That would be a clue to stay away if you can't find anything publically on them. nm
Posted By: Can't trust anyone! on 2007-07-06
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Stay away!
I graduated from their program in October of 2008. The program was ok, but with limited availablity of instrutors. They rarely answered e-mails, and they take too long to score your quizes. Some of their rules were inconsistent as well. They also do not cover any modern transcription equipment, programs or techniques. I wouldn't go as far as to say that the eduction I received was insufficient, but it is nerely impossible to find a job after their program. I passed test after test, only to be told that my educational experience wasn't enough. I know that many people would tell you it is because the employers know that you can't do the job, but I feel it's because they are not familiar with the program. I finally got a job in the end of February, but that was after months of full-time searching. Honestly, this job was a miracle, and I love it. I won't go into it, but I didn't get this job by normal means. The truth is that unless you plan on working in an office for several years to get your foot in the door, USCI is a HUGE waste of your time and money. I ended up with an at-home job, but this is NOT the norm for their graduates.
Stay away from Accutran
If you are looking for a job, stay far away from Accutran. They do not pay on time EVER!!!!
How long to stay with first MT job?
I have a question that I have not really been able to get some sound advice on and was hoping the posters of this board could give me their opions. I would appreciate any views.
The question is how long would you stay with your first (low paying) MT job? I am starting to make some fair money now, but am spending 12+ hours per day to do it, which actually comes out pretty low per hour. While I do appreciate the opportunity to be working right after training, I also feel limited by not having two year's worth of experience yet to try to move on. Most places seem to prefer MTs with at least the two years experience. On the other hand, I am getting very good work experience where I am and do not run out of work. I can't keep up this particular pace forever for what I am earning overall. Would you wait out two years for the experience?
Stay away from wireless...
...they're more trouble than they're worth. The ones I've tried have all had a slight delay before the sound reaches the headphones, which you can imagine is quite frustrating in this line of work.
Get one with a longer cord instead and you won't feel as tethered (though be careful not to roll over it with your chair!)
I recommend finding something with lots of cushioning around the ears for more comfort and better noise cancellation. A good one will cost a lot, but it's well worth it IMO.
stay away from Toth
Stay away from Toth transcription, this husband and wife team don't pay, Read the other posts. Good luck
stay away from Toth
Read all the posts about this company. Stay away from them, they are a scam, you work and work and will never be paid.
Looking and trying to stay hopeful??
Okay,..... so I am within a week of graduating from my Allied Medical Transcription course.. and have already started sending out a couple of resumes to a few different places.. but I'm finding it very discouraging that almost ALL the jobs require 'experience' .... anyone have a couple places that do paid internships? or will possibly give a NEWBIE a chance?? I live in Oklahoma... and to my dismay there are only like two transcription companies in the state.. that email addresses are valid.. I was considering going to the local hospital.. but not only does it pay honestly like 6.00 hr... I would have to pay for childcare... Yikes!? Any help out there?
Looking and trying to stay hopeful??
I am in the same boat. I graduated Dec 2007, no one will hire me due to lack of experience. How am I supposed to get the experience I need if no one will give me a chance. I am close to giving up now.
From some of the posts I've seen on here I'd stay away....
apparently the pay sucks....and you don't even get paid for at least the first month that you work there. It can be hard finding a job as a newbie, but it can be done. You just have to apply/submit your resume everywhere, even if they say they want experience and if they will let you test for them, take the test. That's how I got my job and I'm making 8 cpl. And I got hired by a national before I was even finised with school by a company that said they wanted two years of experience. Don't sell yourself short by just taking anything that comes along.
I'd stay away as they charge you to test, a big
red flag that they are probably not legit.
stay away from focus infomatics (sm)
there are many many posts about focus infomatics on this board. it is not a positive experience.
You don't renew your agreement. You just stay with them until
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Total scam, stay away - sm
unless you have money to burn. Lots and lots of people have been taken by them unfortunately. I hope you have not paid them any money because if so you will never see it again.
