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strategies in job searching for a new MT grad - ph

Posted: Feb 20, 2011

Does anyone have any strateges for job searching as new MT grad? I am willing to do general transcription work.

Strategies - All Ears

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1) Keep a spreadsheet showing where you applied, their email, their website, whether you tested, submitted a resume, online app, or simple contact form and the dates you did these as well as the responses. A lot of websites look alike as many use the same stock photography.

2) Pay attention to resume submission instructions. If they say NO ATTACHMENTS do NOT attach your resume, but paste it in the email. If they say attachments are okay, then you may attache.

3) Keep your resume to one page only. Emphasize your education and what you learned and provide a list of the references you have on hand. Keep your fancy fonts and formatting for ones that you mail, pasting all that into an email is a waste of time because it will look like crap.

4) Apply to as many places as you can find. Do not limit yourself to the big nationals, as you are less likely to be able to find work with them. Smaller companies tend to have more openings for new grads and are more willing to invest the time and energy to train them. I applied/submitted/tested/filled out contract forms with over 350 companies by the time I was done. It paid off. You can find smaller companies by googling terms like "Medical Transcription LLC" or "Medical Transcription Inc" or "Medical Transcription Corp." or "Medical transcription Co." plus putting verbiage they might have on their websites like, "Accurate medical transcription", or anything else that comes to mind.

5) Do not fall for scams where they tell you you can get started by paying them money. Or work for free to see how you do. Or that you aren't quite trained enough for them, but if you only take THEIR course, you will be ready and then they will hire you.

Good luck!

What do you mean by "contract forms?" - st

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I've been very confused when trying to do searches, too, with the terms "contractor" and "self-employed," etc. How do you figure out which you should be? Is it dictated by the company? Should I wait to get a business license, for example, or is it better to have that stuff in line already? Thx for any help. Hope you don't mind my tagging on, ph.

Contact, not contract, forms - All Ears

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Some websites have no career page, no email address visible, nothing. What they usually have instead is a contact form, that is really meant for clients. You may think it's a waste of time to fill that in asking for them to consider you for employment, but it isn't. I got a few responses based on filling those out!

An independent contractor pays their own taxes, sets their own hours, etc. An employee has their taxes withheld by their employer and does not get to choose which hours they work, they have to work a set shift.

A lot of the bigger companies are moving back to employee status because they got in trouble or fear getting in trouble with the IRS, since their independent contractors were being told which hours they had to work, essentially being treated like an employee without the perk of having the company contributing to your social security tax. Big no no. Smaller companies pretty much stick to the IC status, since lots of them do clinic work where the TAT is 24 hours, allowin their contractors to set their own hours. They have to be very careful not to give you software or equipment, because that means you are an employee. So they will "lease" it to you instead and waive the fee to get around that.

As far as a business license, I think that is usually only for people who charge sales tax, but you should check your local ordinances for that, as it can vary.

HTH!

Another tip for you - sm

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For goodness sakes: Get a decent email address! LOL

Make sure your email address is completely associated with your name and you fill it in so that it shows your name. You want to be CREDIBLE with your email address. Don't use something cutesy like "iluvcats@xxxx.com" or even "nutotype@xxxx.com." Use your name.

You want them to remember your name!

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