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Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

After almost an entire year of applying over and over and over again, I finally got hired on at a doctors office. I love it there and couldn't have asked for a better PA to be working with or a better office staff. It is amazing what you can find when you set your heart on something and go after it until you have it. I applied every day to many different offices. To be honest, the office I applied at had over 15 interviews and everyone had experience but me. they chose me out of all of them. All I can say people is just keep applying. It may seem like you wont get hired but you have to go into the interview saying this is my new job. where will i be sitting. who will i be working with like you already have it. confidence is key!

Your Professional Title/Credentials: CMA (AAMA)

Are You Still In School? nope

Are You Working? FINALLY YES!

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

Stay positive. it sounds like you have worked hard during your program. Try to avoid reading the negative comments and use them as a source of encouragement and inspiration. Attitude plays a large role in how you present yourself to employers. They can easily pick on up on negative energy. I always bring a "contagious" positive energy to the office each day. You never know how your attitude can impact a co-worker who is having a bad day not to mention a patient who is being delivered some not so good news on an illness. people forget that part of our job involves having compassion for the sick. That is why I got into this field in the first place. If I have the opportunity to brighten someones day who just found out they have terminal cancer then it puts all my problems in a different light. Be grateful for the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate and your blessings will be plentiful!

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

Thanks for the encouragement, I was just speaking with a classmate about this forum and I told her I really liked what you had to say as well as Suzanne sp? It gave me some pointers on what not to do during an interview! I will put your advice to good use! Thank you again!
Teresa

Are You Still In School? yes

Are You Working? no

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

I wish I would had read this forum along time ago before finishing MA school and wasting my time. I graduated 02/09 have not found a job in this field and have gave up looking. What a waste. My only alternative is to go back to school for my Nursing Degree, something I should have done first.

Your Professional Title/Credentials: Medical Billler

Are You Still In School? No

Are You Working? Yes

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

have u had any interviews?
if so what did they say?

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

I've been looking since Dec.2009. I completed and passed the state certification and Phlebotomy exams, got my RMA in Oct.2009, posted my resumes all over the internet and all the want ads say: 'must have x-amount years exp.' How does one get a job if one can't get the exp.? I'm starting to fear I wasted my good money for schooling!

Your Professional Title/Credentials: RMA - Certified Medical Ass't.

Are You Still In School? No

Are You Working? No

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

Hang in there Laura, You can't think that firing out resumes over the internet is going to find you a job. Companies recieve tousands of resumes that way. You have to be different. I would recommend getting in your car and finding a medical office complex and stopping in at each one and asking for the practice manager to see if they are looking for anyone. You would be amazed at how effective that is. A lot of finding a job is timing, you might be at the right place at the right time and meeting them face to face puts a name with a face. Take a stack of resumes and cover letters with you and then get a card from wherever you go. Follow up with them a week or 2 later and see if that doesn't work better for you. Employers want people who are commited stopping in again and again shows you have that commitment. I will promise you that your chances will increase each time you do this.

Your Professional Title/Credentials: Registered Oncology Medical Assistant

Are You Still In School? no

Are You Working? yes

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

Yes, I agree! I would have to say that 90% of the job listing have a requirement of having a min of two years expierence!! Funny how our school did not tell us that when we signed up! How can we get expierence if we can't find a job!!!! This sucks but all we can do is keep on looking...... Good Luck

Your Professional Title/Credentials: Medical Assistant

Are You Still In School? No

Are You Working? No

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

it took me 6 months of busting my ass to find a job but I DID find one. As some one said I was in the right place at the right time. I actually stopped in because I had an interview W/ a nother practice in the same building. I walked in dropped off my resume and never heard anything for a 5 months then they called and hired me.

Also once you're in the field and have the experience the jobs come easier. (I wouldn't quit my job if Hell froze SOLID but I do know it get's easier)

Your Professional Title/Credentials: RMA/NREMT-B

Are You Still In School? No

Are You Working? Yes

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

I hope that I do not offend anyone by putting my two cents in, but here is my thought. As I am reading these posts, I notice that there are a lot of spelling and grammar errors. I really believe that is why many people are unable to find a job. Employers do not want to hire people that are unable to speak and write properly. I am not saying that I always know where to put a comma, but I always make sure that things are spelled correctly. I think that makes a huge difference. Just my thought.

Are You Still In School? yes

Are You Working? no

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

I disagree.

All Medical Assistants in a legitimate organization have to go through externship and therefore the externship would be considered MA experience.

Our Medical Assistants at the school I am currently attending in Missouri take the RMA exam a week after their externship ends and many MANY of them pass it... The majority of them being hired out of their extern site and the others being hired shortly after they have passed the exam.

Ones who dont... Well, "you reap what you sow." Don't gossip, don't be negative or hateful and always always always be willing to learn and further yourself in your career. I've noticed that those who dont follow professional protocol are the ones posting "poor me" stories online. Stop with the excuses.

If you are limiting your career search to online than you are not going to find many opportunities. Get out a phone book, get in your car and search. Search, search, search. You can't let yourself be brought down by pessimism.

