you need to participate in any social activity whatsoever.   In fact, should you wish to be completely invisible to all the other students, you won't have any problem doing so. 

My cyber-office masquerades as a pub, but I won't be teaching you, so you don't have to go there.  Even if I was teaching you, you wouldn't have to go there!  Many of my students interact with me only by email.   

Yes, our board is private.  That is because our students voted to have a private board and because the school administration feels that a private board is best for everyone.   That way, you can speak and participate freely, or not, without worrying about it coming back to haunt you some day. 

What's most important is that you choose the school that makes you feel the most "at home."   You need to be comfortable and happy, and you need to feel that the school meets your needs as far as is possible.   We want you to select the school that you feel is "your" school, and if it's not us, that's ok. 

I have been doing this job part time for 6 months now and absolutely love it. I am looking forward to the day when I can do this full time.  To answer your questions:

1.  There is no reason nor excuse to attach a resume when your prospective employer says to paste it.  When I applied I made sure I read everything and did everything that was asked.... because I wanted the job.

2.  There is no reason nor excuse to apply for a job where you do not have or are not willing to buy the equipment needed to do the job.  I made sure my software and foot pedal were compatible.  If a high speed internet connection is required, and you don't have one, then you can't do the job.

3.  When I applied for positions, I checked, checked and recheched my spelling and grammar to show that I did have a grasp of the English language... because I wanted the job.

4.  I did get the job, and now I rely heavily on the QA corrections that I receive.  I pull my reports to see the errors before I start my shift so I won't do the same mistakes again.  I want to learn the words and phrases of difficult docs, get the account specifics down, and improve my accuracy... because I want to KEEP my job.

This is just good business common sense.  I think feathers were ruffled because of the tone of the post, not the content, although I can certainly understand her frustration.  A MTSO owes a newbie nothing.  A newbie must prove themselves able to do the job, and a good first impression is a big step in doing that.

Just my take on it.

only cap medical Transcriptionist if it is a company name....I am an MTSO with my first name and surname coming before, i.e.,  [My Name Here] Medical Transcription Service

Instead of the traditional straight keyboard, they have a keyboard that is split down the middle so your hands can be at a more natural angle.  Its called an ergonomic keyboard.  I LOVE mine. 

If you go to this URL you will find the exact keyboard that I use. 

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=043

Has anyone heard back from "Jen" regarding the internship that her company is offering? If so, please email me with your thoughts and opinions of the offer.

Thanks!

Forgive me for being so ignorant of the abbreviations, but what does MTSO stand for?

Thanks.

anymore.  When you are competing with single-digit line rates from off-shore companies you can no longer charge 18 cpl.  In most cases it isn't corporate greed, but trying to be stay afloat.  Medical expenses are through the roof and everyone is looking for a way to cut expenses and MT is one of them. 

I agree that companies that went offshore long ago did it for greed, but now it is mostly for survival.

People go into this business lured by working at home and making $40,000/year.  They don't investigate to see how realistic that is.  They go to one of the cheaper schools because the better schools are too expensive, yet the cheaper schools are pretty worthless and don't equip you to work as an MT in the real world.   If potential MTs would do their research on the front-end they wouldn't go into this field to start with. 

Could someone tell me what MTSO stands for?  May be a dumb question, but I wont know if I don't ask. 

Thanks