Medical Transcriptionist Mock Interview
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Question 17 of 30
Are you able to decipher what a speaker with a heavy accent is saying easily?
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Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"I am a new medical transcriptionist and am still learning how to decipher some of the heavier accents. I am usually able to understand most of the speech by listening to entire sentences and/or replaying a part of the recording. I am sure with time and experience I will be able to understand with even more ease."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
A medical transcriptionist may work with any number of physicians. Having a keen ear and being able to listen to and understand what someone is saying is a must. The interviewer wants to know that you have some experience in deciphering what someone is saying, even if there accent differs from what you are most accustomed to working with.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I have been a transcriptionist for (X) years and have worked with physicians from different nationalities whose accents were varied. I have learned to minimize as many distractions as possible so that I can focus on what the speaker is saying on the recording and to replay anything that I am unsure of. If I am still unsure of what the speaker is saying, I will ask a coworker to see if they can help me decipher the speech. For the most part, I am usually able to understand different accents easily."
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