If you are hired as an IC, is it harder to stay with that company?
Do you have to worry about renewing your contract every so often?
Indian company with base here in USA..stay away..I worked for them once.
I would rather work a lemonade stand before I would work for them again. When you first get the job, you might possibly speak to an American voice. After that you will be dealing with Indian Team Leaders, Indian QA..Indian everything. Not to mention the fact that the Indian QA will tell you that you are wrong on something when you are right. Also, once I had a team leader (Indian, of course)who questioned me on whether or not I knew what headings when into a physical examination...I was transcribing surgery notes. Nonsense like this happened all the time because I would point out the error that QA would make (usually Stedman's to back me).
There are great companies out there who are strictly USA workers, and they are posting on here all the time on the job seeker's board..you just have to keep looking.
Hope that helps! Have a wonderful day!
Is your internship paid? Can you stay with it and get experienced and apply for an at-home job
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She's been trying to find...
I agree, there were some at the online course I took who have been 'taking' the course for 2 or 3 years. I suspect that to many the lure of $$ takes over with little concern for the amount of work and the responsibility of the job.
I can't find a job!!!
I just graduated about a month ago from Career Steps and I can't seem to find a job anywhere. Everyone wants 2+ or more years experience. I am going to try and go out on my own so I hope that it works. Does anyone else find it hard to find a job that is new??
I can't find a job!
This is what I did 6 years ago while in the same position. Send a letter or flyer to all the speech and language pathologists in your area. It's easy transcription, but charge by the page. I currently charge $4.50 a page and do about 250 pages a month. These people are usually psychologists and don't want to deal with the line count thing. It worked for me. No ESL's and they pronounce each word correctly.
Good luck! E-mail me for more information.......resume@enter.net
I can't find a job!
No, speech and language pathologists are NOT PSYCHOLOGISTS. They are speech and language PATHOLOGISTS, which has its own separate certification and is very different from psychology.
How do I find them?
Could you give me a clue as to where I could start looking for these places that will give me an opportunity to sho them what I am capable of. This would solve child care and the fact I have no way of going anywhere.
Cant find a job
You need to find out what companies will hire Career Step graduates. They are partners in education with alot of transcription companies that will waive the 2+ years of experience. Check with your instructor from Career Step, to find out what companies to apply at. I graduated from Career Step- with honors, and it still took me just under a year to find a job. I happened to graduate at a time when no-one was hiring, so I had to wait it out. This is a hard profession to get into (working from home), unless you are willing to work on site for the first year or so.
can't find a job
I finally starting putting in my resume that I was tired of compaines not wanting to hire anyone without experience. That got my foot in the door and I will be starting with a company next week. Go for it don't let it discourage you. I too graduated from Career Step, BTW
You might find more help at
http://www.aamtstudentalliance.org/forum/
AND would like to find out what else to
study. Bought Stedman's Cardiology Skills Builder to further my skills.Would like to know another book I can study to improve skills without going to Andrews yet!
I am in AWE of the ladies who answer questions about words on the main board. They are amazing.
Can't find a job
I'm happy to hear that someone found a job. I also graduated from Career Step in late December and can't find anyone willing to train. They all want 2+ years experience. I think the only training is in other coutries. I'm getting discouraged.
She's been trying for some time to find
someone to tell her she can take the $1.95 MT course, then get a job making big bucks working only when she wants. She's been told the truth, she just doesn't want to hear it. And I don't care what you think of me, Carol.
It's hard to find...
someone to even give me a chance. I've been really lucky so far.
Thanks for the advice though.
where do the newbies go to find a mt job
I just granduated from my school as a Medical Transciptionist and would love to find a work at home job and everywhere I look they want you to have all this experience. Where does one get that experience? Please help!!!!
Why not contact them and find out?
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I can't find a website. I think
they should give more information about the company than they did if people are to send their sensitive information by e-mail.
The ones that I see above went to school and can't find
jobs. They weren't nurses hoping to change careers. 
