What are my chances?
Posted By: clrumfelt on 2009-03-22
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I graduated an MT traning class in January and am trying to find a job now. I applied to one company and was doing great until I came to the typing test. That was when I realized I can't type nearly fast enough to be hired by most MT companies. I am practicing every day and am up to 50 wpm with 97% accuracy. Most companies want you to type at least 65 wpm so I am still well below what is required. Did anyone else have this problem? I'm starting to wonder if I will be employable as an MT.
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Chances are, they are put off by the school you went to.
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If you don't go to M-Tec or Andrews your chances of
getting a legitimate job is slim, but not impossible. There are dozens of companies/schools out there who don't have decent programs and if you take one of their courses you've basically thrown your money away. If you go to ADHI (used to be AAMT) website they have a list of accredited schools, though taking their courses other than the above may/may not get you past the 2 years of experience.
Companies don't require an externship, but do the 2 years mostly, pretty much the same thing.
A lot of people take the crappy courses because they can't afford the tuition at one of the above, but they can't get a job, so need to do another school or a menitoring program, so they end up spending more, going a longer time with little to no income, etc. Unfortunately a lot of newbies come here only after they have tried for months to get a job, instead of coming here before choosing a school.
If you didn't go to one of the better schools your chances of
getting a job are slim. There are probably 100 schools out there, the majority of them fly by night places that say you can make $40,000/year, etc.....The training that you receive at most of this places is so poor that you (not you specifically) can't even pass the tests to get hired.
If you read past posts there have been lots of people who have been through some of these programs and after they start testing they realize they don't have enough education to get a job and they go back and take one of the better programs, who have a good reputation, and who usually offer job assistance, or they try to find a menitoring program.
I'm not saying there is no way you can get a job if you didn't go to one of the better schools, just that if someone went to Andrews or M-Tec they would have a much better chance than someone who took the At-Home Professions or similar course.
I think the MTSO probably does give equal chances
Accepts the people who demonstrate a good understanding of the importance of use of proper grammar and rejects those who don't. She probably feels sorry for those who do not understand this and appreciates those who do.
She didn't get where she is by starting out with a lack of common sense. That's something you have or you don't. No gray area or inequality about that issue as I see it.
I was a newbie once too. We are were.
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