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Response to ads - billiedee

Posted: Sep 21, 2011

Can anyone tell me if they ever get a response when applying for positions? I never seem to hear back from any of them.

I've sent out about 15 resumes lately and - sm

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I've heard from only one company, and they want to pay me 7 cents a line and 3 cents for VR. I am tempted to take it since nothing else is looking promising. I remember the days when the job board was full of ads on a daily basis and I would send out a resume and be hired within a few days after testing. Not anymore :(

response to ads - billiedee

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I agree, in the past everyone seemed to give a response quickly. Nowadays, you wonder if your resume got there or got lost in cyberspace. I have been in this field for 35 years and can't believe all the changes. I used to make a very good income, but not anymore....so sad.

There are more of us out there now.... - looking for a job since ours was shipped out.

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That means every ad posted here probably receives 3 times more resumes than they ever did. Companies don't call you back because they would tied to their phones for weeks.

I really find it hard to believe that all of these US hospitals and physicians realize that they are hiring a US company to do their transcription but it is ultimately being transcribed overseas.

I'm making it my mission to directly speak with PHYSICIANS to let them know that United States medical transcriptionists are NOT doing their reports AND these so-called US companies are putting United States MTs out of jobs.

I will say that I've spoken with at least 50 physicians since January of this year and their office staff and the majority of them had NO CLUE that there are "supposedly" US companies transcribing work off shore and letting them believe it was being done here in the US.

It's time to stand up and speak out but not to administrators of the hospitals. THEY (the hospitals)along with these deceitful companies are the ones keeping the big secret. It makes for a better bottom line to be able to pay cents on the page instead of dollars and deal with the fallout of bad transcription later.

This is just MY honest opinion. Whether or not you share it is your own business.

Good luck. Transcription is a major expense, and I - suspect a lot of the supposed

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shock at finding work may be offshored would be less sincere than the dismay at all their money pouring out in transcription costs.

Not saying you shouldn't try, but the bottom line is dictators want good reports back, but they're not going to care all THAT much from where. Not if it stems the money hemorrhage a bit.

It's also self deception to refuse to believe offshored reports can't be good. Just like here, some MTs are excellent, some are pigs. Some companies market highest standards, some market lowest prices. Some systems are HIPAA-compliant, some are not.

I agree. Doctors don't care. - sm

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I haven't had much luck getting a job either, so I thought I would try to land my own accounts. I was talking to a doctor who said he makes $150,000 a year, but his malpractice insurance is $100,000 a year! That is incredible! So this physician is only taking home $50,000 a year. How much of that do you think he wants to spend now on transcription? What should be his priority? Keeping records in the US or putting food on his table. I live in Hawaii and I can tell you $50,000 does not go far here.

Here's an idea...sm - Scoobie-Doobie

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If you could supply us with a professional telemarketing script we could all make the same call in our area. If everyone pitched in and made a few calls, we might could make a difference.

15 Resumes - Old Pro

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I am sorry you are having to face this, as are so many MTs. We are in a Depression, not a Recession. The times have really changed and it is not our fault. Good luck to you. God bless you.

Better than my offer of 4 cpl for straight transcription! Yikes! - About ready to give up.

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I have never had a problem getting hired either. In fact, I used to get multiple offers and could pick between them. Now I have only gotten two responses from companies telling me I scored very well on their tests but the open positions they had were filled. I did receive one offer for 4 cpl for straight transcription, but no way will I work for that! I think it is time to pack it up and return to school. Only what other field is in demand? Around here there are no jobs at all. Local paper has a total of 6 jobs, and 2 of those aren't really jobs, but network marketing schemes. There is nothing here. :(

20 years experience nm - Not one reply

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response to ads - Jess

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Same here 10 years rad experience and not one reply.

Plenty of responses and offers - lucky i guess

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I was let go along with several others from our company last month, too much going to India. I started sending out resumes right away and had offers from every company I tested with, and MQ keeps calling and emailing wanting me to test. I just began working for a company that had not posted, but sent my resume off and was asked to test. Guess the timing must have been right for me. Good luck out there!

lucky i guess - Old Pro

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If you do not want to discuss this, I will understand. Just tell me to mind my own business. But I am curious. I bet you are a grad of one of the good, legitimate schools, right? Just a theory. In any event, congratulations and good luck on the new job.

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