In this economy, it is becoming harder and harder to land a job because so many bosses are getting so many resumes from candidates. Since this applicant pool is big, you want to make certain you stand out. What I mean by that, is to make sure your resume is phenomenal and since your resume is a direct reflection upon you, you need to get it right the first time.

What I did a few years gone was to get a professional writer to help me write my resume.

I needed to make my resume stand above the crowd of other candidates. I wanted my resume to look professional and have all the qualities that employers look for. This is by far the smartest thing I ever did, and has truly helped me land more than a few opportunities during the past one or two years. The level of detail and professionalism on my resume now truly gets potential companies to pay attention to me. I now go into the interview resume stack, and not the possible or no file, or god forbid the shredder.

I’m going to separate this into a 2 part task for you.

1. Get your resume a fine tune or get it totally re-written from top to bottom. If you currently have a great resume that’s professionally looking, go on to step two.
2. Once your resume is fine tuned, now you want to show it off to as many potential eyes as practicable.

Here is your homework:

Step one : Below is a resume writing service that I highly recommend. This is a place where you’ll be able to find help on making your resume just as good as mine and make yourself stand above the crowd.

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Step two : Now you have your new professionally looking resume, now you want to show it off to the masses. You want to get your resume posted so you do not miss a potential dream job. There are plenty of employers that will not post a job posting, but rather look through posted resumes to find an employee. Here are some sites that I had good luck with. Post your resume to all these sites for your best chance.

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Make sure you post to all 5 sites to give yourself maximum exposure.

Now just sit for back and wait for the job offers to come in : )

Thank You and God Bless!!!
Catherine Miller

I want to become a Medical Transcriptionist, but am unsure which school to enroll in. Can you please email me your recommendations? – Mary

Hi Catherine, I am somewhat new to this field and don’t have much experience, where can I get the experience to help me get to the next step in my career? – Sally

How do I start this, I have been procrastinating on become a medical transcriptionist? – Jen S.

If you have been asking these question to me or asking them to yourself, do not feel like you are the only one. All of us have asked these similar questions when we started out and lacked any kind of experience to take our career path on to the next level. I suggest, if you only do one thing today to jump start your career, stop procrastinating and act on the steps below. This will help you achieve your goal in becoming a successful transcriptionist.

1. Click on this link
“Earn a career diploma as a Medical Transcriptionist through Penn Foster Career School“

2. Click on the red “Request Information” button on the left side column

3. Fill out the form and hit the submit button

4. Congratulations, you now have moved a step closer to achieving your goal and dreams

We all started in a similar place that you are in, don’t feel alone. I was asking the same questions myself when I started. I began with little to no experience and struggled the first couple of years. I didn’t have the know how or opportunity that you all have now. Take control and jump start your career in the transcription field.

Thanks and God Bless You,
Catherine

A normal job offers benefits for retirement and savings (and we should all be well aware of how important that is given the current financial situation.)

A normal job offers insurance benefits, paid vacation benefits, and more importantly, a normal job offers reliable income. As long as you show up to work, you can expect a paycheck every week.

Freelancing is not a normal job .

There’s no way to file unemployment when you haven’t earned any income. There are few options for insurance benefits. Fortunately, the Freelancers Union is working hard to offer these “normal job” benefits to freelancers.

However, it goes without saying that being a freelancer means you work much longer, much harder, and for less pay than somebody who has a “normal job”.

So why is freelancing so popular?

The first portion of the word “freelancer” says it all… freedom. Freelancing means you can sleep in, you don’t have to deal with annoying bosses or coworkers, and you make your own rules. You make your own hours, and you are your own boss.

This kind of freedom is exhilarating, and even if it means you have to work twice as hard for half the income of a “normal job” worker, you will never hear a freelance worker complain about their job in the same way that a “normal job” worker will.

Be your own boss, make your own hours and make millions, without ever leaving home!

If any of the above made your heart skip a beat, you are an average person. If you read any of the preceding “promises” and envisioned yourself cruising on a brand new motorcycle across America, rolling in a pile of cash for doing absolutely nothing, then you are a perfectly normal human being.
But if you actually buy any of that garbage, or would even consider buying whatever those ads are trying to sell you… then you should stick with a “normal job” because working at home is not what you expect.
There is no such thing as “free money”, and there is no such thing as “easy money.” It is possible to earn money working from home… but the key word is work. No matter how much money you invest, you will never find a return by “investing” in somebody’s brilliant scheme to sell a dream.
The dream to work at home can be a reality, as long as you approach it with realistic expectations. If you are ready to invest lots of time, and you actually have a skill to offer that can be used from home, such as medical transcription or freelance writing, then it is very possible to make a living working from home.

Housework
If you have been neglecting housework for your career, you are working too many hours. There are 24 hours in a day, and ideally the average person is awake for 16 of those hours. While you are successful and a spouse should be helping with the housework, there is no reason to stick a spouse with the cooking and the cleaning while you work. If you had any other “normal” job, you would come home and help out. It shouldn’t be any different if you are working at home.

Family Time
Whether you have children or not you should devote a minimum of 2 hours every day to family time. This guideline can include intimate bedroom time with your spouse, but should not be limited to that. Even if you are just sitting on the couch with a spouse, watching TV together while eating dinner is better than doing nothing together.

Social Life
Do you still have one? If not, then you are working too much! It’s that simple…

Other Interests
Have you been neglecting other hobbies (you know the ones that don’t pay the bills?) It is important to participate in activities you enjoy, because the benefits of hobbies aren’t just about money.

Be honest…
Look at your financial statements. You may be making a lot of money, but how many hours are you really putting in? If you break it all down, what are you being paid per hour?

How are you feeling?
Are you feeling mentally or emotionally drained or exhausted? It is possible to develop depression very easily, and staring at a computer screen for over 10 hours a day, not matter what the financial gain is, just isn’t worth your health!

Bloggers who like to speak to their ‘readers’ using audio or video generally publish a transcript so their content can be effectively picked up by search engines. Consider approaching podcasters directly about providing transcription services. In many cases, turnaround time and quality are more important than price with these particular customers.

It has been about three years since a small service industry sprang up to meet the demand for podcast transcription. Find job opportunities in this field at www-transcription.net.

You see that you have already missed the deadline.

or

You click a link and the website tells you that the job is gone.

or

You email your resume and never hear anything back.

These situations are undeniably bummers, but I think job hunters miss opportunities by not at least making a record of the company name and contact information. There is a lot of turnover in the MT business. Some companies may also be in a growth phase and it might be a good idea to contact them politely and leave your resume with them in anticipation of future work.

DiskRiter has a current job posting on www-transcription.net. I have seen periodic postings from this company for a couple of years

This is educational, not entertaining…

One particular service (non medical) that I found interesting was substantive/stylistic editing. If you have a knack for format and language, this kind of work could be just your cup of tea. I have to assume that the dollars to keystrokes ratio is easier on the hands, too.