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Is This You?
IS THIS YOU? Are you sick of working your fingers to the bone to enrich someone else? Are you fed up with having no control over your schedule and being forced to work overtime? Are you tired of dealing with demanding bosses and irritable coworkers? Are you weary of commuting an hour or more each way […]
Continue readingScoping – Weathering Economic Changes
Scoping – Weathering Economic ChangesBy Linda EvensonIn the past few years, there have been many changes to the landscape of business: a much higher minimum wage, significant layoffs, higher interest rates, COVID isolation, more remote employees, businesses failing and closing, rampant inflation — the list goes on and on. Job security seems to be a […]
Continue readingHow to Not Burn Out in Stenography and Scoping
Stenography is a highly sought-after skill and can be quite lucrative, with CNBC reporting that experienced stenographers can earn upwards of $100,000 per year as court reporters. In spite of this, interest in the profession has declined over the last 10 years, resulting in a shortage of at least 5,000 reporters.Stenographers and scopists symbiotically play […]
Continue readingThese Scoping Courses Have Been Life Changing!
A year ago, my wife and I decided to make a significant change in our careers. We were looking for something completely different and we found it in scoping. A friend of ours has been scoping for 40 years and he suggested we check out ISS. It was one of the best decisions we have […]
Continue readingA Student’s Perspective on ISS
INTERNET SCOPING SCHOOL EXPERIENCE — The past 11 months Current Student Perspective — for info on what it is like to be a “practicing” scopist, there are others on the FB group who have offered their help with that — as I will down the road:) Katherine (Kate) Mulderig •Decision to enroll: Last spring I […]
Continue readingEmail from 3/3/22 — Student Feedback
Hi Linda, I hope this email finds you well! I have been wanting to take the time to sit and write you an update on how things are going since graduating from ISS at the end of November. In a previous e-mail, I had mentioned that I had interest from a reporter. I did take work […]
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Case CATalyst Information
CATalyst puts out updates to the software quite often, so be sure to check for them to keep current with new innovations. According to Stenograph.com, “CATalyst has been the industry leader in CAT software for 25 years, helping stenographers translate Steno to English and other languages since 1997. Over time new features have been added […]
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Top Career Skills You Have to Learn in 2021
Businesses have been undergoing vast digital transformations in recent years, even before the pandemic began. From retail to food, nearly every industry has adopted some form of digitization in their operations. In fact, the World Economic Forum notes that the combined value of digital transformation across industries could reach around $100 trillion by 2025. Of course, shifting […]
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Is There Work Out There?
Are you wondering if there’s scoping work “out there”? Here’s a recent Conversation on ISS Facebook Page: Christine asked a question : Has anyone else noticed the huge uptick in reporters looking for scopists on the job boards! Linda YES!! It’s crazy! Darcy Yes! It sounds like things are getting back to normal. Christine Wow. […]
Continue readingMaking the Jump to a New Career?
It’s scary to jump into a new career and wonder if you will be successful. I received this email from a prospective student. I thought some of you who are considering scoping would find it encouraging. —- On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:58:50 -0700 > wrote —- Dear Linda, I’m sure I have the […]
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