Websites to Search When Looking for a Medical Transcription Job

This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. When you graduate from medical transcription school, the school should be able to give you a list of companies that has hired their graduates in the past, and who are willing to hire more graduates of their graduates in the future. Along with that help, however, you have to be willing to go looking on your own. The first logical stop is Google, and although you … Continue reading →

Online Job Networks: How Helpful Are They?

The Internet has invaded every aspect of our lives. For those of us who have lived long enough to remember when the world was without it, the advances are staggering to recall. Many job boards and web sites (more than 80,000 in fact) post available jobs every day (some several times per day). For the job seeker over 50 years of age, the Internet is even more of a boon than to those younger workers who comprise the bulk of the job seeker market, although all ages may benefit from these listings. Many of these online job networks have appeared … Continue reading →

Tips For Competing Against Younger Job Seekers

If you are thinking about changing careers or maybe starting a new one a bit later in life than most, don’t despair. You can compete with anyone of any age if you have the right skills and attitude. Job-hunting, like so many things in life, requires some strategy. Here are a few thoughts on the subject. Everyone must compete with a more youthful everything and everyone as the clock ticks away on all of us, robbing our time and efforts on earth. Job-hunting is a very competitive endeavor, no matter how old you are. Keep yourself mentally prepared to compete … Continue reading →

Review of Jobster.com

Job Site Name/Link: Jobster.com Basics: I just found this job seeking site and I was really impressed with it. It has some features that I haven’t seen before and I also thought that the information is presented in a user-friendly manner. Pros: The search engine on this site draws from a number of different job sites, so it consolidates your search and can save you time. I liked how you could choose to search according to how recently the jobs were posted, which keeps you from applying for a job that has been sitting there for several months. The job … Continue reading →

Review of Jobs.com

Job Site Name/Link: Jobs.com Basics: I have looked at this site several times when I have been searching for a job and I really was not impressed. I found the site difficult to navigate. The front page only lists major cities for each state and you have to run a search just to find your city. The job listings were hard to read. However, the purpose of these posts is to give you the pros and cons of each site and so I knew that I had to come up with some pros. I almost chickened out and deleted this … Continue reading →

Review of CareerBuilder.com

Job Site Name/Link: CareerBuilder.com Basics: This is my favorite job seeking site. The site draws from local and national job listings and combines them all together in one place. To start out, you can try the “Quick Search” on the right hand side of the homepage. Or, there is also the “Advanced Search” option. This lets you search for several different kinds of jobs at the same time. You can even look for jobs in several different cities. There is a salary section on the “Advanced Search” form where you can specify what pay range you are willing to consider. … Continue reading →

Review of Monster.com

Job Site Name/Link: Monster.com Basics: To start out, I wouldn’t bother to use keywords. Instead, select from the drop-down lists marked “Select Job Category” and “Select Job Location”. Once you have selected these then you will be taken to a page that has a listings of all of the jobs in that category in that location. Now is the time to use the keyword search. You can also enter your zip code and within how wide of a radius you want to search. Pros: My favorite thing about this site is the “Job Search Agents” option. With this, you can … Continue reading →

Why Review Job Seeking Sites?

I am about to start some reviews of job seeking sites and I realized that I should probably explain myself before I start. Why bother to review job seeking sites? Well, when I have looked for a job in the past it has been hard to even know where to start on the internet. Some job sites were helpful and some were a waste of time. Of course, every site claims that they are THE BEST! Not very helpful when you are trying to decide where best to conduct your job search. This is the introduction to a series that … Continue reading →