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Totally baffled, any ideas? - longtimemt

Posted: Mar 21, 2014

Can anyone give me insight as to what I may be doing wrong here? I applied to a large company as an IC for evening shift. I passed the first interview, took the test and was told I scored very high and the QA score on the testing was 99.9%. I have 20 years experience. I have done straight transcription (250 plus lines per hour) and voice recognition (400 plus lines per hour) and was willing to do either one, was willing to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening shifts. I went through the second interview, was told by the interviewer that she was very impressed. Was given a third interview, which I assume went okay. Received a phone call they had filled the positions. Am I doing something wrong? I am very good at what I do, I am very dependable, follow instructions well, my only feeling might be that it is my age as I am over 60 but I plan on working until I am 75 or until my fingers give out. I am just totally baffled as to why it is so difficult. I do not want to think it is my age but I have no other ideas. Are any of the older MTs finding it more difficult to find a position?

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Hard to know, but do you do acute care? If you only do clinic, maybe they changed up their mind for someone who can do both. I'm wondering about the clinic, because 400 lph on Speech Wreck is almost unheard of on acute care.

Other option is maybe it's a scam, but since you had so many interviews, probably not. Some places have people take what they call tests, but it's just a way to get some overload work done for them, then that's it.

400 unheard of on voice, not from my work - desk, do most days I work

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I basically laugh when I see blanket statements like yours, almost unheard of? I do acute care, have for years and not ER reports, ops, H&Ps, clinical resumes, consults. I have topped over 600+ in VR before for a couple of hours a day and then it can taper off some after then. Speak for yourself only when saying unheard of. I push myself and being as we work for such low wages I don't want to be sad at the end of my shift thinking I could make as much at McDonald's.

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I'm not clear here. You said, "...not ER reports, ops, H&Ps, clinical resumes, consults." Does that mean you don't do the ops, H&Ps, clinical resumes and consults? What else is left besides Discharge Summaries and progress notes?

Let me clarify. I do not do ER reports. - I do all others including

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the ops, H&Ps, consults, clinical resumes, very few progress notes. Hope this clears it up, critical care only.

Maybe - OldsterMT

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Not sure how a recruiter could know your age until you fill out new hire package. I keep my resume devoid of any and all information that could possibly indicate my age. If you have worked as a transcriptionist since you were 18 or 20, do not include your work history that far back. My resume is now generic and does not include dates worked for any companies.

I do think that a lot of companies only want to hire relatively less experienced people so that they can get away with paying crappy line rates. Those of us who have a lot of experience and know what we're worth usually won't work for the pathetic rates being offered.

It baffles me as to why you would have gone through this many interviews and then not get the position. But, it's the company's loss.

Best wishes in your search for a decent company to work for.

You did nothing wrong (sm) - Rose

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I'm so sorry this happened to you. I don't think it is your age, I think it is a blunder on the part of the people doing the hiring like a miscommunication. I'm also seeing that even if you are hired for a specific specialty, they want you to also have 5 year acute care to do back up when needed. I think unemployed MTs have hit record numbers and the companies have become much more picky about exactly what they want, which is pretty unreasonable considering what they pay for so much experience!

I've done acute care and found it very easy, yet I don't have the 5 years in it like many are requiring now.

With your expertise and high accuracy rate, I think you will find something. There are just fewer jobs on the market and too many of us without work.

Good luck to you!

I wouldn't worry too much - about it...

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First of all, none of us really know the crazy, mysterious hiring practices of MTSOs these days. For all we know, someone looking at chicken guts decided your hire wasn't auspicious at this time in the cosmic alignment.

I also suspect that if they are doing 3 interviews with someone, they probably had someone already in mind who they were on the fence about, or they just said the heck with it and possibly didn't hire anyone at all.

I'm in the 60+ club and recently got hired by a good smaller company (horrible account, but good company). I just got lucky because they really needed someone right then and I was a good fit. I know it is a lot of hassle, but I think if you keep at it and still really want to do this ----- job anymore you will find something. Good luck!

thanks for the encouragement - long time Mt

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thank you for the encouragement. All of my experience has been acute care so that is not the problem. It is just very frustrating to go through so many hoops and then not get hired I guess.I will just keep plugging along and applying until I find something because quite frankly it is their loss. Again thank you for the words of encouragement and the opinions, I feel a little better now.

Not your age - sm

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Nobody cares about the age thing anymore, except in terms of people in the "older" generation may have a better work ethic than some of the younger ones. (Don't anybody get bent out of shape--I said "may" and "some."

I think they have no rhyme or reason as to why they do things. It truly could be that they don't want someone with a lot of experience, because those of us with a lot of experience are quite ticked off at the cut in pay.

I don't get that person who said acute care is easy. I don't think she's doing true acute care. I'm about as sharp as they come when it comes to heavy-duty accents and serious hospital terminology, but I don't find it easy by any stretch. Maybe she does ER reports and thinks that's acute care because the ER is in a hospital.

Anyway, don't beat yourself up over it. Yes, there are indeed scams where companies try to get over-flow work done by unsuspecting MTs, but they usually just hit and run; they don't stick around for interviews and things.

with so many - MTs applying

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for each position, I would not take it personally. You got a lot further along in the process than others have. Probably at least 10 other applicants have similar impressive resumes. Maybe someone else just reminded the interviewer of her sister or something.

I have applied for multiple, multiple MT jobs sm - Old MT

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I have over 30 years of experience. I have done teaching hospital/acute care all those years. I have had my own accounts and worked in house too. I have taken and passed tests.

I thought the reason I wasn't being offered anything was that I much prefer Monday through Friday day hours and prefer not to work full time. I have done my share of weekends and evenings over the years and I really want to work when my husband is at work and not have to work in the evenings or weekends.

But the jobs I've applied for, some of them offer Monday through Friday day work. Some of them I've applied for and passed the test and one of them I even got an email saying they were looking for full time people first. Then I see them advertising again asking for full or part time people. Um, okay.

I was getting 15 cpl for my own accounts and now I'm relegated to begging for a job that will pay 8 cpl?

Why the "dislike" on this post? - WTF

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I got a dislike because I said could do over - 400 lines on VR, probably because

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of sour grapes I would say.

Baffled - Cindy

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Here's another possibility. The job they were hiring for fell through. Health care facilities can be pretty sleazy in dealing with MTSOs, pulling out of contracts without notice, etc. Then, MTSOs are sleazy with MTs. And you know what? Sometimes MTs are sleazy--quitting jobs without notice because a new job pays more. I work really hard at maintaining my integrity, but it is very difficult in the business climate today. BTW, it's not just transcription. The work culture has gotten pretty difficulty in general. That being said, all you need to do is find a good job (or two!). Good luck. And no, it's not you.

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