Of course it makes matters worse...for YOU (sm)
Posted By: anon on 2006-09-06
In Reply to: Apology - MTSO Proficient
But it's enlightening everyone else. Of course you want to "let it rest" because now it has caught up with you. Shame on you for ripping people off. I hope you do discontinue your "business."
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It matters where you go to school.
You'd better believe it matters where you go to school. If a school isn't teaching what you need to know, the employers won't even look at you. If you need to know which schools are doing a good job, contact the employers and they will tell you. That's the only test. What do the employers think. You can also tell what the employers think about most of the community colleges because the graduates of those schools are out on MT boards begging someone to give them a job. That says a lot.
I don't think it matters which service
gmail, yahoo, or any other. I believe it is very important that it reflects your name. If your name is Jane Doe, then it should be janedoe@gmail.com because that appears more professional than mtgrad@gmail.com for instance. Regarding confidential documents - if you mean your resume and cover letter, no there are no requirements. Later when you work, maybe you will be required to use encrypted emails.
It's not really your speed that matters, it's your accuracy. sm
I have been an MT for over five years and have worked at many different MT jobs. Nobody every asked me, and definitely nobody ever tested to see how fast I typed.
Was there a time limit on the test? Was it a timed typing test, or a transcription test?
the previous post said it only matters what the employers think. I'm an employer and that's wh
think. What exactly do you identify as **balderdash**?
The worse they can say is no. Ask for what you
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It has gotten worse
I graduated from M-Tec 3 years ago and was offered a job with a large MTSO before I even had begun job hunting. It was the easiest job I had ever gotten in my life. I have a friend who just graduated from M-TEC with a very high GPA, and she struggled for months trying to land her first job. She finally did get a job,but I was amazed at how much more difficult it has become. The competition is fierce. There are so many experienced MTs looking for work that the poor newbie is at a real disadvantage. Spending money with a sub-standard school right now would be just throwing money down the toilet. Go with Andrews or M-TEC or consider a different field.
Thanks!!! =) Could be better, could be worse I guess!
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Cut your loses now. It's only going to get worse -- if that is possible!
Even worse if spaces aren't included. nm
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The egregious grammar errors are much worse than misspelling one word.
Congratulations is not a word used frequently in MT, it was just an example. I'm being honest (and trying to be helpful) suggesting she brush up on grammar. Definitely meant no offense.
Thank you. That makes sense. nm
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Makes sense
That makes sense too. One of my places to go to relax is the library. I love walking around larger libraries and just thumbing through books that look interesting. I used to like reading all of the back issues of nursing magazines in my college's medical library.
I really appreciate your response. This is looking good for me!
Thanks, that makes sense to me
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If this makes you feel any better......
On my first day, regardless of college course I had passed, it all sounded Greek to me. Learning in class and actually sitting there real time is a lot different. It helped to know that the medical records director, who was a RRT as well, hated transcription and ran as far from it as she could. Made me feel better to know that at least I was hanging in there doing it.
WHAT??? to say that if a newbie graduates from a top three, it makes
her as qualified as someone with two years experience. Puhleeze. That is simply wrong.
She makes some very good points and offers
very useful advice. Newbies would do well to pay attention. There are plenty of professional MTs, experienced and freshly minted, who will be able to understand and follow her instructions, so I doubt she'll be spending much time on her own. She has every right to expect applicants to be able to understand and follow instructions.
That makes sense. When you have hundreds of applicants though
Sometimes I've been known to look at the resumes and choose some based on the training I knew they had gone through. I've also been hesitant to even test some when they told me they had gone through a course that took three months and they had actually transcribed at least 10 reports!!! I tend to put those on the bottom of the stack. I've never had to reach that far down in the stack.
Seriously, don't you use any kind of screening or use anything you see on their resumes to decide which ones you want to test, because if you have hundreds you can't possibly test all of them!
This makes sense, good logic....nm
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I think jealousy makes the unsuccessful schools say bad things about the others
If I had a really bad school that nobody liked and it had a really bad reputation, what would I do? I would claim that education doesn't matter. I would tell people that you don't need all those books and materials because you learn it all on the job anyway. I would tell people that all schools are horrible. In other words, I would try to bring everyone else down to my level. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't why we see so much negativity about schools when the graduates tell a different story. Graduates of schools that do a good job say it was worth it. Graduates of stinky schools say they wish they had done it differently. Then someone yells that all schools are bad. I think they protesteth too much.
sticking flyers on windshields and under doors is just assanine and makes -
you look EXTREMELY unprofessional. And I will bet you $1000 cash that not one person would respond to it.
Also, when you do a professional letter, make sure you get the name of the office manager. NEVER EVER EVER address the letter Dear Doctor or Dear Office Manager. I hate being referred to as my job title. I have a name, and if someone is interested in seeking business from me, I expect them to do their homework and find out my name if I am the office manager. I have thrown out every single letter that comes to me addressed Dear Owner or To Whom It May Concern ... I am a Transcriptionist ...
nope, in the garbage. If you managed to find my address, then you can manage to find out my name. Simple as that.
It makes me livid to hear the line of BS these schools are handing out-
such a disservice. Why are they misrepresenting what remains of the MT field? Cha-ching!
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