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Does the testing process just irritate anyone besides me? - HateTesting
Posted: Apr 18, 2013
I have gotten to where if I apply for a job and it refers me right over to the testing process, I don't even take the test, I just back out of the application and don't bother. I know I lose jobs, due to this, but that process is too irritating to me. If I apply for a job and I receive a reply stating that they are interested in me and would like for me to test, THEN I don't mind testing. I just cannot see randomly taking a test, typing 7 or 8 reports these days and then maybe 100 people applied for one position and I never even hear back from them.
I don't understand, because if you are applying for an acute position, and you have 15 years of VERIFIABLE acute experience, then what is the point of testing? Why not call your references or previous jobs or whatever? I could understand if they were considering hiring for a different area that the MT wasn't very experienced in, but then they probably wouldn't hire that MT anyway, they would find one experienced. It is crazy how they REQUIRE so much experience, but then make you take their tests and waste time more often than not. In the "real world" employers don't make people test to check their skills, they consider work experience and the 90-day probation period. I really wish they would cut this out.
I totally agree - sm
[ In Reply To ..]For the companies who use the MT Test thingy, why can't they just save your test for say 90 days or something so you don't have to repeatedly take this test over and over?! I, too, bypass any company that makes me take these tests. I want to know what your pay and benefits are before I spend a few hours doing these tests. There have been so many times that I test and never hear back from these companies! So irritating!
I refuse to test unless I know for a fact that the - sm
[ In Reply To ..]mtso is hiring. It is still tedious though. Very irritating.
Test Now - Talk Later-Very Annoying
[ In Reply To ..]I don't like that you can find any info out until you test. One time, I went through all that testing trouble, only to find out I couldn't afford their health benefits. I had known they offered benefits, but I had no way to ask anyone how much they were. So, I go through all this trouble, someone calls me to offer me the job, then find out I can't afford their insurance.
Another place, I went through all the testing trouble only to find out they had night shifts only available. If I had known that, I wouldn't have done all that applying and testing.
It used to be soooo nice in the olden days. You talked to a REAL person first, asked questions, then they sent you the test. Much more personal, just nice.
agree - KimBerly
[ In Reply To ..]It is a big pain I agree...
YES!! - dahlia
[ In Reply To ..]Not only are the tests a waste of time, but if you get interviewed, you are probably talking to someone who isn't even a transcriptionist who is trying to pinpoint how many ESL dictators you can transcribe in a day or how many OP reports you've done in the last year, blah, blah. It is so ridiculous! We basically get what is "thrown" at us on cue.
I wish all seasoned MTs would refuse these tests. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Let them test and hire newbies if they want, but it is an insult to ask an MT of 20 years to take these long tests and then half of the time never even respond back.
I would not even mind the - tests so much if
[ In Reply To ..]gave you a few reports to transcribe, edit or whatever. Total nonsense to go through grammar, punctuation, and (often) obscure medical terminology.
I HATE testing ... I have never applied for another job where - if I had verifiable experience, I had to test
[ In Reply To ..]It frustrates me as well and I have backed out of job applications for this reason as well, and have also told those who have interviewed me how demeaning the process is
It's a reflection of the company...(sm) - No Tests For Me Either
[ In Reply To ..]...not knowing how to discern credentials for MT from a resume. It speaks volumes about how the management of this field is performed by people who claim to be MTs, but are not and have no first-hand knowledge of what goes on in the trenches. You can always tell when you are applying with someone who does understand the daily grind of this profession, and they ask appropriate questions in an interview FIRST and then ask you to do some sample work. Also? That business of requiring so many dictations for a "test" is just ridiculous. Two, maybe three tops and they had better be representative of the work you would be doing on a regular basis.
BRAVO! - LifeAsMT
[ In Reply To ..]Spot on!
Yes, its ridiculous - cindy
[ In Reply To ..]Who has five hours to apply to each job. It is really ridiculous. Then you get half the test done and if you don't have the right player or whatever to take the typing part then they don't even consider you. This industry is so stupid. Eventually there will be no one left except the newcomers who don't know how ridiculous this field is and then who are they going to hire. I've passed the first 2 hard parts before and then got to the typing part and couldn't do it with my player or foot pedal and they just wrote me off.
What I dont like is when I go to their website, fill out - application and
[ In Reply To ..]submit resume and the next thing ya know, a tests pops up that you have to take in order to be able to submit application and resume.
That happened to me once and I was so ticked, as I did not have the time to sit and do a 50 question multiple choice test to prove to them I knew medical terminology; I busy doing other stuff at the time. So I ended up having to exit out without being able to submit the application and resume, after having taken the time to fill out the application...Urrrghhh!!!
TESTING SUCKS! - OAF
[ In Reply To ..]As a very seasoned MT. I hate them. Why can't I just transcribe a summary or two. Back in the day we didn't worry about fragment, run or incomplete sentences. The whole process is demeaning. I love being told I need to go back to school and start over. Darn - I can still transcribe folks!
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