Putting My Strengths To Good Use
In today’s economic climate, I feel it’s imperative for most adults to consider expanding their career options to keep themselves marketable. In most instances, when our parents and aunts and uncles were young and entering their careers, they didn’t have to worry so much about career options. As long as they reported to work in a timely fashion and performed their job responsibilities, they were often able to retire from their first or second employer. Back then, there was an overwhelming two-way loyalty between employer and employee that today – seems to be the exception rather than the rule. Not that those of us in the work force today shouldn’t continually strive to further ourselves in our career and personal life, or set new goals, but we almost all need a “fallback” or career change option readily available.
I’ve worked more than 20 years in the environmental science field, and in the past two years have seen a dramatic decline in clients pursuing voluntary efforts to re-mediate existing environmental problems or implement additional strategies to reduce or eliminate future environmental problems. As history has proven, there are trends in most work fields, and with time this decline in environmental consulting will likely turn its self around. In the meantime, as a self-employed environmental consultant, I’ve found myself struggling through these difficult economic times and looking for career options that fit into my strengths and abilities. Having worked from my home office for more than 15 years, I think my extreme self-discipline and strong work ethics are a good fit for a Medical Transcription (MT) career. With more than 20 years experience in a science field and extensive experience in the health and safety industry, I already have a good handle on medical terminology and attention for detail. As I suspect with most people pursuing an MT career, one of the main advantages to pursuing an MT career is the ability to work from home. Furthermore, I believe that an MT career option will also allow me the ability to continue to perform my environmental consulting duties as those opportunities present themselves. I foresee that with an MT career I could fill the gaps so-to-speak when my environmental consulting opportunities are limited.
The main reason I am interested in training with Future MT is the flexibility offered to proceed at your own pace. Again, having more than 15 years experience working from home, I know what it takes to be able to focus on a project through its completion. I enjoy the ability to work at my own pace at whatever time is most convenient and efficient for me. I strive for efficiency in all aspects of my life and I believe being able to study and attend class should proceed at a pace that is best for each individual student. I also believe this approach removes the element of class attendance being an “obligatory task” and puts the focus more on it being a “learning experience”, which presents a more conducive learning environment. At this time, I foresee myself enrolled in an MT training program within the next three months and completing the course within four to six months thereafter. As my environmental consulting duties allow, I foresee myself seeking MT part-time employment immediately upon MT certification. In the long term, I foresee an MT career as a great opportunity to supplement retirement. Two days ago, I would not have envisioned writing such an essay; however, in doing so, I find myself even more excited to expand my career opportunities in the MT industry.
WRITTEN BY: TERRIE L SWANSON
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