Your punctuation or lack of drives me batty.
Posted By: me on 2007-06-18
In Reply to: Help !! - Questions!!! - Jen Ray
Yes it is hard to get a job w/o having experience. You don't make much money starting out, but how much you make depends on how many lines you can produce. It is doubtful you'll make more than minimum wage for several months.
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It drives me nuts when (sm)
people try to rationalize putting small children in daycare by saying "social skills". You can put a child in preschool two days or three days a week for two hours or so a day. That's what we do with our preschooler. That teaches them social skills along with you playing with them, going to the church nursery, and getting together for playdates. Being in daycare eight hours a day? That's not "teaching social skills". That's convenience for the parent.
I actually had someone tell me that they put their infant in daycare at eight weeks old to go back to work because of "social skills". An infant doesn't need "social skills". A preschooler doesn't need six to eight hours every day of "social skills". People will say anything to rationalize themselves into feeling good about daycare.
You do preschool (which is not an all-day , every-day program) for social skills. You do daycare when you want them somewhere while you work. There is a difference.
(And yes, I have a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in education. And I am not using them BECAUSE I want to be home with my children!)
Since grammar and punctuation are
very important in MT & you say you're having some trouble in that area, you could pick up a copy of a college grammar text book such as 'Little Brown Handbook' and brush up on it. I found it very helpful.
And this post lacks punctuation.
Search the boards and send out resumes, and review your grammar and punctuation
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lack of confidence
Hello everyone ~ I'm brand new to this site
I'm still a student and have a ways to go before graduating from my online school. (US Career Institute).
I was wondering if anyone else is or was worried about whether or not they'd do a good job as a transcriptionist. I'm getting very nervous, as graduation is nearing and have been procrastinating as a result. I suppose it's because I haven't worked outside the home in over 15 years, and this is a new career.
It would be great if someone could relate, then I wouldn't feel like the only one!
Thanks for listening! :)
lack of confidence
I've been in your shoes, Sharon, and all I can say is to go for it! I also found myself dragging my feet a little just because I had that 'fear of failure' thing going on, even though I knew this was what I wanted to do. It takes a LOT of courage to start a new career, especially if you have been out of the workforce for a long time (I was too!). This is not an easy job, but if you study really hard, pay attention to detail, and just push through when you are feeling a bit overwhelmed, at the end of the day you will feel great about what you have accomplished. After you get through with a particularly difficult dictator or report, you'll think, "Wow, I did that!" It's very satisfying, which is good, since you won't make much in the way of $$ for quite some time! Hang in there and study hard!
Lack of confidence
Everyone goes through this self-doubt phase when you first start, but trust me, with time and a little experience, you will find yourself sailing along and rarely having to look anything up. When I first started, I found myself questioning everything. That goes away with time. Just get your feet wet and go for it.
lack of confidence
Thank you EM! I do feel better :o)
Re: Lack of confidence
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :o) Hopefully I'll see you and EN around the boards soon.
Re: Lack of confidence
Thank you so much! USCI is a really great school huh? I really do like them. I'm on lesson 32 ~ the only thing I really have a problem with is commas and colons..LOL
It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks, and I learned them the wrong way growing up I guess.
Best of luck to you and finding your perfect job!
Yes! Let's encourage lack of education and bumbling into jobs
That should be our goal. Talk people out of education. Years ago most people did exactly what the poster described. In fact, there were few schools and the ones that did exist were pretty much useless. They still exist, but they have bad reputations. Why you would think that one person's success story is a slam against schools that give a solid education? That's a rhetorical question. I don't think I want to know. I think I already have a good idea. As someone said, it's jealousy.
I've mentored AHP newbies, too, and they lack SO much basic
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