Just glanced here for a second, and thought I'd share ...
Posted By: oldish mt on 2008-06-19
In Reply to: QA - ProudNewbie
When I first started, I thought I knew a lot from what I learned in school. They never tell you that it'll be 1000 times harder than your courses. It's tough to jump into the "real" and find out how different it really is.
I used to QA, and I can't speak for anyone but myself, but anything I EVER corrected was NOT a personal slight. And while I knew it was rough for the newbies to get constant feedback, I hoped they understood that I wasn't doing it to make them feel bad - I was doing it to uphold quality that I was responsible for.
I know it's tough, but try to look at all of the "nitpicking" as an opportunity to be a better transcriptionist. The harder they are on you now, the faster you'll become a solid, fantastic transcriptionist. The more you can be thankful for the feedback, rather than let it get you down, the less feedback you'll need to receive in the future.
Good luck! I know you'll get there. This is the hardest part, and you're already partway through it.
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Just thought I would give some food for thought. nm.
why don't you share with everyone?
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Then please share how newbies get work every day SM
I never said "impossible." I said it was "very hard." And it is. How many times have we seen people saying "I'm a newbie and can't find a job because everybody wants experience" just on this board? How many "Who will hire newbies?" posts are there and "How can I get experience if no one hires without experience?"
If you have useful information on how newbies get hired "every day," please share it for those like Teresa instead of posting a one-line rebuttal with no real information.
MxSecure, any information on this company that you would like to share...
or anyone working there?
wanted to share something from my 15+ years experience....
When I first started out, I graduated from a business college. Nine months, five days a week, four hours a day of schooling. When I finished top of my class I thought I was ready. I struggled to find a job; not too much outsourcing back then. I begged a medical records director to hire me on, and he did. I literally was not ready for what was to come. Luckily I was mentored by a lady who knew it all. She was great. After six years at the hospital, I broke away and started with my own accounts. I have raised four children (youngest in kindergarden). I have been a team mom for baseball, board of director member for local little league, and never missed a school function. This has been an awesome profession for me. Some days are better than others as far as pay is concerned, but on average I am pulling $200 a day....not bad.
There is a book out there that might be of help to you new graduates. It is called The Medical Phrase Book. That book helped me very much. The other thing that really works is using a telephone book A-Z to jot down new meds and words you learn.
Good luck to all of you.
Can you please share the company that offered you a position? Thanks. nm
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I thought that was what I was doing???
Actually, I have been in this profession for a few years, and when I refer to seasoned MT's, I put myself in that category as well.
THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT!
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Thought I was...
until I started my course at M-TEC. I feel like I have to learn it all over again! Commas and hyphens are my big problems, but they are getting better as as I go along! :)
I thought it had to be a joke too. nm
Just thought I offer (sm)
this link to HPI's website. They have helpful books and other resources. I don't work for them, but I like their Radiology Imaging Words and Phrases book and some others.
I thought I was learning a new
regional phrase and I was gonna ask where you are from!
I can't answer your question because I'm not new. But hang in there. 
After school I thought about doing the same...
different......From what I looked up and what I am working with right now are completely different. I don't think that it helped me out much besides making me more confused!
Good luck
I thought CS was a good fit for me...
and I was hired as an MT before I finished the course. I do have medical background from previous college work though so I new my stuff, but their program was a good fit for me. Good luck!
Food for Thought...
While reading a lot of the posts on this board, I see that grammar usage in posts is brought up A LOT. While I understand that many of us come here to relax and kick back, this is my idea...
Say you were a newbie that posted on here about wanting to find a mentor or job. If your post is littered with incorrect grammar and spelling, the chances of someone replying to you is thin. However, if you were to take the time to write correctly, maybe someone will see your post and email you back!
I was one of those lucky ones who made a few really good contacts and even better friends on this site, and I am now working in my first job. It isn't the worst job, isn't the best job, but I'm learning a ton and I know it is a stepping stone to where I want to be one day. I seriously doubt that any of those would have started to talk to me or email me back with helpful insights had I used slang and poor grammar and/or spelling.
I'm not trying to start a war, I just thought it was something to put out there! Good luck, and congratulations to all of you who just graduated or are about too! I know I'm happy to be out!!!
Have you thought about just going to work inhouse
It's best to do that.
If your focus is to work at home, you probably will not fare well with this career -- one really has to want to do MT work to be successful at it and productive.
Do what's best for your career -- go work inhouse for at least 2 years in a hospital setting, learning every dictator, every worktype, until you are competent on it.
Then you will easily find work and be a equipped to focus on your production.
i thought this was for the new MT, not the MT who knows everything in the entire world..
oh brother.
I thought she was talking about the E school
Right, that couldn't have been M-Tec. Wonder if the person attended that school with the name that looks like M-Tec?
Couldn't have been Andrews, either. They provide quality references as part of the course, so you don't pay extra. They're the ones some nationals require you to have. They use SUM and now include the ESL set. Their instructors teach different modules, so you learn to deal with a variety of QA approaches and styles, but they all use the same guidelines. They also help you see what can vary, so there's no surprise later. They doesn't require attendance at online classes, but they provide technical support even for grads, even years later. Support for jobs begins at enrollment with focus on employer needs and how to fit with that and you get access to employer recommendations well before graduation. Andrews simply has a list of employers who will hire their grads even if they otherwise require years of experience. I don't think they've ever had a grad who had trouble getting a job and most seem to get the job of their choice. They also remove problem employers from their list as soon as they hear about undesirable practices so that their grads don't get burned. So, whatever school that woman went to, it wasn't Andrews, either.
I thought the thread was for everyone...not just newbies BTW are you a newbie? nm
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Thought I would point out that you misspelled accurately
since you seem to be so keen on everyone being accurate around here.
thought it soundy pretty scammy...
thanks for the heads up...thought it sounded pretty fishy/scammy. I just need to find something ASAP and am really getting aggravated with the whole job search drama. Any input or help would be greatly appreciated.
On sedond thought, when I do a word count on
MS word with a 65 cpl the lines are more than what I get paid for actual lines. So it seems like I am getting ripped off.
That is what I don't understand
Darn the Luck! Thought I nailed test!
I'm fairly new, fairly old. Ha! Old should count as a little more experience! Ha!
I took a test with Medquist and could have sworn that I nailed it! I crossed my "t's", dotted my "i's". BUT they said I didn't pass the test. They didn't have the details of the test. Does anyone know if they count time? I spent a lot of time BECAUSE everytime I lifted my foot, the dictation went back to the beginning! I couldn't get the file onto Express Scribe, just onto the MP3 player.
Soooo... I have looked on eBay, Amazon and HPI websites and have ordered textbooks, new and used, to continue study. These should also give me a head start if and when I get a chance to study with one of the BIG schools! Also picked up ideas from some of the posts here.
Some books are H&P A Nonphysician's Guide to the Medical History, The Language of Medicine by Chaboer, and an anatomy & physiology book - Memmier's The Structure & Function of the Human Body, 8th ed. So newbies, don't stop studying!
Can you share where you work that the work is plentiful? nm
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