Question: Sir, I am a postgraduate candidate in HRM. And I stay in Hydrabad; I have done my Medical Transcription. I have around 1 year of experience in Medical Transcription. I would like to start medical transcription work from Home. Your response is solicited.

With regards

By RAJAMANICKAM YESUPADAM on Wed 28-May-2008 07:11 AM

Answer: What is halting and postponing you from pursuing your home-based medical transcription job? You possess every factor of success in this job. Your 1-year experience and your HRM degree are just adequate to find a suitable online job. The advent of new technologies and hasty communications has increased the opportunities and job vacancies regardless of how remote you dwell or your time zone. Outsourcing is an epitome of such increasing opportunities. Some very big, reputable medical institutions choose to outsource their medical transcriptions services.

Hence you can find very profitable jobs with one of these institutions. If you prove commitment and efficiency the institution might hire you for long term tasks. However, the competition is becoming too fierce on both the enterprise level and the employment level. Hence you should be very well-prepared to standout amidst the crowds of candidates. To prepare yourself you ought to familiarize yourself with the American medical terms and transcription methods so that you would be more eligible for jobs in big American firms.

Freelancing websites abound on the internet. On these websites you will find a galore of jobs that you can apply for. Initially you might not get work as much as you aspire. However, when your reputability increases along with your experience your demand and goodwill also increase, so just be patient, committed and robust in order to procure more lucrative opportunities.