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What are some questions that you guys ask during interview? (Am I allowed to ask this Moderator)- sm - anon


Posted: Feb 22, 2011

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Questions to ask - MTSOs

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I'll be looking for everybody's input here along with you. My MTSO has WAY overhired, and now there's not enough work. :(

Questions I ask:
1. How long have you been in business, and how many MTs do you employ? IMHO, the larger the company, the more problems. For me, mid-size (~250 MTs) is a nice fit.
2. Would you be assigning me overflow account(s) or account(s) for which you have full contract(s)? Are there multiple MTSOs working on the account(s) you assign me? Who's controlling the flow of work? I once accepted a position where I was told what work types I would be assigned...it turned out that the hospital was assigning work according to their whims for the day. There were 5 other MTSOs doing their work as well, AND in-house MTs who skimmed the best off the top. Oh...and some days, they didn't send any work at all. Too bad.
3. What percentage of the insurance premium does the MT pay (if you want insurance, of course). I worked for an MTSO that promised me the MT portion was reasonable. Three months later, I learned that "reasonable" to them was approximately half my net earnings for single coverage.
4. Do you have a production incentive?
5. Do you have any MTs who earn in the range of $______ (insert your expectation).
6. When work is scarce, do you expect MTs to flex, flex, flex to make up time? This can mean 24/7 sitting at a computer and a complete loss of control over a person's life.
7. What is your typical TAT? If it's 30 seconds, time to look elsewhere.

You can prepare as thoroughly as you wish for the interview, but recruiters are notoriously vague and will say whatever it takes to get you on board.

ok. thanks for the info. - nm - anon

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