how to obtain experience?

I want to become a medical transcriptionist, but most of the want ads I see require 1-2 years experience. Where do I get experience if no one is hiring a recent graduate?

I'm in the very same position...can't get experience....hang in there, it will happen

I'm in the same situation, new graduate having a hard time finding at-home work. It seems all the ads are for full-time in-office or they want experience. AHDI recommends joining them and going to local meetings/conferences and meeting people or asking instructors at your school for ideas. I'll try this and see how it goes.

It depends on which MT school you attended. MT companies overlook the experience requirement for grads of Andrews, M-Tec, and Career Step.

If you graduate from a school the companies aren't familiar with, you'll have a harder time finding a job.

What are some of the recruitment agencies? I am getting ready to graduate and need some great advice on how to get out there..

Your school should tell you which companies tend to hire their graduates. Apparently it's true that unless you went to M-tec, Andrews, or Career Step, it's not that easy to start working at home right away. You may need to start in-office or with a mentoring program. People also say you should test with every company that will let you. Before I was hired, I did some research. I'm including the results here:
Some companies that hire new grads-some of them require you to take their test:
www.nemtinc.com/careers.htm NEMT-New England Medical Transcription
www.accustat-mts.com/careers.asp Accustat, Inc.- has mentoring program that pays 4 cpl for new grads
www.medquist.com/ Medquist
www.spheris.com/home.aspx?flash=true Spheris
jobs@qtranscriptions.om Quality Transcription Solutions, LLC (QTS)
www.medwaremt.com/applyonline.html

Mentoring Programs
www.allstatetranscription.com/ AIM Mentoring Program through Allstate Transcription-there is a $100 fee, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about this program.
www.meditec.com/meditec-jumpstart-program.html Meditec’s Jumpstart Program-there is a $400 fee, but I’ve also heard great things about this program.

The following have links to tests on their websites. I don’t know how hard they are, but I’ve been told to make sure you have good references before you start.
www.amphion.mttest.com/
www.transrs.com/careers/default.asp
www.medivoxx.com/
www.md-it.com/

Good resources
forum.mtstars.com/newmts/
www.mtchat.com/frame.php?frame=message

Best of luck to everyone. My heart goes out to all of you who are looking for that first job.

That is awsome!! Thank you soooo much for the leads on how to

I am a new MT and am having a dificult time finding employment in the MT field due to lack of experience as well. Any leads on where I can go to get some experience to get started? I have been contacted by Transam a company out of Florida, but am very leary of their report fromt he BBB. Thanks

Transam is a scam. Don't do anything for them. Have you asked you school for help? Put your resume on Monster.com or Careerbuilder.com, and try
www.mtjobs.com/
forum.mtstars.com/seeker/
Also, have you googled medical transcription/Lincoln or Omaha to find companies in the area or contacted local hospitals or clinics? Starting in-house may be your best chance. Good luck.

Thanks for the leads. Melissa

i found the website you were talking about
i have wrote a couple of the sites down and will check them out this week hopefully we can find something that is legit

thanks to all for the helpful hints

Rami in Dubai, United Arab Emirates said: I have registered my resume online to almost 6 recruitment agencies. Waiting fo the best. All the best for others like me too

Can I ask which recruitment agencies you are listing with? Thanks Melissa

I am in the same position. I cannot find any place that doesn't take experienced. I cannot drive so I am looking to work from home. I feel very discouraged because it seems like you have to have experience. I dont know what else to do. I just graduated and am ready to start. I just dont know how.

christie in Lincoln, Nebraska said: i found the website you were talking about
i have wrote a couple of the sites down and will check them out this week hopefully we can find something that is legit

thanks to all for the helpful hints

Maybe you should work on your verb tenses while your at it.

Maybe Woody should also learn some manners as well as some better grammar.
Your shows possession, and your second 'your' should have been spelled you're, "...while you're at it."

Has anyone heard anything positive or negative about Ashworth Career School's medical transcription program out of Georgia? I am a stay at home mom, looking into the medical transcription programs-but it seems that there are so many scams. So, I was just wondering if anyone knows for sure that this training school is legit.
Thanks for any input!
-Heather

heather, do u have a community college in your area. most offer a medical transcription certificate.

ColleenCollect in Boston, Massachusetts said: heather, do u have a community college in your area. most offer a medical transcription certificate.

Yes, we have tons of community colleges, but none offer the certificate online. I checked into as many as I could in our own state, before searching the internet for online schools elsewhere. I can only take the classes online, so that narrows my search. Anyway, thanks for your reply!