Phone interviews
Posted By: Lauri on 2008-09-09
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I am a recent graduate from At Home Professions, and I have a couple of phone interviews coming up. I already passed their online tests. Can anyone give me any advice on phone interviews. What kind of questions do they ask? What information should I be prepared with? Any help or advice would be appreciated Thanks.
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Phone interviews
I've had phone interviews where they just asked me questions about which hours/days I wanted to work and to review my resume.
Then, I've also had phone interviews after passing the online exam that asked me to move away from my PC and reference books, get pen and paper, and then rattled off about 40 questions ranging from medication usage, meanings of medical terms, expanded abbreviations, body parts, spelling tricky medications and longgggg medical words, etc.
I'll never forget when I was asked to tell the recruiter what EGD stood for and also to spell it!
I told her, first off that is a word that most docs can't even say, no less spell and you want me to attempt it? lol Recruiter laughed, and laughed again when I told her I spell it by typing *egd and watch it magically appear on my screen. lol
Just relax during your phone interview(s) and don't be afraid to tell them you are a bit nervous if you feel that way.
The more you interview with different companies, the better you will get at it.
Good luck to you!
A C-phone is a special phone (see inside)
that you can plug a headset into and a footpedal into, and then dial into a system and get the dictation over the telephone line, instead of over the internet.
interviews: questions to ask?
hi, all. didn't want to hijack "not sure's" thread...
i know what to ask when interviewing for a nursing position; the from-home MT thing is going to be a new one for me. i've searched before asking this (maybe didn't use the right key-words). any suggestions for what to ask a company?
here's what i've jotted down:
1. CPL;
2. percentage of ESLs (not terribly huge, as i've worked with lots of foreign docs, both as a nurse and as MT);
3. soft-/hardware used;
4. TAT (if not stated in the offer/job-description);
5. not sure how to phrase this...what the company considers "a line" (as in "how many characters);
6. whether the rate includes spaces.
any other ideas?
BTW: you guys are terrific. thank you!
Insurance interviews??
Before you go any farther, you need to ask some questions. If it is transcribing the actual intake interview -- do they double space, 1.5 space, do you indent over for the answer making the line shorter -- If it is transcrining the actual interview sometimes these are not as easy as you think and I would never do $3 a page unless it was double spaced and a 12 font. If it single spaced, small font you can get up to 50 to 60 lines on a page and that would equal 0.4 to 6 cpl. I have done these, I have done court recordings, land use meetings, seminars and it sounds pretty easy but sometimes they are not. Again, ask some questions as to what you will exactly be typing. If it is the actual intake interview that can be an hour or longer at times, it can often be held in areas where the sound is very poor. I am not saying don't do it but ask some questions before you decide what to charge. Just my 2 cents worth.
informational interviews
Hi,
I want to go back to school to be a MT. Could any one answer a few questions
for me?
1. What company do you work for?
2. How long have you worked in the field?
3. What are the duties and responsibilities of your position?
4. Did you receive on the job training in your position?
5. Are there opportunities for advancement in your position?
6. What do you enjoy the most about your job?
7. What do you enjoy least about your job?
8. If you were starting again, what would you do differently?
9. How is your job different from how you expected it to be?
10. What is the current starting wage?
11. What are the working conditions of your position?
12. Can you refer me to anyone else I should talk to?
If you would like you can add any other info.
Thank you,
Debra
Canada
c-phone
what is a c-phone, how does this work, how necessary is it to purchase one??
C-phone
Thanks for the response. Phyllis
as far as the C-phone is concerned...sm
the MTSO doesn't always get to pick the method of voice files. The hospital does. So if it's a place that uses the Dictaphone C-phone, ya gotta get if you want the job. I do a PT account that uses a C-phone and I've made scads and scads of easy money. Best account I ever had. Pays gross lines and blank lines! American dictators. They call us and apologize if they slur a word that we can't hear. I would cry if I found out I passed up that baby because of a lousy 400 bucks. But I think she said if you didn't want to pay the 400 bucks, she wasn't offended - just don't apply.
phone interview
I am having my first phone interview today with a company. Can someone please tell me what I should expect from this? Thanks.
DSL operates over the phone line
The presence or absence of satellite service is irrelevant.
C-Phone/Dial-in Dictation?
Can someone explain to me how a C-phone works. Currently, I am working for a company that uses the WinScribe dictation platform via the internet. Prior to this, I had only transcribed via microcassette tapes. I look forward to an answer as I am clueless about this. Phyllis
Is a C-phone a good investment?nm
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in addition to the phone book
Go get 2 Rolodex's. They are cheap at any office supply store. Use one for medications and one for medical terms that are new to you. Also for a pharmaceutical book, the Monthly Prescribing Reference is free on line. Just Google it under that name and download it into your system. It will give you weekly updates to the drugs that are either being taken off the market or being put on the market. It's the drug book physicians use and far superior to any book that has to be renewed year after year.
BCB PC-Dart C-Phone information
Does anyone know anything about this transcription system or know where I can find the company on the web? Thank you in advance for any help.
God Bless.
Can she get a cell phone signal where she is at.
I also cannot get DSL or cable, but I do get a strong cell signal where I am at so I got wireless broadband through my cell phone provider. AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile all offer internet service and you do not have to already have a phone through them. I went with Sprint as they offer the fastest speeds in my area.
As for CS, I graduated 2 years ago and have never had an issue finding a job. I had 3 job offers within a week of graduating. I don't know if I was lucky or what. I have heard many CS grads lately complaining that they can't find jobs. I wonder if the marketplace is just becoming saturated with new grads and so it is more competitive than when I graduated.
Good luck to your SIL. Hope it works out for her.
I have a phone interview with Medivoxx next Tuesday.
Any info on what to expect during this phone interview is much appreciated. Do you feel that there is a good chance for hire since I made it to this point with them?? Thanks!
Yes, but make sure your cell phone contract allows
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Love the idea on using a phone book A-Z for writing down
I have almost 4 year experience now and may branch out on my own next year I think, or at least try. Love the idea of using the phone book, can't believe I never thought of it. Thanks for the tip.
It's rare to get the 2nd phone line reimbursed, so need to think about that cost, too. nm
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Do not post names, e-mail addresses or phone numbers. (NM)
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Got to transcriptiongear.com and then click on Transcribe Equipment. The C-phone is down the list a
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You need a second phone line for Cphone. It's an automatic dialer with a footpedal
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it is a type of internet connection faster than dialup but still uses a phone line
but you can use your phone and be online at the same time.
Thanks! Turns out they forgot to send me the info containing the phone number to call!! Got it now.
Thanks again.
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