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No duh. For the same reason they don't teach machining any more.

Posted By: Outof work on 2006-07-03
In Reply to: but why do they have so much trouble getting jobs? - See message

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    Depends on the school. Some actually teach.
    Not all schools are just in it for the money. The employers know which ones those are.
    Not a good school. They don't teach
    you enough, and most companies know it and will not let you take their employment test, because they know you probably can't pass it. Definitely a waste of money.

    Check out Andrews School or M-Tec. You will definitely be glad you did.
    If you pass "if"??? And just where do you teach.
    x
    ICS will NOT teach you enough to get a job. Don't be suckered in by the low price. nm
    x
    Get Another Reason to be an MT
    After that, go to M-Tec or Andrews and then you'll be set.
    I didn't see it but for some reason
    most of my posts and responses don't get deleted even when things get thick!  I don't take it personally or think much about it when it does happen.  I've seen things that seemed very benign get deleted, not just here but other places.  Seems like it is just the way things work.
    Reason you can't get hired...
    "... six were willing to test me. Four of them I failed and the other two I quit in the middle of the test because they had ESLs in there and we weren't even trained on ESL dictations."

    This is what happens when you don't go to Andrews or M-TEC. You choose a "cheaper" school, and you get a poor education. Companies who "require" 2 years' experience WILL TEST AND HIRED brand-new grads from Andrews and M-Tec because they know they have a full, complete, and excellent education. They will not even allow people from schools advertised on the back of matchbooks and in TV Guide to take their employment test, because they KNOW they do not have the proper education and training!
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    I wish you luck in your decision.  It sounds like you are working awfully hard and not getting a lot to show for it.  Hang in there!!!!!


    There's a reason it's cheaper (sm)
    "Bright Start and Mentored Internship will prepare you to work at the ENTRY LEVEL of medical transcription. This is what is required for a "newbie" position in a CLINICAL setting. However, THEY CONTAIN NO ADVANCED DICTATIONS, SO IT DOES NOT PREPARE YOU TO TRANSCRIBE WORK OF GREATER COMPLEXITY."

    This means that you will only be qualified to obtain the easiest, lowest-paying jobs, not acute care, hospital work, operative notes, etc.
    BIG reason it's cheaper
    Read the WHOLE Bright Starts page, allie. You're thinking the basic program is the same you'll get at any school. Wrong!

    Everything listed on that BS cost page is what you'll get at either M-Tec or Andrews. Only Andrews and M-TEC are $3800 or less FOR THE WHOLE PACKAGE. Their grads can get any job after either program.

    BS will run you $4600 minimum for same with no evidence of getting a job with anybody but themselves.
    You have to PAY EXTRA for the internship and they don't teach you enough to get hired. (see messa
    Much better to go to Andrews School or M-TEC, the top two schools in the country. Almost guaranteed to be able to get a job afterwards, and most companies will waive the 2-years' experience requirement if you are an Andrews or M-Tec grad.
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    You are certainly correct in what you say, we all have to start somewhere. The MT world today isn't what it used to be and it seems to be getting more challenging by the day. After my training program, I took Meditec's Jumpstart intern program. It helped me. It did not pay anything while in it, but I did get a job offer immediately afterwards working for them. Just an idea.
    There is a reason employers are scrambling to get these grads!
    Unlike people who have years of experience typing for a few docs and little medical knowledge, these grads have the equivalent of 2 years of experience AND understand what they are typing. You go right on hiring those not associated with the Top 3 - just leaves better pickings for the rest of us!
    There's a reason these "matchbook schools" keep changing their name.
    Word gets out that they are crappy schools that do not teach you what you need to know, and more and more people complain that they can't find a job after completing courses from these so-called schools. It's an online "correspondence course" not a "University" no matter what they choose to call themselves.
    Only reason they have openings is because everyone is jumping off that sinking ship. NM
    x
    Wrong. As I said, her English vocab & grammar were great, but PCDI didn't teach her enough medic
    With an adequate school she would have been great. She had been a secretary for years and had transcribed business dictation previously. She just couldn't learn enough terms in 3 months or whatever.