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Any At-Home-Profession Graduate? - jess

Posted: Mar 28, 2010

Hi,

I was wondering if their is anyone that has graduated from At-home-professions?

And did you find a job right away, what was your thoughts on the school?

Because I keep seeing all these posts and I am getting woried since I am in the school right now.

Thanks!

At-Home Professions - celloman

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Jess, I just sent in my final exam and waiting for the final course results. As a retired teacher, I found the course to be thourogh and well organized. I have not yet as the school for job leads, which they won't do until all course requirements are met. The most discouraging thing that to me is the number of what appears to be unhappy MTs, the condition and termoil of the field and that no place will give you a chance to get your feet in the door without experience. This coupled with what appears to be a great number of people looking for work is dishearening. How far are you from completing the course?

At-Home graduate - petuniaann

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I graduated from At-Home Professions about 7 years ago. I got a job almost immediately transcribing for a podiatrist. I sent out several resumes with a cover letter to the doctors in the area that I lived in at that time. The office manager interviewed several applicants, some of which had worked in the field for many years, and I got the job. I worked at home on a part-time basis. To be honestly truthful, it was quite a challenge at first, but it all worked out quite well. I have now moved to another state and guess what I'm going---transcription for a pediatric therapy group. They are also paying for me to take a billing and coding course through the local community college so that they can bring their billing in-house. So I guess everybody has a different story to tell, but my experience with At-Home Professions turned out quite well.

no job yet - spice

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I took the At-Home Professions course and graduated in Dec. 2009....cannot find a job. Everyone wants experience. When I signed up for the program, I was lead to believe the school would help with job placement....all they offered was some internet addresses...Good Luck

Jess - Old MTSO

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You need to go to a school that will give you a more comprehensive education that will make you competitive. Don't even consider any school that does not use the SUM program. You might want to look at Andrews and M-TEC. Good luck to you!

at-home-professions grad - mcat

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I graduated from At-Home Professions in Aug. 09 have been trying almost on a daily basis to find a job, but have had zero luck. Everyone wants experience or for you to be able to work onsite. The seminar I attended for At-Home Professions made it sound so easy to find an at home job fresh out of school. In my opinion it was very misleading and a waste of my time and money. In looking back I should have tried a medical billing/coding school since I have several years of work experience in that field. Good luck.

mcat - anon

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The seminar you attended was a crock. You should report these folks to the BBB. If you like MT, go to a decent school--Andrews, M-Tec, etc. Sorry you had this experience but AHP is known as a less than desirable school. Good luck.

I agree about the seminar being a crock. - deb

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The decent schools don't have to travel around holding seminars to sign up students. I bet they pressured you the night of the seminar to sign up, right? Before you were able to check around and find out that AHP is a crappy course that doesn't teach you enough of what you need to know (and the people who do the hiring KNOW that). Sure some people who took that course have found work. Even a blind squirrel stumbles across a nut once in a while. But the competition is getting tougher all the time, people with years of experience are losing their jobs to overseas or voice recognition, and they will definitely be hired over most newbies, especially those with inferior educations.

I know it's probably not likely that any of you can afford ANOTHER MT school right now. Keep on testing anywhere they will let you, and good luck.

grad - celloman

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I also just graduated from At-Home Professions and totally agree that it was a sales job, I wish I would have taken the medical coding course. Seems there is much more of a need.

I graduated 15 years ago from AHP - Backwards Typist

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Forget about job leads. When I asked after I graduated, they said they couldn't help.

I already owned a small 'secretarial' service and had an ad in the yellow pages. Only through that ad did I pick up a podiatrist (before I graduated) and still with him.

I did find their transcription tapes to be 'real'. I had a mix of all ESL accents and for that, I was grateful.

School did nothing for me except give me experience with ESLs. I did get a job at a local hospital after a year of trying everywhere and found out later that they wanted 'typists' who knew 'a little jargon', but that gave me the experience I needed to make the lousy wages of today, WHEN I have work.

Happy AHP Grad - Paige

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I'm an AHP graduate, and found that the course and the graduate counselors were helpful. Like other people have said, it takes work to get a job. I followed the counselors advice to find an MT job, and I am happy I chose AHP. The MT course is definitely not a rip off, and the school is accredited through the DETC. The course follows AHDI guidelines. Be happy you chose AHP! I am!

AHP Grad Also - IdahoMT

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I am very happy with the training I received through AHP. The economy is no help, though, I must add. I'm still looking for work after much mailing, door-to-door and phone calls. AHP actually called me out of the blue a couple weeks ago with a lead. I'm still waiting to hear after I tested with a company. If I don't get it , I'll chalk it up as experience taking the test. Don't give up. Some days I feel like throwing in the towel on searching, but then I get motivated and keep looking. Sounds like its not unusual for it to take awhile. I put too much money into starting my IC business to give up now! Good luck to all of you!

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