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QueenAlicia:
The convo I was like "uh huh... hmm" and I know it was a bunch of bull.  18 people really they are not ready for anything.  I still consider myslf new but goodness. 

Oh and then I had this one guy call and say his girlfriend is coming out of school what are the odds of her getting hired anywhere.  I told him what I thought and then he asked about her starting her own business and offering providers half of whatever their current billing office is charging them.  I said if you did that:

1. you look so desperate to get work that you would take anything
2. you won't know the first thing to do, probably won't have a good contract in place and will probably get sued.
3. you'll give other services a bad rep because you will mess up so badly they won't charge another service again.

Wasn't trying to be rude but that was sounding desperate.

PMRNC:
I do get calls like that and a ton of emails. The fact is that in this economy most coming out of school expecting to land a job in this business are naive and uninformed. It actually amazes me still that many actually expect to graduate from their course and WORK FROM HOME. They have no concept of the differences between just "working from home" and starting a business. They actually think (or were told) that doctors will just hire them to work from home. UM No, it doesn't work like that. A provider hiring an "employee" to work from home is LOSING money and adding to their risk and liability right off the bat it's a dangerous situation, and most physicians know this. I have no problem with people going to school to learn this trade, but they need to be realistic..Yes MOST want experience and YES it's going to be tough, you might need to start at $10 an hour.  I also tell people they have to think in terms of how to get that experience. Many insurance companies will hire with no experience so they can train you right from their systems and the way they like. What better way to learn this business by working on the other side with PAID training, PAID hands on experience and PAID continued education on coding, compliance, fraud, abuse. Etc.  Worked for me :)

DMK:
It's truly a national problem that people (kids and adults) come out of school (trade or academic) and expect to land a job immediately that pays 100K, because they have a diploma.  You always have to work your way up, in any job.

The flip side of that is that people think that because you're a doctor and you opened a practice that you automatically get 100K a year.  Um....no.  A new medical practice is a store with no customers.  Until that first customer comes in there is no income but LOTS of overhead.

What I find sad is that so many employers think that a degree means a good employee.  I've worked since I was 15 and don't have a degree, I've only been out of work one time.  And when I couldn't find a job in the field I wanted, I went to a new industry, started from scratch and the rest is history.

DMK:
And the "boyfriend" calling for his girlfriend (or a parent calling for their kid) really insures that you have a grown up looking for potential employment doesn't it?

ruthie72:
WOW...talk about crushing a person's dreams..I went to school and I worked very hard to learn this trade, and it is so difficult, yes to break into the field with no experience..which is really awful when you know you are smart and can do this job..I have been trying for over a year...I am not giving up either. So yes, maybe people do have high expectations when they put their money and effort into learning a new field....You really cannot blame them. SO ALL YOU NEWBIES out there. WORK your butt's off and keep on GOING. IT will pay off soon!

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