Medical Transcription Jobs

Transcriptionists deal with confidential information and it is very unprofessional to share the funny stuff that inevitably shows up in the audio files that we transcribe. I used to thank my lucky stars when I had some latitude to leave passages of entirely off topic talk out of the document that I was typing. [...]

First off, here is a job posting gleaned from the net…
Transcriptionist
Company: Retina Group of Washington DC
Description
Busy ophthalmology practice in need of F/T Medical Transcriptionist. Experience a plus.
Positions available in our Northern Va. and Suburban Maryland sites. Competitive Benefits and Salary available. Fax Resume to 240-387-6040
I was curious about this particular group, so I Googled [...]

Here is a recent job post that I found posted on www-transcription.net. This blog post is going to be about reading between the lines. Why does the company stress that they pay on time? We have to conclude that some companies operating in the MT industry do not always pay on time. [...]

Typing tests are available in great quantity on the Internet. Some are for sale as downloads while others are free. There are also browser based tests. I do not know which tests are the best. Some prospective employers ask you to use a specific test and they may even host the [...]

I see this ridiculous bit of text on an almost daily basis when I am searching for jobs. I hope nobody is fooled by this scam. They say that you can fool some of the people all of the time. I guess that is the whole reason for the existence of spam.