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Anyone know of a company that doesn't require testing? - Ann

Posted: Jul 09, 2013

Anyone know of a company that doesn't require testing?

Medict did not test me - But...

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...I had 16 years of acute care experience, and I think they could tell by talking to me and my resume that theyh didn't need to test me. I'm glad of that, those tests are just nerve-wracking.

curious - why

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I'm always curious about people who want hired without testing. I would think if you have the skills, you'd have no issue testing to get a job.

This is why - Ann

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When you have 12+ years experience and just need to pick up PT work, taking tests over and over gets extremely tiresome...

Not to mention the innumerable "bugs" in the - testing programs (nm)

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Here, here! Testing is SO time-consuming! - MissTrans

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I've been in the applying process for over a week now and it's been taking me an average of 5 hours to complete the resume submission, questions, and take the tests! I have almost 10 years of experience and am no dummy when it comes to transcription OR PC knowledge. I even had to purchase a foot pedal JUST to take a test for one company (with whom I'd worked prior)! Hello? I'm unemployed, so where did I find this money? I still have the box to return this foot pedal just in case I don't get this position. As a matter of fact, one MTSO's test audio came up in QuickTime (not ExpressScribe as it was supposed to) so I had to go back and forth from one internet screen to another, transcribing a few words at a time and then listening to the audio in another screen. This simple 5-minute consult test dictation ended up taking me 3 hours to complete! Ridiculous! Glad THAT'S off my chest. Good luck to all you diligent applicants!

Too much nonsense for so little gain - see msg

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I used to feel as you do, and in fact, would be suspect of anyone who didn't want to test. I have changed my ways some.

I have realized that if (after my 15 years of acute care experience) I were conducting a phone interview with a potential hiree, I would know within 5 minutes if they truly had the kind of experience and good quality they protrayed on their resume--if they could even pull of a good resume. It would take 3 or 4 questions from me, the interviewer, to know.

Plus, my subject line. I agree with the poster who said too many bugs! What an annoyance, the formatting, the foot pedal issues, etc., etc., the up-in-the-air instructions as to how to handle verbatim grammar issues, discrepancies, etc.

I tested for one place who instructed us to have the physical exam formatted like this:

PHYSICAL EXAM;

HEENT, ...

NECK, ...

Seriously? Do I really type it that way, or they trying to see if I know how to use common sense?

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