Newbie in Need of Mentor

• Newbie in Need of Mentor - Mildred Trent
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Does anyone know of a  legit mentor or mentor program so I can get some experience.  I'm in catch 22 and can not get out of it. !!!!

Thanks,

Barb

While I don't know of any off hand . . . I can offer some advice.  Look for a local MT in your area who is willing to take you under her wing and show you the ropes.  It is the best way to learn . . . just my opinion.  An MT did that for me, not as a newbie, but when learning a new specialty and I will be forever thankful to her. 

I would like all the help I can get.  I have not found a job yet.

Thanks! 

Becky

Jackie,

I replied to your post via email.  My program will cost you nothing but your time, but you must test for placement.  Again, contact me if you are interested. 

-M. Brooks 

Dear old MT,

I took an online course and received my certification in June 08, I have been

trying to find a job ( I AM BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE WORD NO ) noone wants to take a chance on the newbies. Can you given me tips on what I can do?

Thanks  

I wanted to add something,  Sometimes it helps to have someone to call if you just cannot figure something out.  I have someone and you should too.  I feel very strongly about having someone to talk to about this job.  It can be very isolating, working at home and I was getting upset that I had no one to call or bounce stuff off of.  Since I had a mentor/friend, my production has gone from 50 lines an hour to consistently 150-200 lines an hour.  She tought me how to use my ShortHand efficiently and helped me with my  resume and how to use my books and online tools quickly and efficiently.  I was not the best student, but went to a very good school.  Later.

Before I started school I had a friend in the field. I really knew nothing about what she did and she gave me no promises of helping me when I was done with school. However, when I was just about done she suggested I come to her home and do a few of her reports for practice. I was really nervous. I did a few, she said I did well and I didn't hear much from there. Well, a month or two later when I told her I was actively looking for work now (I had had an interview somewhere else) she suggested I talk to her boss. Her boss had no one to train me so she offered. I really could not believe my good luck! It has been a wonderful experience. She helped me with all my software etc. Talking to everyone is the only way to get ahead. Besides her I had 3 interviews just with people in our area that I talked with. I am a very outgoing chatty person and I think this helped. I so appreciate the time and effort my friend gave me (she made money too). I has been really hard at times, but definitely worth it!

Hi ya all,

I've been in the business almost one year now.  I would so appreciate a mentor.  I hooked up with a subscriber at one point, but we never did get together.

Anybody interested in sharing and mentoring a grateful girl from Florida?

Thanks!  Steph

program set up. If you can, visit the AHDISA website. Just post that you are interseted in the postgraduate mentor program, and they will give you more info.

Website is ahdisa.org

Good luck!

I have Vista and cant' find a Mentor program that is compatable with Vista.  Can anyone help?

BT

Hello,

My name is Diana and I am a new MT, I just graduated from Texas Womens University and PIE with Gatlin Education and I have to find work soon. I have applied to many places but I do not have enough experience, but how can I gain experience when no one will give me a chance? I need any advice I can get. Please help me find work and ANY advice would be beneficial to me. Thank you so much.

Diana Strand

starting at $10.90/hr, 800 lines per day, incentive pay and good benefits. Is this a good offer for in-house transcription job.

Thanks in advance.

I am a newbie to MT, not the medical field.  I have been in this field for 17yrs.  I am taking a course from A-Z Transcription, and I really feel like I am getting a quaility education.  You will find there are rude people in every line of work, and like the previous person said, most are perfectionist.  I am not, nor do i plan to be and  I think the seasoned MT's need to pipe down and help the newbies out and not be so critical, becuase everyone of them were "newbies" at one time.

Just take a lot of what people say with a grain of salt, and do some research on your own, because frankly you will find better info,then getting it from someone else, and avoide being critisized for asking questions, and don't forget why you choose this field.  For me, it is to be home with my children.  I want to make this job a fun and rewarding one, otherwise I would stay in the rat-race of working in the hospital.  Good luck, and if you ever need someone to talk to email me, as I am learning as I'm going too.

Is At-Home Professions not a good idea? I am looking into to thier course as we speak, and it seems o.k. I checked them out with the BBB. The payment plan I guess is what has me very interested in them, the other training courses do not have that. Please let me know if there is something I need to know before I enroll.

Thanks