Your Professional Title/Credentials: RMA

Are You Still In School? Yes

Are You Working? No

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

Disgusted
An ad I saw in the paper today, for a local hospital-

RNs-Home Health,Hospice,Med/Surg,Occupational Health

LPNs-full and part-time (must be IV certified)

Health Navigator-RN

Occupational Therapist

Pharmacist

MEDICAL ASSISTANT-must have prior Medical Assisting experience

Skilled Mechanic-Full Time

Why in the world out of all those positions does it state that only MAs have to have experience? What is going on that so many places will not hire you if you do not have "prior medical assistant experience",which is about 100% of any recent graduate? If I had known this was the norm, I would NOT have gone into MA school. It can't be denied that many places have it as some kind of policy that they will NOT hire an inexperienced MA unless they have CNA/STNA work in their background,or a very impressive resume. The rest of us are screwed.

Are You Still In School? yes sunnyside elementry

Are You Working? no in th 6grade

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

Is this a consistant problem that you see. can i use your. omments in my papaer for english class

Your Professional Title/Credentials: none yet

Are You Still In School? yes

Are You Working? yes/ not in the med. field

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

I know exactly what you mean. I graduated from my MA program this past July and have not found a job! I search everyday and send out my resume! Ads say CMA and at least 1 year experience. I am scheduled to take my CMA exam in December...hopefully I will get some bites.

Your Professional Title/Credentials: Medical Assistant

Are You Still In School? No

Are You Working? NO!

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

We are hiring for field reviewers for our annual HEDIS study. Great opportunity to network because you will visit physician offices and good pay as an employee of our company. Take a look at our website for more information. www.outcomesinc.com


Thank you,
Doug

Your Professional Title/Credentials: HR

Are You Still In School? no

Are You Working? yes

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

My dear children. The best and only way you are going to get your foot into the door is volunteer and get the necessary experience that you need. Trust me, that is what I had to do to get started in my career.

Your Professional Title/Credentials: RN

Are You Still In School? No

Are You Working? Yes

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

It's not fair that everyone is either saying your not qualified or you need more schooling after we have given those schools our money and they are still pushing school and we're not getting hired. In order to keep your certification and not lose it, you're going to have to spend more money to keep your certification before it expires. To me this is insane. Going back to Administrative work. It's like your chasing work. I give up.

Your Professional Title/Credentials: Certified Medical Assistant

Are You Still In School? no

Are You Working? no

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

It is so nice to know I am not the only one that is severely frustrated with not being able to find a MA job! I have been out of school for almost one year and I have yet to find a job.
And I am running into the same problem as most... no experience. I have actually asked some prospective employers how I am to have the experience if no one is willing to hire me!
If I would have known then, what I know now, I would never have gone to school, wasted my time, spent the money or taken on a grant that has to be paid!!

Your Professional Title/Credentials: NRCMA

Are You Still In School? no

Are You Working? no

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

Marlene
My dear children. The best and only way you are going to get your foot into the door is volunteer and get the necessary experience that you need. Trust me, that is what I had to do to get started in my career.
How condescending.

You may even be right. Your first sentence blows any chance you have of being taken seriously... so after that it reads bla, bla, bla.

Way to represent the nursing field.

Your Professional Title/Credentials: CMA (AAMA)

Are You Still In School? nope

Are You Working? yep

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

I dont know about everyones area but alot of places wont let you just walk in and volunteer.

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

I'm in the same boat as you. I have been out of school for a year. I have applied at private offices,hospitals, dentist, and nursing homes (they wont hire because i dont have CNA). I have asked time and time again what I can do to land a job. People say temp services will help but where i am the temp services are not for the medical field. I hope i didn't go to school for no reason except to owe tones of money.

Your Professional Title/Credentials: CMA (AAMA)

Are You Still In School? No

Are You Working? No

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

Reading back on the all the responses to Medical Assistants not finding a position.

In this grueling world of seeking a position, in any field, you - yourself - have to make that first impression. If you resume looks sloppy or unprofessional, I will turn it down.

Your resume is your "TUX", "Suit and Tie", how ever you want to look at it. Its all reflecting you!

What have you done to gain experience? Have you volunteered your time? There are so many opportunities to gain exper. out there.... without getting hired to place on your resume. That makes you stand out from others becasue it shows you have a great work ethic! Willing to learn and work for things that might not start out at the top!

Volunteer such as : American Red Cross, Medical Corps reserve, CERT, WEAVER, AAMA, AMT, Community involvement, church, ect.......

Your Professional Title/Credentials: RMA

Are You Still In School? No

Are You Working? Yes

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

There are plenty of jobs available. I just got my national certification and didn't have any experience, but got a job in a private practice. The program I went through provided really good job placement assistance. I would suggest that anyone having trouble finding a job just find the right people to ask for help. If you want to go through my program sponsors there website is: www(dot)MedicalCareerSpecialists(dot)com

Your Professional Title/Credentials: Certified Clinical Medical Assistant

Are You Still In School? no

Are You Working? yes

Re: No wonder so many can't find a job

MA_MISSY
There are plenty of jobs available. I just got my national certification and didn't have any experience, but got a job in a private practice. The program I went through provided really good job placement assistance. I would suggest that anyone having trouble finding a job just find the right people to ask for help. If you want to go through my program sponsors there website is: www(dot)MedicalCareerSpecialists(dot)com


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