Trouble getting a job
Posted By: Deanne on 2007-11-07
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Hi all! This is my first post. I graduated from CareerStep in late August and have now applied to probably 20 national companies. Some have contacted me immediately to say that they do not hire entry levels, some I have heard nothing. I am in the midst of a divorce and REALLY need to be income producing! (I have two little girls at home and home school them, as well).
Any suggestions for companies or other resources that will give a new girl a shot?
Thanks!!
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Trouble
Understanding the foreign doctor's. Any suggestions?
I am having trouble
with finding places that have psych transcription. My plan was to start with psych and transition back into medical as you stated, but my goodness I just cannot find psych work.
Thanks guys for the encouragement. I will keep trying, as I love transcription, if it is psych or medical.
trouble
Get an alchol wipe and clean the little roller things in your transcriber - just be careful and don't use cotton because it will jam up. They have swabs that are rubbery stuff that do this really well at the office stores. You probably need to have your transcriber serviced. When they get dirty that is what happens, the off and on effect with the muffling stuff. Go digital. I only have one account left with tapes and it drives me crazy.
but why do they have so much trouble getting jobs?
I know half a dozen community colleges that don't teach medical transcription anymore because none of their graduates could get jobs. Why is that?
Newbie trouble
I have been at this for 2+ years. So far I would say no this is not the norm; however, my part-time gig where I type ER notes I am still on hold. It has been more than 3 months. I give clean reports -- they come back with no errors or just the occasional blank which we are allowed -- they encourage them rather than guessing and getting it wrong. Several QA stick up for me and say I should be off hold, but the head of QA has other ideas. What bothers me most of all is that sometimes I am faulted for things that are not incorrect as per the Book of Style. They want us to follow this book, yet most of QA where I am apparently has not even bothered to read it. I am searching for another company too. Good luck to you!!!
I'm sorry you're having so much trouble
I know it is hard. It took me a while to find work after I graduated. The only thing that saved me is I had a great paying job as a legal secretary so I could afford to wait. Have you tried applying to Spheris. I know I've said this in numerous posts, but have you tried local MTSO or local doctors' offices. I started out with small local MTSO as an IC and now work for a local doctor's office regularly transcribing for 4 doctors and 1 NP. If you want to work for the big Nationals, this may help get experience.
I didn't have the trouble you described after school.
The school itself was very hard and the work was similar to most of what I did on the job. There were some differences, of course, and I was very slow at first. My experience was different from yours though and the school was the biggest reason for the difference.
You're the one who's causing the trouble here. sm
At this point in time, your behavior is extremely childish and unprofessional, not to mention flat out lying and misleading. You should knock it off. I hope that people have the common sense to ignore you and your posts.
ditto trouble finding a job
Hi everyone, my name is Angela and I received my certificate for MT about 2 years ago and still have not had any luck. If anyone has suggestions on good companys that hire entry level candidates I would greatly appreciate it. I am open to any suggestions.
Thanks,
Angela Rowland
trouble with online tests?
Anyone else applied to Medquist or FocusInfomatics and have trouble passing the test?? I cannot figure out why I did not pass the transcription test and they can't tell me...just hoping I'm not alone...thanks
I agree. Policing QA is not your job, and will only lead to trouble. nm
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Trouble understanding test is part of work
We intentionally put a hard to understand file in our transcription portion of the test to see how a potential employee will do with hard to understand dictation. All your dictation files are not going to be easy to understand when you get into a position.
Trouble finding Entry Level work
I just recently completed all of my course work for my AAS in Medical Transcription, graduation isn't until May, and I am having a really hard time finding entry level work. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips that they found to be successful. I have posted my resume on a few sites, I have been submitting resumes to every company I can, I have even been able to apply to quite a few, but still I keep being told that I do not have the experience required and to keep looking for a company with an internship/mentoring program, and I can not find any that I do not have to pay for myself.
I do understand that patience is needed, especially when first starting out, I was just hoping for a little direction and a little venting.
Thanks--Christina
Trouble finding Entry Level work
I, too, am having a hard time finding any work. We (all MTs) all started out somewhere, but I am having a hard time finding that somewhere. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
Practice, practice, practice!! What in particular are you having trouble with?
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