I found out how to find that out.
It look like I am getting about 80 words a line. But as my line count per hour increasese, wouldn't I be better off because even the one word and partial lines count as a sentence? It doesn't seem like it would be that bad of pay. But, of course, I am a newbie and do not know the ropes yet.
Can somebody tell me how to find an MTSO?
I've tried google, but MTSO seems to be a common acronym for lots of things. Is there some key term I could search for that would point me toward potentially hiring MTSOs?
Thanks.
Also a newbie, but I find...
that when everyone is talking about minimum wage they are talking about it as a state thing. These companies are NATIONAL companies. Also if any company that only works in one state they cannot use anything outside of that state for the company in order to keep state minimum wage. Pretty much everyone should be looking at Federal Minimum Wage. At least I know most businesses in Michigan would get laughed at for trying to pay someone 5.15 an hour. The only people that still get away with this are the Universities that hire someone as a student worker and they even start at 5.50 an hour. That was several years ago as well. If we really want to get mad we need to look at what those burger flippers are making (which I have thought about doing). On average the hourly pay for a nonprofessional job here can be 7-9 an hour.
The only problem I have with flipping burgers is what if they make me work during the day. The amount of money that I would make wouldn't even begin to cover the cost of daycare. Even for a teen to come into my house and watch them for a couple hours I am going to pay at least 5 an hour. For a 5-day a week daycare facility it can run 1500-2000 a month for my 2 little ones. If they get sick or you actually get to take a vacation you still pay even though your child is not there. I can see a fee, but for the amount they are charging it seems a little out there.
If I had a bigger place I would probably go back to teaching privately as I did before children. This was my alternative career that I am hoping would turn into a great career. I love to keep learning and medical/science just works for me.
I think a problem that I see also in reading these boards is that MTs without children or other obligations seem to be working themselves into the ground. 80hrs a week I have heard of. So not only do we have to look at pay , but look at the ridiculous hours that are being done to make a livable income.
Just thought I would give my 2 cents. I agree with the pay issues. For the person that is making hourly pay at home... If you don't mind me asking, where do you work?
Thanks for your ear.
Jenn
how to find an MTSO
Thanks. I know what MTSO stands for but I was having a hard time finding an MTSO in my area. I have noticed a lot of people say that a newbie is better off working for an MTSO to gain experience. But when I search for MTSO I get nothing. If anyone reading this works for or has worked for an MTSO, can you please tell me how you found them. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.
Where can I find additional info on GI
for use as a study guide? I would like information for working in the medical field.
Thanks in advance!!!
Did you find the job in a local ad or on a web site? Thanks! nm
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Sorry to hear that. I hope you can find one
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The only way to find out is to put together a kicking resume
no brainer!
I'm not sure...I'll try to find out the details
and let you know.
New MT, Can't find In-house work
As a new graduate everyone keeps telling me to start in-house instead of trying to get on with a national company. Sounds great except that the local hospitals around me all outsource to national companies. I have checked everyone. So where am I supposed to get my experience? Even though I know starting in-house would be the best place for me to learn as a new MT and have other MTs around to help and answer questions I can not find anywhere to work. Frustrated!!
I dont think it went through, cannot find it even in my spam. Nm
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If you school was any good, they should help you find a job. nm
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You might find something searching for the ABC+Z system. And
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Great job! I hope you find a job
Let us know when you find a job. Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones. nm
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Hard to find MT jobs for newbies
I attended TechSkills. The course was 32 weeks. I have a desire of being a transcriptionist. By me being a firm believer that I can make a career of being a transcriptionist, my positive attend has brought me a long way.
Hard to find MT jobs for newbies
Lisa, unfortunately I expect that you are going to have a hard time getting a job with your current English-language skills. Even from these brief messages that you have posted, it is patently obvious that English is not your first language. In any type of transcribing or editing position fluency in English is one of the first requirements; if you don't have that, you are not likely to succeed.
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