Staying at a Job Too Long

Back in high school, I dated a guy I’ll call Glenn. (I promise, this will relate to jobs. Don’t give up on me yet). Glenn and I really weren’t a good match, and we seemed to always be in a state of either breaking up or making up. I was always the one to break things off, and then I would sit at home by myself and cry because I missed him, and in the end would end up calling him up, apologizing, and we would start right back into the “making up” stage. Then Glenn did something I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Why Do MT Companies Want Full-Time Transcriptionists?

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. In my last blog, I mentioned that medical transcription companies like to hire full-time employees, and I wanted to clarify that statement further. First off, I wanted to make it clear: You can get a job as a part-time medical transcriptionist. It will not be as easy as getting a job as a full-time MT, but it is possible. It’s like the high-speed vs dial-up Internet … Continue reading →

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 →

Dealing with no Education and no Skills

Two days ago, I talked about people not having any experience or skills wanting to find the “perfect job” for them. Although I stand by everything I said in that blog, I realized that I was dispensing general advice, with no concrete links to follow or advice to follow up on. Last night, I discussed the no education part of the equation, and today I thought I would write up some fake stories about fake people who find themselves trying to work from home so y’all can see how I would approach the problem, in a fake world of course. … Continue reading →

Where Is My Perfect Job?

I am a member of another forum specifically set up for work-at-home moms, and a lady came onto the forum asking for help. She had just attended one of those seminars where they advertise the event as being some great happening, that it will really change your life, blah blah, and then when you get there, you find out it’s just a pyramid scheme that requires a whole lot of selling and a whole lot of money to make it work. She came onto the forum upset because she felt like she had been lied to (which she had been) … Continue reading →

What is the Right Job for You?

I don’t know. Not a single clue. I could start naming off random jobs that I know about or have heard of, but that doesn’t answer the question: What is the right job for you? Warning: This blog is going to be venting, from beginning to end. Feel free to hit “next” at any time. 😉 So I am a member at very active work-at-home forum, and I spend a lot of my evenings and weekends reading posts and trying to respond to questions when I can. But there are perennial questions that just never seem to stop coming up, … Continue reading →

Ground Rules for Working from Home: Part Three

This is part three of my week long series about the ground rules of working from home. If you missed the previous blogs, check out part one and part two. Otherwise, read on! You have to chant “If it’s too good to be true, than it is” 7 times a day. Okay, so you don’t actually have to chant that 7 times a day, but writing this phrase on your forehead might be helpful. I’m sure that if someone had the time and inclination to do the math, the ratio of true work-at-home jobs to scams would be astronomically out … Continue reading →

Government Jobs: Truth and Fiction

When most people think of working for the government in some capacity, they imagine a nice, cushy job. They assume the salary is competitive along with the benefits package, they believe opportunity for advancement will be excellent, and they know they’ll get national holidays off with pay. What’s not to like? Well, con artists also know these things, and they know that people want government jobs, and they take full advantage of the fact. You have likely seen classified ads offering to help you get a job with the United States Post Office or other government agencies. You sign up, … Continue reading →

A Warning To Potential Job Seekers

I have two cousins enrolled in nearby colleges, both are excellent students who hold down part time jobs in addition to carrying full academic loads. They also spend quite a bit of down time on the Internet–one has even contributed Spring Break photos to a MySpace page. Sounds innocent enough, but I don’t think it is a coincidence that recently both received school-wide warnings from their respective universities warning all students about what they post online, and how it could impact future job searches. I read the form letter the schools issued. It cited a new study that found employers … Continue reading →

What To Know Before Agreeing To Work At Wal-Mart

Who knew working at Wal-Mart could be so controversial? If you have visited online job boards recently you would see that most are brimming with comments about Wal-Mart’s newest employment rules. According to recent amendments made to Wal-Mart’s employee handbook, snowy weather is no longer an excuse for being late to work, though natural disasters such as hurricanes or blizzards still qualify as an excused absence. Additionally, according to the employee handbook, now, being 10 minutes or later for work three times you will earn a demerit, and if you accumulate too many demerits you could be terminated. The new … Continue reading →