They should supply something so specific to the VR job. I wouldn't buy it. 6 cpl is about the ex
Posted By: pected newbie rate. nm on 2006-03-03
In Reply to: New MT needs advice on at home job offer... - Lori
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CS doesn't even supply you with real
reference materials, except for the dictionary and drug book. All other books were written by the owner, who was trained by her mother, who taught herself.
I would rather have had real instructors instead of an "automatic grader" and real books instead of "home made" ones.
Could you be more specific?
Could you give some other names of quality schools that do well with the national employers?
Are you looking at a specific company?
I just wanted to chime in because I know Execuscribe uses Chartscript and they are who I work for now and my advice would be to find a different company. Chartscript is great, but Execuscribe is not. Just my opinion.
Unless you are given specific instructions
with a particular test, I don't think it matters exactly how you indicate a blank, just that it is done in an understandable manner. Once you are working, your employer will provide all the format details necessary for the account(s) you will be working on. Each account determines its own format, which is something you would have no way of knowing until you are hired and given samples or instructions, so I wouldn't worry about format when testing other than to be clear and consistent.
Good luck!
specific test question
Libby, thanks for your response. It was encouraging, although I must admit I'm somewhat discouraged. I'm worked hard trying to learn, and I've been working equally as hard now trying to get a job as a medical transcriptionist. Can you tell me, on all of the MT tests, do they want you to transcribe exactly as dictated? For instance, if he says as one heading - COURSE IN THE HOSPITAL - Should I transcribe it exactly that way, or should I transcribe HOSPITAL COURSE? There are several other instances, can't remember exactly now...but one of the dictations had DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS dictated some longer way, but I transcribed it DISCHARGED MEDICATIONS: And that brings me to another point, when you list diagnoses or medications or whatever, does it matter which format you use....i.e. DIAGNOSES: 1) -------, 2) -----, 3) ----- etc, or DIAGNOSES and list them under the heading as 1.
2. etc??????
Any help you or anyone can give to me will be greatly appreciated. I really need and want to get to work asap. Thanks!
If it was a specific question where it can be looked up, but it is a S/L.
Why is their a Word Help Board if it is cheating to use it? The dictation test is hard. Any word that I would be given under the word board as S/L I do go back in and research to make sure that it is the correct word. But there are times when you cannot get the spelling close enough to find it and you have been researching for hours. Wouldn't QA get just as upset with always getting blanks because you are afraid to ask someone else. If I was in-house wouldn't I be able to ask someone to listen and find the answer also? But life is easier now that my Stedman's has finally come in. Newbies tend to not have all the resources they need when they first start.
FYI usually open-book tests within the public schools have a specific answer they are looking for and they have been covering that very specific information for a week or two.
At the college level open-book usually are take home tests. If you think for one minute that the members of that class are not having a "study session" that night with the test in hand, think again.
JMO and from what I have seen in the schools.
You didn't tell us much to allow us to make specific suggestions.
Where do you live? Are you in or near a city with lots of medical jobs? You might want to take a secretary/transcriptionist job in an office to get a start. Working in a larger office could mean there would be more experienced MTs to help you complete your education and get you some experience.
Why wouldn't one
do anything they could to get the upper hand??? Everyone is complaining about finding jobs.
In this economy, with all the competition, it is necessary to set yourself apart from the others.
Nobody is saying that you need to take a test to prove anything to yourself.
"Most don't care as long as you do the job and do it well"....how will they know if they haven't hired you yet?
My point is that if you don't have a job at the moment, and you obtain the CMT, it may set you apart and get YOU the job before someone else.
I'm not saying that getting a CMT is necessary. Only that it can only be more beneficial, especially in this job market if you are looking for a job.
you wouldn't consider it an insult if...sm
you saw the number of resumes I get when I post a job. You are missing the point. If you are looking for work for 6 months and no job, then better some lines at 3 cents than no lines at 6 cents. You can be insulted if you like but you still have bills to pay.
I wouldn't panic (sm)
Especially since it's only been a few days. I was hired by a company as an IC, signed the contract, and didn't hear anything about work for 2 weeks, maybe more. This was a few years ago. Finally, I did hear back and I'm still with this company today. I know you're anxious to get started, and probably worried about whether they changed their mind or something, but I think it's pretty common for these delays in getting started. Don't let it discourage you. If it drags on for quite a few more days, you might try to find how to contact them by telephone, but at this point, I really wouldn't worry too much.
I had an interview where they wouldn't
tell me what they would pay me until they offered me the job. They did at least know the hours...........
I wouldn't say Spheris is better.
I wouldn't recommend going FT with MT currently.
If you can do both for a while do that and then it will give you a chance to see if you like MT without having to give up the other job. You can get an idea of what your income would be as an MT and see if you could leave on that income alone. By working the 2 jobs you could also save some money or pay off bills so that if you did go MT full-time you would be in better shape when the lean times came around.
I'm thinking if I was selling something I wouldn't
point out the bad things about it.
I wouldn't let it rest til I got my money!
That is what the scammers want you to do, so they can get away with it and keep cheating other people. She is asking an honest question that pertains to her problem, while at the same time keeping it in people's minds to look out for people like this.
I wouldn't recommend MT for you based on your
situation, but if you have no previous MT experience/training you would need to take a course, either by correspondance or at a local community college. Training can take 9 to 18 months, or less depending on how much time you have to put into it, but if you are working FT you're probably looking at a year. Then you need to either get hired by a company that will hire newbies and pay them next to nothing, or do an internship, which you may or may not get paid for and may have to pay to do.
Everyone has their preference. I wouldn't spend
much for your first pair. USB earphones are better than the others usually.
No, dear. I wouldn't dream of commenting
on your "typo". It's more fun just to let it sit there and speak for itself.
Besides, you're just not worth the effort.
You should use them. You'd be using them in your work day, wouldn't ya? Good luck. nm
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I wouldn't buy a laptop for ergonomic reasons...sm
the keyboard is very small and it's almost impossible to get it set up at the correct height. Note their keyboards seem to be set forward into the laptop also and there's no wrist rest. If you are going to be putting in 6 hours a day, you better make darn sure you have all the ergonomics in place, including a really good chair. Otherwise, your body will pay. Also don't forget, you will have to either a C-phone hooked up where-ever you are working or more likely you will be using a .wav player. So are you planning to have the footpedal and headset plugged into your laptop too along with every thing else? That ought to drain your battery in no time. If you have the picture of typing poolside on a sunny day, forget it.
Never heard of them, probably wouldn't hire a student from them.
Best advice I can give: Invest in an education that gives a recruiter warm fuzzies, and be on top/near the top of that class.
Would you want your surgeon to graduate from a cheap university on a remote island?
I make good money at it, wouldn't quit for anything.
This particular board has a lot of "the sky is falling" mentality but in reality, there are many, many MT jobs.
I make about $30.00 per hour, well worth my time.
Paying money to take the test wouldn't be bettering myself.
I am an excellent MT and everyone I've ever worked for knows that. I don't need to line someone else's pockets and take their test to prove I know my stuff, I prove it every day. It all depends on where you work, some places want a CMT, but most don't care as long as you do the job and do it well.
I wouldn't work for a company that outsourcing offshore and then lies about it.
absolute definitive proof of this. Be wary.
I absolutely agree. I have 4 years' experience, but wouldn't try to enter the field now. nm
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