Medical Transcriptionist positions call for a certification with thorough training, specific skills such as fast typing, listening skills, and sometimes even a studied specialty like Neurology or Radiology. Due to the lengthy amount of knowledge included in each specialty of medicine, it is important to have a general knowledge of all of them with a special study of up to 3 of them.

It is important, on a resume, to make knowledge known of field requirements such as privacy and patient protection laws. There is an extensive list of things you will know and understand after MT training and here are the things that it is imperative to include on a resume.

• All training should be listed including the name of your course and date of completion.
• Any certification that has been earned should be highlighted.
• Accuracy is important in this field so naming your accuracy percentage is important.
• Just like accuracy, the number of words you can type per minute are important so be sure to include it.
• Any prior work in the MT field will add to a resume, and describe in detail which area you were transcribing in: pathology, nephrology etc.
• If you are looking to specifically work from home as an MT, list it on your resume as well as your personal office and equipment. It is important to already have the computer and hardware requirements met when adding them to your resume.
• State your job-related skills, computer proficiency and language skills give a full description of what you are capable of.
• Be sure to use some transcription ‘language‘ so that the employer looking at the resume knows you understand what you are talking about.
• List any computer qualifications or certifications acquired as well as any extra classes taken on customer service, personality development, etc.
• If you are currently working, be sure to list duties and specialties in detail.

Overall, it is all in the details. It is important to literally list everything you can think of or have been a part of in medical transcription on your resume. To truly stand out to employers seeking to hire, you must look appealing to their company on paper.