Posted by JLx on September 30, 2004, at 21:48:24
In reply to Good luck with the interview today » JLx, posted by tealady on September 30, 2004, at 19:53:38
> I'm not sure what a medical transcriptionist is? Someone on the thyroid forum did that too I think, so it must be a US type job? ..sooo what do they do?Medical transcriptionists type the dictation of doctors: operative reports, histories and physicals, discharge summaries, etc. It's a slightly different skill from regular typing because you are listening and then typing what you hear, and of course, you have to be able to decipher what they're saying by knowing medical terminology. Anywhere there are health records, there are medical transcriptionists, except Third World medical facilities possibly where everything is done by hand, or unless very effective voice recognition software is being used. This is the Australia organization for my former profession: http://www.himaa.org.au/him.html My life fell apart about the time that records were really getting computerized, so I'm not up to date, that's my problem with picking up where I left off. Too many years of technological change.
> My last interview..about 3 years ago, I totally blew..and it should have been a walk in..but ya don't want to hear about that.
> I'll try to reply more later...just wanted to wish you good luck.Thanks. :) I've been trying to not worry before the fact, doing pretty well until tonight. Tomorrow I will load up on niacinamide and GABA!
> > It's so true what the Buddhists say about attachment and suffering. It's kind of hard not to be "attached" to wanting to have a job though!
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> hmm what do Buddists say...though I can see they are related.One of the 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/fourtruths.html is, "The origin of suffering is attachment." The idea in this instance, I think, is that I do my best in the interview when the time comes and then let go of the outcome. To the extent that I am thinking how desperate I am, and well, craving and desiring this job I'm suffering, especially if I don't get it. It's tricky business, to want something bad enough to go after it, but then be able to let go at the same time.
JL
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