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Encore: A Day in the Life of a QA, Part Two

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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. If you missed Part One, check it out here. Again, here’s Laura, describing her typical day working as a QA gal: I’m lucky because my company makes sure they do not over-hire on their accounts, which means that it is very rare to get on and not find any work that needs to be done. This means that we’ll sometimes get a bit behind, but not … Continue reading →

Encore: A Day in the Life of a QA, Part One

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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. We finished up the question and answer with Laura earlier today, which means now we’re onto a “typical” working day for Laura. Check out what she has to say below: ~ ~ ~ I usually wake up around 7:00, make a cup of tea, read my emails, and start working by 7:30. The nice thing about not having a set schedule, though, is that if I … Continue reading →

Encore: Q&A of a Working QA, Part Four

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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. If you missed part three, please check that out here. Again, here’s Laura, a working MT and QA gal: Do you use an expander when working as an MT? I do use an expander. During my first job as an employee, the company supplied the expander. When I became an SE, I had to purchase my own expander, and I purchased the one I had become … Continue reading →

Encore: A Day in the Life of an MT

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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. I just did a Q&A with Sheila on her thoughts on the MT world, and so I thought I would finish this off by letting her tell us about a typical day for her in the MT world. ~ ~ ~ I typically start work around 8:30 in the morning. I try to work steadily for 3 hours with minimal breaks of no more than 5 … Continue reading →

But Wait, There’s More! MT Blogs Continued

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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. Now that we’ve finished discussing how you’re going to survive working as an MT with children, we’ve got just one more important topic to cover: Life from the point of view of a person who is currently working as a transcriptionist. I interviewed the schools (which that is a very important part of becoming an MT, of course) but even more important than that, is deciding … Continue reading →

An Introduction to Transcription

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Hello, and welcome to my series on the transcription field! I decided to focus on transcription because many of the readers here at Families are stay-at-home mothers and fathers who are interested in finding work they can do at home, and transcription is one of the few legitimate work-at-home jobs out there that does not require you to be on the phones all day long. I hope this series helps people who have never heard of the field to understand what it is, what personality traits you ought to have to be a transcriptionist, and how to get started if … Continue reading →